Archive for April, 2008
Departing, Arriving: Two Train Clips
Above left: view from the train as we leave Metropark, New Jersey. You can see my reflection in the window. Above right: Walking down the platform and recording from the hip after getting off the train at Union Station in Washington, DC.
NJ Weekend: Lots of Deer Edition
Amy and I were up in NJ for the weekend, visiting her grandma and hanging around the deep McMansion-infested wilds of the New Jersey suburban landscape. We also went to church (same church we were married in), and I ate a massive Reuben at Galloping Hill Grill, and a “Bife a Portuguesa,” (grilled steak topped [...]
links for 2008-04-18
Google Video Gets Facelift Nice; the old top frame was buggy and annoying; this scheme is much less obtrusive when coming from video searches. Via Blogoscoped. (tags: google video design ui usability) English Russia – The Permafrost Museum (tags: russia permafrost museum photos) Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide (tags: bash linux unix) Lockheed Martin tests new spacecraft [...]
links for 2008-04-17
philosomatic – Thomas has a Pope in his neighborhood and reflects on Benedict XVI’s theology. Key quote on Benedict from WaPo’s Neuhaus: “he is much more of an Augustinian than a Thomist.” (tags: faith dc pope theology washingtonpost) YouTube – Charlie the Unicorn 2 A sequel to Charlie the Unicorn. Spoiler: banana king. (tags: fun [...]
Morning Canal Video
Passing by the C&O on my way to work; clips of the Georgetowner boat and Locks 3 and 4. My shadow makes a brief appearance. Previous video entry from aboard the C&O Canal Boat.
Pope Passes Penn Ave
Birthday Boy Benedict XVI is in town, on the first papal visit to the United States Washington, DC since John Paul II came in 1979. Barricades lined Pennsylvania Ave in Foggy Bottom this morning, where the Popemobile would pass after a welcome at the White House: Myself, I haven’t seen a Pope since the last [...]
links for 2008-04-16
Lore Sjöberg’s Alt Text: Flickr Fans Flustered Over Video Posting “These people are devastated by this option. They feel betrayed and violated by the thought that, if they want to upload a video to their account, they will be allowed to do so.” (tags: flickr fun video wtf net culture wired) The Official Village Voice [...]
Sunday Jaunt: LOC, USBG, Liaison
Amy and I were planning to go visit the newly opened LOC Experience after church on Sunday, but found that LOC is only open Monday to Saturday, so we went over to the Botanic Gardens instead. Some photos from that jaunt: Also of note, “Holiday Inn on the Hill” seems to have become “The Liaison,” [...]
Metro
Metro train to Franconia/Springfield arriving at Farragut West station on the Orange and Blue lines. This was taken Sunday afternoon while we were waiting for a train on our side to take us to Capitol South. If you listen closely you can hear me say to Amy, “It’s a video, for Flickr.”
links for 2008-04-15
Delta and Northwest: Creating America’s Premier Global Airline Official Delta/NWA airline merger site. (tags: airlines aviation travel business) Retro Futurism: A Laptop From 1893 The “World Typewriter,” which used a rotary dial-and-lever system to type on paper. (tags: tech retro history typewriter) The Last Meal on the Titanic | Cooking Monster The ten course meal [...]