Lipkandy
There is a band called Lipkandy. That has Lipka in it. heh heh.
Month: July 2006
Intelligence
I had previously written (in 2004) that my goal was Wisdom. I think this was my 26th post. However, I want to log a few thoughts on intelligence. I had read somewhere that intelligence is the ability to see signal in what would otherwise be perceived as random noise. For example, when I see numbers…
dohwannaseep, Mama
I put Matthew down on his mattress on the floor next to our bed. He starts chanting. “dohwannaseep, Mama!” “dohwannaseep, Mama!” “dohwannaseep, Mama!” “dohwannaseep, Mama!” “dohwannaseep, Mama!” “dohwannaseep, Mama!” Insistent little guy. In wonderful news, my cousin Andy had his first child today! I know nothing of details yet.
SunSplash Trip
This weekend was non-stop. We went to Sacramento on Saturday morning and visited the Train Museum. It was interesting, but didn’t really hold the kids attention for too long. It was 3900 degrees that day. 3500 in the shade, which was nice, except there was no shade. Then we went to Melynda’s house for her…
Flow
Started to read Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Woof, what a name. It is interesting, but I don’t know if I am going to like it. Basically, he is saying that we can control if we are happy or not. Despite having said this before to people, something just strikes me odd about it. Happiness. Such…
Happy Birthday Matthew!
Ok, this is my new theme. I hope it works for everyone. Monday was Matthew’s birthday. On Sunday, we all went to Six Flag’s Marine World in Vallejo. It was pretty fun. Ethan wanted to go on the Roller Coasters, but he was 1 inch too short for them, thank god. (47 inches) Jared and…
WordPress
Well, I am still getting used to WordPress. It certainly works better in Firefox than in IE. This theme also works better in Firefox than in IE. There are so many features of this software. Truly, I am overwhelmed. So, what do you think? Does this theme say commadot.com to you? Make a suggestion for…
Blog Migration
I am working on a migration of my blog to WordPress. This is a test. Wow. Ok, test complete. WordPress is pretty cool,although it took me a while to get it up and running. A few things I don’t love. I will update soon.
The Mystery of the Belly-Button
If you have an Innie belly button: Insert your finger deep into your belly button. Move it around slightly. Now smell your finger. I believe that all human beings cringe at this exercise. (All who have ‘innies’ anyway) Many people are fascinated and afraid of their belly-buttons. It is not an erogenous zone, but it…
Year of the JavaScript
2006 can be terms the year JavaScript was reborn. So many great things are happening with JavaScript and the field of interaction design. There are many libraries now that can achieve goals that previously were incredibly time consuming. Here some of my current favories. http://www.jquery.com (Nice small tool for programming interactivity into your pages easier)…
Hell in a hand basket
All of the news over the last year has led me to believe we are going to hell in a handbasket. Iraq, killing, fraud, division, gas prices, real estate prices, North Korea, Iran. I think Danny is right that Ken Lay faked his death. I think that gas prices will go over $4. I that…
Welcome to Disgusting Island!
Welcome to Disgusting Island! I am your host, Mr. O’Rourke. On this island you will see your more disgusting fantasies comes true. Just this week we have seen: Matthew rubbing feces all over his body while on the couch! Diarhea! Jared throwing up in the Dining Room! Jared throwing up in the Kitchen! Messy Diapers!…
Fireworks
I took Ethan and Jared to the Foster City fireworks display last night. We had to park almost a mile away. Luckily I brought their razor’s so they didn’t get tired. We found a nice spot, right in front where we could see the fireworks right over our heads. At about T-15min, they let off…
SuperJesus
I took the boys yesterday to see a matinee of Superman Returns. The movie was mediocre, with medium acting. They put Parker Posey as Lex Luthor’s (Kevin Spacey) girlfriend. The other Superman movies made sure to have a buxom blonde in that role. Then then had a cute girl to be Lois Lane. I would…