I was cleaning my backup hard drives today and started to find old projects from college and high school. Amongst the heap I found a file titled “version 1.0”. Inside was a website directory so I went ahead and opened index.html. I was instantly transported back to 2005.
Big week.
It’s a great day to hang out by the pool with friends and family and enjoy some homemade food. That’s what I’ll be doing today. It’ll be a fantastic close to what will hopefully be a milestone week in our family’s life.
The simple new idea of the SipSnap looks so great. I’m glad we haven’t gotten into the stage of needing sippy cups for Riley yet. I’ve always disliked the way most kids cups are put together with odd handles and oversized bottoms that won’t fit in car cup holders. We’re definitely going to invest in some of these.
Update: In the hours I’ve been using my Mac since I implemented this fix my machine has been running so much better. The Instant-On plug-in must be so deeply integrated with core pieces of OS X that it makes a dramatic difference in the way the system runs if the plug-in isn’t yet supported.
I joined Bradley again on the excellent Out of School podcast this week and had a great time chatting about Chrome OS, pollen in the southern US, and hiring and building IT team members.
The possibility of solar roadways seems awesome after watching this video. The idea of roadways providing fiber connectivity and bringing fiber optic speeds anywhere roads run makes me giddy with joy (maybe too much). The ideas presented seem like solar roadways are a no brainer. With the exceptions of cyberterrorism to change the LEDs on the road (Die Hard: With A Vengeance anyone?) and cost, I don’t see anything but possibilities here. Unfortunately there is likely to be staunch opposition by those who stand to lose a lot of money in the existing roadway construction industry. Personally, I’d love to see this technology become mainstream.
I’m with Commissioner Huffman on this decision by the state. Delaying the PARCC assessment and putting the state assessment out to bid can only hurt our students in the long run. It seems that the general response I hear from a lot of school districts is drowning out what should be heard. Our kids can handle a push to comprehend more, to work harder and to be held to a higher standard.
Some personal words about heartbreak and how the power of music brought me through the grief.
I’d like to welcome our son to the world. Riley David Conrad was born at 11:00p on March 3rd, 2014. He’s 8lb 4oz and 21 inches long. The day took some interesting twists and within 24 hours we went from needing induced this coming Wednesday to natural delivery. Both Courtney and Riley are great and the labor and delivery couldn’t have gone any smoother. We’ve been truly blessed with our little man and you can expect to see more about him from time to time. Thanks to all of our friends and family for everything during this time.
As I branch out into music with the site I’m starting strong with this pick.
While Weathervanes by Freelance Whales isn’t their most recent album, it’s definitely what keeps me coming back to the band. I imagine this album being recorded inside a robot which adds the theme comprised of unique sounds that runs through the album. Those sounds are layered into a five person band where the instruments include harmonia (think accordion), xylophone and banjo and it seems that everyone lends they’re voice to the mix. Judah Dadone and Doris Cellar’s vocals are spot on with the overall happy vibes that the album aims for. Lyrically the album tells stories with fairy tale style that sometimes brushes what I imagine it feels like to be a hip New York based band like these lines from Hannah: