December 2009
13 posts
The Known Universe →
Both dizzying and fascinating, this Known Universe video zooms out from Tibet and goes as far through space as we’ve mapped. Full-screen this! (via)
Dec 20th
16 Days in the Himalayas with a Panasonic Lumix... →
I want one of these. Craig Mod: The GF1 is a near perfect travel camera. For 16 days I lived with it strapped to me as I climbed through the valleys of central Nepal up to Annapurna Base…
Dec 20th
Free iTunes holiday music sampler →
A collection of 20 holiday tracks, from bluegrass to traditional favorites. All free from iTunes.
Dec 15th
Nelson! Nelson! Nelson! →
Excellent video from the ESPN ESPY Awards held earlier this year. It’s resurgence on YouTube is timed nicely with this release of Invictus this past weekend. This year the Arthur Ashe Award…
Dec 15th
New Front Door! →
Mark has been quietly tinkering away with the heater on in the freezing cold garage over a new front door for our house. He very ambitiously ordered an unfinished door, and opted to finish it all…
Dec 14th
Hello purdy thing! →
Do you see this deliciousness? Right now I feel I could write a book on how to make a nursing mamma and baby happy … firstly bake her a cake without gluten or corn. Secondly, grind up…
Dec 14th
You’re the one we love →
Wishing you, Judes, a very Happy Birthday from Benjamin, Holly and myself. May all your wishes today and all days this year come true!
Dec 13th
iVictrola →
How beautiful is this iPod speaker? Want. Designer Matt Richmond’s iVictrola merges turn-of-the-century technology with new-millennium gadgetry. The steampunk aesthetic of this new…
Dec 12th
Business as usual →
To our delight and amusement, Benjamin is discovering the sensory world of textures with his new found talent of being able to reach for things. Most end up in his mouth, but toys are opening up a…
Dec 12th
Third runway at Heathrow coming soon →
Plans for a third runway at one of the busiest airports in the world has received conditional approval, and could mean an increase of up to 54% in air traffic at the London airport. The New York…
Dec 9th
It’s a new plug →
An RCA student has solved a big problem for not only traveling light, but space-saving storage as well. With his design, the huge plugs in the UK can now fold flat. The Royal College of…
Dec 9th
Google Chrome now available for Mac →
In Beta, but I just downloaded it and I like what I see.
Dec 9th
He reaches… →
…and he grabs! Today (two months and three weeks old) was the first day that Benjamin successfully reached for something and managed to grab it. Sure it was a bit of a shaky grab, but it still…
Dec 9th