Wow, who the heck let it be near the end of the month already? Well, with the impeding end of the month it means we're that much closer to Penguicon 2012, and I don't know about you, but I'm excited to be able to participate this year. And the beauty …

This morning I was getting into the car with my usual beverage of choice (I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader) when suddenly I lost my grip on the travel mug which in which it was contained. It sailed through the air, and my thoughts turned immediately to …

If there is one place that should be an enjoyable experience to shop, it's Radio Shack. Where else can you go and find Arduino boards, wire, solder, and light bulbs (and sockets) for every occasion? Damn few places, that's for sure. Unfortunately heading into a Radio Shack is always more …

Interesting to see the dichotomy between how we deal with insects in this house:

This morning, a spider was crawling up the wall. I dutifully got out our special trap for such occasions (a glass candle jar that smells like a melon blew up in it) and carefully moved it …

Today marks the day that I shipped off my office equipment to my former employer. Next week, I'll be starting a new job; one where I'll be working web development in my favorite new language, Python. Looking forward to the new challenges, as it's been a while since I've done …