Piranha sushi
All that work…
And we had overcast skies for the meteor shower.
There is good news, however — Grace was truly understanding. She is willing to wait and try again next year, and we’ll also try in October for the Orionids.
Catching up more often…
Fewer overheard links (I’ve been busy!):
Lots of geeky things, however:
- Linux.com :: ssh-xfer: Quickly grabbing files over an existing SSH connection
- DNSSEC HOWTO
- nagios2cacti – Google Code
- Iyov: Notes to myself: Firefox 3 features — allow right click, always save password
- Linux.com :: Quickly put data from MySQL to the Web with DrasticGrid
- Linux.com :: Using free software for HTTP load testing
Political things:
- Candidates for Sale : Rolling Stone
- Morton’s Fork – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Berkeley Breathed – Salon.com
A few things about being gay and parenting:
- More gay men now ‘married with children’ – Kids and parenting- msnbc.com
- » Orson Scott Card Wants YOU (To Rise Up Against The Gay Menace) | Cracked.com
And some just about being Grace’s daddy:
- Grocery Suck Ray: Hershey’s “Kissables” No Longer Legally Considered “Milk Chocolate”?
- Aargh — buried facts about pirates – CNN.com
- The World’s Strangest Theme Restaurants | WebUrbanist
And some generally funny or interesting things:
See the big meteor show while you can – Space.com- msnbc.com
See the big meteor show while you can – Space.com- msnbc.com.
Yet another story on the meteor shower — but we have a 40-50% chance of rain…
Year’s biggest (and littlest) meteor showers – Space- msnbc.com
Turning diaries into blogs…
THE ORWELL PRIZE is what we were talking about the other day.? It begins today!
More information on the Perseid Meteor Shower which peaks August 12
SPACE.com — Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 12.
We’re making our plans!
Here are some fun facts about the meteor shower.
Time to make the 2blog folder catchup post…
As usual, starting with all things overheard:
- Overheard in New York | What’s That on Your Shirt? A Maple Leaf?
- Overheard in the Office | Next Time Use the “Dying Fetus” Sound Effect
- Overheard in the Office | Well You Did Plan the Whole Funeral
- Overheard at the Beach | At the “That’s What She Said” Quarterfinals
For geeky things, I’m going to start off with some privacy links (to opt-out of tracking for advertising cookies):
And the rest of the geek links:
- polishlinux.org » Ext3, ReiserFS & XFS in Windows thanks to coLinux
- 10 icons sets to customize your GNU/Linux desktop
- How to Create The Ultimate Windows XP Installation CD/DVD | A New Morning
- 10 Excellent CSS Tips and Tutorials | Design Reviver
- Mike On Ads » Blog Archive » Using your browser URL history to estimate gender
- » 5 Scientific Theories That Will Make Your Head Explode | Cracked.com
- Pareto principle – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Abstruse Goose » Veritas Vos Liberabit
- Abstruse Goose » Life Imitates Art
- Review: The Dark Knight || kuro5hin.org
Political things:
- Vital unresolved anthrax questions and ABC News – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com
- Holy Controversy: Religulous Reviews Hit Web | /Film
- YouTube – What is a narcissist?
Some parenting links:
- Overly clean homes may up bowel disease risk – Kids and parenting- msnbc.com
- ‘Gen X’ author tells how guys really view age – Men’s health- msnbc.com
- and, since Grace now likes the “cloud game”: 30 Creepiest Clouds On Earth | Environmental Graffiti
Some things just for Cy:
And just plain interesting:
Comics get G reading again
catchup blogging, again
Things overheard:
- Overheard in New York | Wednesdays Make You Want to Have One-Liners of Your Own
- Overheard in New York | Jesus Wept
- Overheard in New York | Then They Both Linked Arms and Skipped Off to Eternal Damnation
- Overheard Everywhere | But If Enough Rain Builds Up, You Can Watch Me Walk on Water
- Overheard in New York | Today It’s a Lolly. Tomorrow It’s a BMW
- Overheard in New York | Is Our Tourists Learning?
- Overheard in the Office | Now That Maggie Retired
- Overheard in the Office | Which Is When He Told Me About Overheardintheoffice.com!
- Overheard Everywhere | But Odds Are You Still Aren’t Paying Attention
- Overheard Everywhere | …Roll Videotape, Please
- Overheard Everywhere | It’s Easily Mistaken for a Leak in the Basement
- Overheard Everywhere | Where Are You Going with This?
- And vaguely related: CO-ED Magazine » How To Not Be A Douchebag Tourist In NYC
Geeky links:
- Generating Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates « UrbanSensor’s Weblog
- Chris Hall: The Perfect Margarita
- Linux.com :: Get to know Ubuntu’s Logical Volume Manager
- R.I.P Usenet: 1980-2008 – Columns by PC Magazine
- Schneier on Security: Why You Should Never Talk to the Police
- Adeona: A Free, Open Source System for Helping Track and Recover Lost and Stolen Laptops
Political things:
- 8 salary-talk traps to avoid – CNN.com
- Crimes and Misdemeanors – By Emily Bazelon, Kara Hadge, Dahlia Lithwick, and Chris Wilson – Slate Magazine
- Wellington Grey — Miscellanea — The TSA Guide to Reading Faces for Security Workers
- Saudi religious police ban pet cats and dogs – Yahoo! News
Interesting/funny/parenting and golf things:
- mental_floss Blog » Pass the Knowledge: The Origins of Your Favorite Condiments
- House of lies: Is fibbing to your kids ever OK? – Kids and parenting- msnbc.com
- How to Take Portraits – 19 Portrait Photography Tutorials
- 10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything – Stepcase Lifehack
- YouTube – Swing Vision Tiger Woods
- 1069, Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii, and other names so weird that judges forbade them. – By Eugene Volokh – Slate Magazine
That last one makes my first idea for Grace’s name (Entropy) seem positively mundane. Right?
I suppose it is redundant…
For me to link to a post about a post on The fun of fatherhood.
Myself, I was never much for D&D (I played once or twice, but have always preferred SciFi over fantasy).
Grace wants to see a meteor shower…
And http://meteorshowersonline.com/ has a page dedicated to the Perseids.
Another summertime/parenting link that sems pretty important…
Why the oasis is fun
