Aural Memories

We all have things that trigger senses.   They may be places or people that trigger touch memories, scent memories, or in the case of today sound memories.   I was out mowing the lawn today and I normally I listen to podcasts while doing this.  My lawn isn’t a fifteen minute task, it normally


The Magic Copy of Baseball Stars

You know those strange video game moments that you can’t explain?   You know how there are some you can never forget?   I had one of those when I was a sophomore or junior in high school.   Granted of course being a geek it could all be me and some people will say


Why Aren’t Comics For Kids Anymore?

I just finished reading a great piece about how comic book makers are not targeting kids under 12 anymore (read the piece here).   I was thinking on this, my greatest diversity of reading comics was in my pre-teen years.  I loved the whole Star Comics line by Marvel (almost every title geared towards preteen),


Interface Design – Designing a Blog For Those That Don’t Blog

Annoyed working on a project…. I mentioned the other day about creating a mash-up blog for friends.   I have been working at trying to work around how everyone else uses the Internet and normalize it.  The first problem is everyone that uses Facebook.   Even if I could get the content out easily or


Caught Up Through Smallville Season 2

Over the last week and a half Xie and I have managed to work through two seasons of Smallville.   I’m reminded (though I love the show) the annoying love triangle between Cloie, Lana, and Clark.   Which, during these two seasons at least it’s a mix or match of who Clark wants or who


Mashup Site

I spent yesterday and part of today working on a mash-up blog that would include the online content that friends make, as well as my own.    I need to see if there is any interest in making in public (AKA would anyone else visit it), or if it is a project I am going


Fail Big or Fail Often – Take The Risk

Saturday night I was at a party and while it was a good time, the great moment of the evening is when things are winding down and the discussions start getting pulled out.    People are all in different states of inebriation and some of them accidentally let there guards down.  There are others that