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A New Cat!

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:54:49 +0000

Sarah and I decided a couple weeks ago we were going to get a cat. So last Sunday the kids and I went to look at some, but unfortunately Sarah had to work. We found one we like and were pretty much set, except Sarah hadn’t met her. We wanted to make sure Sarah liked the kitten before we committed.
Last night we decided to go to the Dane County Humane Society’s west side adoption center to see what kittens they had there. This one year old skinny little orange cat was there from the HappyCat Club and we all just loved her. She’s very sweet. Apparently, she was one of about 26 cats living with and elderly woman. They were living off Rice Chex so she’s rather small and skinny. We’ll need to fatten her up a bit.
After filling out the paperwork we were very excited to learn that we could take her home right away. That we were not expecting. Noah, Jack, and Joe love their new cat. Noah and Jack had a hard time heading out the door to the bus today, though it was easy getting them out of bed this morning.

Lab Upgrades

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:46:04 +0000

I upgraded a couple labs at work with new iMacs last week. Old 17″ G5 iMacs were replaced with new 20″ Intel Core 2 Duo iMacs. The new machines are really nice. Interestingly enough the new, larger machines are noticeable lighter than the older, smaller machines. Here’s a couple before and after pics. In total 34 iMacs were replaced.

I am an Artist

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:31:08 +0000

A sculptor with no peer. View my latest work. I call him, “The Warrior”. Painstaking modelling went into his creation, as I am sure you can see.
He would be available for auction, but unfortunately an accident at the studio destroyed the masterpiece. My youngest, Joe, liked it and ripped it’s head off. He then flattened him. Oh well, all great art should be enjoyed, right?

Rocket Launch!

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:45:20 +0000

We had our first successful model rocket launch yesterday. We had a pretty good time. Unfortunately, the cameraman (me) for the second launch messed up and that wasn’t filmed. We used a larger engine for the second launch, so it was even cooler than the one in the video below.

Pizza With Jack

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:32:52 +0000

Jack, for some odd reason, loves coming to work with me. We hang out, I get some work done, and Jack keeps himself busy with something he brought from home or playing on one of the many extra computers in my office.

Earlier this week when Jack came to work with me we had a treat and walked down to Ian’s Pizza for lunch. Jack’s favorite.

Holy Crap She’s TEN

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:09:52 +0000

Noah turned ten years old on Sunday. I can’t believe she’s reached double digits. It seems like just yesterday I was squeezing her infant seat into my Jetta to bring her home from the hospital. Now she’s this intelligent, beautiful young girl.

She had a couple friends sleep over Friday night. She’s entering into the giggly young adolescent stage. They were up late talking, and making all sorts of noise.

On Sunday we had some family over, and of course Noah got a stack of books. Everyone knows that’s the best thing to get her. She’s already finished one, and is almost done with another. We got her a hammock as well, so she’s spent a good portion of the last couple days relaxing in that with her books.

Best way to get good pictures of kids

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:29:47 +0000

Every time I try to get decent pictures of the kids they either make goofy faces, or turn it into a game and run away. Today I just gave them the camera and told them to take pictures of each other. Of course the majority of the pictures they took were not of each other, and the ones that were mostly consisted of them goofing around. I didn’t have to get frustrated trying to get good pictures of them though. Here’s some good pictures they took.

So This is Why The Dog Continues to Beg

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:16:51 +0000

Footage of the culprit.

Brain-Twitter Interface

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:20:59 +0000

UW Madison researchers posting to Twitter just by thinking about it. The fact that they are posting to twitter isn’t all that amazing, it’s the ability to get the text to type that is.

Obama Announces High Speed Rail Plan

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:46:25 +0000

Madison to Chicago would be a nice trip. My guess is the route would be by way of Milwaukee. I had a conversation with a faculty member a few weeks ago who buses in from Milwaukee to teach in Madison. Apparently, the buses are full of commuters during the week. High speed rail would be a boon.