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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Arguments Against Talking to the Police: Professor James Duane and Officer George Bruch
June 30, 2008
Hello Fun, Goodbye Productivity
A sort-of impulse buy that’s been many months in the making. Back in 2005, when I was looking for a new computer… I had a tough decision to make. I had only ever used PCs my entire life, and it was either buy a new PC or a new Mac. The PCs were comfortable, familiar, …
June 29, 2008
Liz’s Third Fondant Cake: Jake’s Birthday
For Jake’s birthday, Liz decided to make another fondant cake (her third). This time around, she was working on a two-tiered chocolate cake. All in all, the entire process was a pretty lengthy, multi-day ordeal, as she had to bake the cakes, then apply the frosting, then create (and place) the fondant. I think she …
June 28, 2008
The Parents Meet the Parents
This is a little delayed, but last weekend we had a small party where the parents (both mine and Liz’s) got to meet one another for the first time. Up until now, the families hadn’t gotten together before, believe it or not. But with our recent engagement, it seemed like a good opportunity for everyone …
June 27, 2008
Hedgehog Launch: The Goggles, They Do Nothing…
State Assembly of Minovia Cay June 23, 1987 Dear Loyal Citizen: Your background in the physical sciences has more than qualified you to participate in Minovia’s space program. Given that we are already nearly half a century behind the rest of th eworld in space exploration it makes sense that we start it immediately. We …
June 26, 2008
Kate Beaton’s “History Project” Comics
I came across Kate Beaton’s fantastic comics, and lost about a half an hour just browsing around. I’m finding her History Project pretty funny, even though I don’t quite get everything that’s covered. Similar to how Penny Arcade is… even though I’m not 100% on the subject matter, the humor and funny is still there.
June 24, 2008
Heavy Metal Cab Ride
I hopped a cab home from downtown last night, and on getting in… I noticed the “Scorpions” label over the cabbie’s radio. At first glance, it looked to me like an old 8-track player. But looking closer, I realized that it was just a detailed CD-cover flap. When I asked the cabbie about it (his …
June 23, 2008
Getting Caught Up on ‘Heroes’
For the past week or so, Liz and I have been watching old episodes of Heroes on DVD. Neither one of us had seen it before, and we started with the first disc from Season One. Needless to say, we got sucked in pretty quickly. I known Bryan and Ben were both pretty into the …
June 22, 2008
Josh and His Tall Bike, Logan Square
Liz and I met Josh outside the local Starbucks on California and Logan. As we were walking in, I saw his fantastic bike parked up against the fence. On our way out… I saw him standing nearby, smoking a cigarette. I ended up walking by, stopped, turned around, and talked to him a bit about …
June 21, 2008
