Entries from January 2009

January 31, 2009

HTML and CSS Tutorials, References, and Articles | HTML Dog

HTML and CSS Tutorials, References, and Articles | HTML Dog.
 
I love this site. Wonderful reference to html. Indispensable for beginners like me.

January 31, 2009

Politics, Political News, Campaign 2008 – Politico.com

Politics, Political News, Campaign 2008 – Politico.com.
 
Politico. A great political…site? Blog? Not sure what to call it. A different spin than the usual sources.

January 31, 2009

Local Police Want Right to Jam Wireless Signals – washingtonpost.com

Local Police Want Right to Jam Wireless Signals – washingtonpost.com.
Interesting article.

January 31, 2009

Photoshop and Illustrator Magnets Cast Suspicion On Your Photography Skills [Magnets]

From Gizmodo:
“Photoshop and Illustrator Magnets Cast Suspicion On Your Photography Skills [Magnets]

Like these ads but without the social commentary, these magnets can make a whiteboard full of photos look like a screenshot of Photoshop or Illustrator.
The magnets have the look of CS3 on a Mac, and include a number of contextual windows, palettes, and the [...]

January 31, 2009

Molly’s Big Day

Molly had a pretty big day today. Involved her usual morning of napping, eating and playing mixed in with an afternoon adventure to St. Augustine.
Newsworthy items:

First visit to St. Augustine
First mashed potatoes
First fish (broiled Mahi Mahi)
Crawling-like motion with true forward progress
Came eye-to-eye with a seagull
First trip to a marina
First time on a floating dock

January 31, 2009

Santa Maria Restaurant

Santa Maria Restaurant

Went here for lunch today. Pretty good food, very fun setting with Molly. We sat over the water (restaurant is on a landing, so the description is accurate!) and they have covered vents you can open. Why? Our waiter brought us left-over bread, specifying it was for the birds.
Open the vent, drop [...]

January 30, 2009

Birthday Photos

First, thanks to all of the family and friends for such a wonderful birthday! Appreciate the Facebook postings. Special thanks to Erin for such a wonderful day, and Molly too!
Some photos:

Many more later!

January 30, 2009

The Great Loop

Just found this map of the Great Loop. Looks doable! Never thought of boating up around Canada, but why not?
Map of the Great Loop (PDF)

January 30, 2009

Segue’s Voyage on the Great Loop

Yeah, soon as the kid’s are off to college, Erin and I have ourselves an adventure…! I’d even be content just to go up and down the East Coast. This sorta thing looks awesome. Check out their last posting…
Segue’s Voyage on the Great Loop: “
SEGUE’S VOYAGE ON THE GREAT LOOP
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
Segue comes home
Thursday, [...]

January 29, 2009

Nearly half of all Americans want to live elsewhere, study finds – CNN.com

Huh. Very, very interesting. We’re happy in Gainesville, FL .