http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/ Copyright 2008 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:39:06 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss And just in time for my birthday! Yes, today is my 37th birthday, and thanks to the relativistic effects of traveling close to the speed of light, I have it on the highest authority that I don't look a day... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/05/im_back_1.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/05/im_back_1.html Blog News Thu, 08 May 2008 16:39:06 -0500 So, Richard Branson called right when I was planning my next blog post. Apparently, he needs someone with mad digital literacy skillz to pilot Virgin Galactic's latest spacebuggy. It happens more often than you'd expect. Since I think it's gonna... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/04/im_a_rocket_man.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/04/im_a_rocket_man.html Blog News Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:50:12 -0500 The new (and last) season of Battlestar Galactica starts on April 4th. To get you whipped up into a white-hot heat over the premiere, a week or so ago the cast crashed David Letterman's show to read the top-10 list:... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/late_to_the_par.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/late_to_the_par.html Media Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:49:35 -0500 The Spouse insists that I share this video with you, as a continuation of my thread on the good & evil being done in the name of grassroots political advocacy. I will simply say that I firmly believe we have... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/its_raining_the.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/its_raining_the.html Media Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:23:25 -0500 This blog has been criticized for what some people perceive to be a pro-cat/anti-dog bias. Nothing could be farther from the truth. This blog, and its blogger, loves dogs. So, as a show of good (un-biased) faith, here's two dog... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/must_love_dogs.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/must_love_dogs.html Technology Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:36:07 -0500 As I'm not Irish, I won't bore you with blather about Ireland. Let's get right to the drinking and the singing. First, a classic sketch from The Muppet Show that may drive you to drink: Oh boy. Second, "The Wind... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/happy_st_patric.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/happy_st_patric.html Blog News Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:53:32 -0500 I really, really enjoy the "You Suck at Photoshop" videos. I think that's probably because "Donny" manages to be pretty darn funny and I like his voice. I guess I should say something about that last sentence. The Spouse and... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/thats_edutainme.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/thats_edutainme.html Media Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:29:42 -0500 For this installment of Singing Saturday I bring you Soviet Moscow-born singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, who now lives in Brooklyn. (Read her biography -- it's fascinating.) I don't remember who first turned me on to Spektor, but I rushed right over... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/singing_saturda_1.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/singing_saturda_1.html Singing Saturday Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:07:56 -0500 Wake Up Cat, possibly the single most awesome video ever uploaded to YouTube, now has a sequel: "Let Me In": As our fuzzy bringers-of-destruction are exclusively indoor cats, we don't have to deal with this dynamic. Those of you with... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/wake_up_cat_2_t.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/wake_up_cat_2_t.html Visuality Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:18:22 -0500 Continuing my series of "I-don't-have-time-to-talk-about-this-but-you-should-check-it-out" stuff, I present to you a Flikr stream of images displaying popular song titles in info-graphical form. This one is, I think, my favorite: But this one made me laugh out loud, too: Which is... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/the_graphical_p.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/the_graphical_p.html Meme Watch Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:23:30 -0500 You know the economy is in trouble when your own cat begins to moonlight on LOLCat sites. Exhibit 1: a cat who looks suspiciously like my kitty Sabrina, staring at a laptop that looks suspiciously like my laptop: We suspect,... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/moonlighting.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/03/moonlighting.html Visuality Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:23:26 -0500 Work work work. Meeting meeting. Work some more. Pretty much the story of my week. But since I eat lunch (usually) at my desk, alone (I know), and since my work is usually typing-related, I can't be expected to work... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/02/the_void_stares.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/02/the_void_stares.html Media Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:09:09 -0500 I don't remember anything about the first Orbit gum ad I saw on TV except that every time the perky British lady said "fabulous!" I nearly wet myself laughing. That lasted for weeks. Since then, not much new on the... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/02/pickle_you_kumq.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/02/pickle_you_kumq.html Media Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:11:27 -0500 Some projects are quick. Some are simple. Some are longer, but straight-forward and uncomplicated. And then there's the stuff I'm working on now. Right now I'm finishing the coding for the faculty union's web site and drafting my book's prospectus.... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/02/even_a_child_co.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/02/even_a_child_co.html Blog News Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:40:43 -0500 I've been posting a fair amount about Barack Obama and John McCain lately. It's time to give the other major candidate, Hillary Clinton, some time in the sun. As you may recall, Obama's supporters put together a touching, thrilling music... http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/02/sing_out_louise.html http://reparent.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/02/sing_out_louise.html Media Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:08:34 -0500