Posts made in April, 2009

What I Am Reading – April 30, 2009

3D Chessboard Is Like Q*bert for Smart People [Design] April 28, 2009 First US Death From Swine Flu Is Reported – New York Times April 29, 2009 Specter defects, strengthens Obama's hand – Reuters April 28, 2009 Bucky Balls Are Like Silly Putty Made with Rare-Earth Magnets [Science] April 24, 2009 Husqvarna’s SMS-enabled Automower 260 ACX: ur lawnz mowed kk? April 23, 2009...

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Seeds Among Weeds

Other seeds fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. And others are the ones sown among thorns.  They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. – Mark 4:7, 18-19 I read this this morning and could not think of a...

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This season of TV shows and an old one

I am not the kind of person who watches a whole lot of TV, but I do have a few shows that I keep up with.  So I thought I would would give you a rundown of the shows I normally watch and some of the others I have come into contact recently.  Here they are: 24 – This has been one of the best seasons of 24 that I have seen.  It is your typical 24 in that you never know who is going to end...

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What I Am Reading – April 23, 2009

Top 5 Green Myths April 21, 2009 The Definitive Game Boy Timeline [Nintendo] April 21, 2009 Lazy Porsche Demands Elevator Service [Ingenuity] April 22, 2009 Avoid Unhealthy Junk with a Fast-Food Reality Check [Food] April 16, 2009...

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Pandora and other new stuff

What is this?  A new post?!?  Well, it has been a while since I have been around here.  It seems that the only consistent posts around here have been the ones that are automatic.  Hopefully you have gotten some enjoyment from some of the items that I think are interesting enough to share. I have recently discovered Pandora.  I know.  Most of you know know about this music service but I am...

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What I Am Reading – April 16, 2009

This Is How the Sky Would Look if Both Your Eyes Functioned as Telescopes [Space] April 14, 2009 The End of Private Health Insurance – Wall Street Journal April 13, 2009 Cyberdyne said to be mass producing $4,200 HAL robotic suit April 11, 2009 Filmmaker Gets His Cyborg-Like LED Prosthetic Eye [In The Name Of Art] April 8, 2009...

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What I Am Reading – April 9, 2009

Obama the mediator on display at G-20 summit – Los Angeles Times April 2, 2009 Episcopal Priest Ann Holmes Redding has been defrocked – Seattle Times April 1, 2009 Video: NVIDIA’s ION-based netbooks and nettops are go for launch April 2, 2009...

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What I Am Reading – April 2, 2009

Obama team forces GM CEO out: Good move? – USA Today March 30, 2009 – Wow. The government is now determining who will run corporations. CNN’s laughable ‘budget-friendly’ home remodel. . . . March 27, 2009 – This is a great example of how out of touch most of the media is. Graphene chip could hit 1,000GHz, make your Core i7 feel totally inadequate March 26,...

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