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There can't be global warming.
Lysender, Robert Felty, Andrew C (✓) and 5 other people liked this
A lot of people don't realize that global warming increases precipitation. That means *more* snow and rain!
- Gabe
Hmm, isn't Venus twice as hot as Mercury?
- Alex
100_1412 - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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April Buchheit, Becca and Maggie liked this
Little snow angel!
- Alex
4 year old suspended from pre-kindergarten for long hair, plans to cut and donate hair to cancer patients http://www.chron.com/disp...
Tanath, Felicia Yue, Robert Felty and 2 other people liked this
"Taylor Pugh has been suspended from pre-kindergarten because he likes his hair a little on the floppy side. The four-year-old sat with a teacher's aide in a suburban Dallas school library Wednesday while his friends played and studied together in a classroom. "They kicked me out that place," said Taylor, who prefers the nickname Tater Tot. "I miss my friends." Taylor's locks — long on the front and sides, covering his earlobes and shirt collar — violate the school district's dress code. He has been punished with in-school suspension since late last month. His parents say the boy plans to eventually cut his hair and donate it to a charity that makes wigs for cancer patients. And they are not happy with the district's rules."
- April Buchheit
from iPhone
"... the land of the free"?
- Andrew Terry
not that jolly old England is much better these days, of course!
- Andrew Terry
If long hair is not distracting on a girl why would it be on a boy?
- Rachel Lea Fox
"The district is known for standing tough on its dress code. Earlier this year, a seventh-grader in the district was sent home for wearing black skinny pants. His parents chose to home-school him."
- Gabe
"Earlier this year, a seventh-grader in the district was sent home for wearing black skinny pants. His parents chose to home-school him." Who would choose to home-school their kid because of that?
- Alex
Maybe it's more that the school district is clearly so unreasonable that the black skinny pants was just the last straw.
- Andrew C (✓)
Since when did hair become clothing? When I was in elementary school, we were not allowed to wear shorts, even though it was sometimes quite hot and there was no air conditioning. However, girls could wear skirts. One day when I was in 5th grade, about 5-10 6th grade boys brought skirts to school and changed into them. They got into trouble, but mostly because they were parading around...
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- Robert Felty
i should warn my friend in Richardson near Dallas. Her 3-yr old has longer hair than that.
- Daisy
hair nazis!
- Felicia Yue
8-bit trip - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Zu from AOD and April Buchheit liked this
Really cool lego stop animation.
- Alex
Wow!
- April Buchheit
w00t, amazing stuff indeed.
- Zu from AOD
The comments I get being a vegetarian - http://alleexm.blogspot.com/2009...
Nicķ, Clare Dibble, April Buchheit and 2 other people liked this
I love your answers, and I wish I had known informed people like you when I was your age. Obviously, it doesn't get easier fielding the questions when you become vegan, but those are still pretty much the same questions you'll get asked, and you already know your answers!
- Becca
"In fact, most vegetarians live a much healthier lifestyle, and you're not very likely to find an overweight one, seeing how we don't eat fat." I think it's established (or perhaps there isn't sufficient evidence) that eating fat doesn't make one fat. I can see how one can be a "vegetarian" and just live on sugar and carbs (while avoiding eating vegetables altogether). All that aside, I applaud you for your thoughtfulness.
- April Buchheit
I must confess that I'm one of those people who exclaim that one is crazy for being a vegetarian (vegan, especially), but I mean it more as a joke.
- April Buchheit
Yes, April, but Alex really is crazy.
- Gabe
LOL!
- April Buchheit
from iPhone
Gabe: That's just from being around you so long.
- Alex
At least I don't have to be the crazy one this time
- Becca
Actually, you do eat fat if you eat, say, avocado or cheese or even tofu. It's actually bad for you to not eat fat. I'm not saying you should eat animal fat though.
- Clare Dibble
I'll say that though Clare. Bacon is delicious!
- Paul Buchheit
Clare, yep. I know I'm not a thin vegan!
- Becca
Paul: Are you trying to imply that bacon is not a vegetable?
- Gabe
Poor Piglet
CCN, Frankie Warren, Mona Nomura and 35 other people liked this
HAHAHAHA
- niniane
eff'n AWESOME! resharing :P
- Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ
Awww :[ Poor Piglet!
- Alex
I didn't like him anyway. :D
- Faraz Mullick
LOL. Resharing!
- Mona Nomura
Duckies! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Space Cowboy, Felicia Yue, Iván Abrego and 22 other people liked this
Five little ducks went out one day, over the hill and far away. Mother duck said, "Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!" But only four little ducks came back...
- April Buchheit
Did you guys do this?! I love it.
- Becca
Make way for ducklings! The idea just popped into my head - so I carved it.
- Maggie
I'm pretty sure I had SOMETHING to do with giving you this idea.. I just can't remember.
- Alex
My hotel refrigerator contains 2 bottles of water and 2 candy bars. Do I dare touch them?
Rob Shillingsburg, Paul Buchheit, April Buchheit and Maggie liked this
Baby Hedgehogs - http://fatpita.net/?i=307
Vedrana Janković, andrei_c, nm and 34 other people liked this
My older cat has stopped eating. The vet can't find anything wrong...
April Buchheit liked this
:(
- Alex
Just came back from the vet. We had to put her to sleep.
- Maggie
I'm sorry for your loss, Maggie.
- Clare Dibble
Thanks Clare!
- Maggie
ZooBorns: Cheetah Cubs at Zoo Basel - http://www.zooborns.com/zooborn...
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dominic, Anne Bouey, Felicia Yue and 7 other people liked this
Cheetah cub mohawks are so awesome.
- Michael Scarpelli
from iPhone
awwwwwww!
- Alex
Hazel slept though the night last night!
Clare Dibble, Robert Felty and Becca liked this
What do you suppose is going on here?
Vezquex, Daniel Rowley, Kol Tregaskes and 9 other people liked this
Google car mapping for street view?
- Tanath
Yeah, looks like the google mapping car to me. Pretty cool. Maybe your car will be in the street view!
- Alex
I don't think it's a Google Car. Could be a competitor. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219...
- Chris Greene
Robot dock
- Rodfather
It a rare Albanian Bat Finder
- Brent - Yes I am
thats a car running away from a car junkyard, he cutt the machines arm that was holding it and sending to the crusher
- denizoktar
A picture of him looking at you looking at him looking at you?
- Wizetux
I don't think I ever saw a google mapping car. I think that's a transformer. :-)
- Olivia Lovag
It's a Decepticon - RUN!
- Pixie
That's a pasta salad on the top and he's on the way to a family reunion. Come on, folks, this was easy.
- Mattb4rd
The automotive equivalent of a tinfoil hat?
- Martha
Time Machine!
- Ferhad Fidan
So there's a part on the very top of the contraption that was spinning considerably quickly. Another thing that struck me as interesting was that there seemed to be wires (or some sort of thin rigid parts) coming down both sides of the rear of the vehicle, down towards the back wheels with some other parts connected to each tire. Each part may have even been rolling right on the tire....
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- April Buchheit
I'm still guessing a Google mapping vehicle, or that of a competitor. Not sure the thing on top has anything to do with wind. It was spinning, but it looks round...
- Tanath
With all the hubbub about Obama's back-to-school speech, I wonder what people would say about JFK's famous line, "Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country" if it were uttered today, by our current president.
Sebastian, Patricia F. Anderson, Jérôme and 26 other people liked this
You know, it would be cool if some history buff dug up what critics actually did say about that line back then.
- Bruce Lewis
I think no matter what Obama says, some people somewhere will find offense.
- April Buchheit
The thing that bugs me is that it doesn't take much to infuriate certain groups of people especially during the current administration. I certainly don't recall people getting their panties in a bunch over stuff GWB has said about kids needing to stay in school or OB/Gyn's not being able to give their love to women (or something along those lines).
- April Buchheit
Obviously it was different people getting upset about Bush, but anyone that high profile will attract a lot of criticism.
- Paul Buchheit
I wrote "If you quit on school – you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country" on my board following the speech. I thought it was the most powerful thing Obama said today to my kids. So many of the inner city children that I teach just give up. It gets too hard. Life is hard! Don't give up. I try to teach that every day - now I have the president's words to guide me.
- Marci Golub
Paul: Yeah, I know, but it just didn't seem like it was getting as much of the limelight as now. I guess maybe it wasn't as sensational? Perhaps, now, certain news outlets/interest groups are fanning the flame?
- April Buchheit
It depends where you get your news. I haven't heard anything about it except from you :)
- Paul Buchheit
Paul: I suppose I should just shut my piehole, then. :P
- April Buchheit
Or stop reading reddit for a bit...
- Paul Buchheit
you haven't heard about this anywhere else Paul???? surely you jest.
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
Paul: Touche!
- April Buchheit
Well, I was at burning man for 5 days and not exactly reading the news... :) In general though, news is noise.
- Paul Buchheit
but friend updates are....? ;)
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
I agree that whatever "outrage" is probably silly though, but I expect a lot of silly outrage -- what else can they do?
- Paul Buchheit
You guys are so cute.
- τorƍue
btw, http://news.google.com/ mentions the speech, but I don't see any mention of controversy (not that I've read any of the articles).
- Paul Buchheit
http://memeorandum.com was full of discussion of it yesterday and over the days before. school districts all over the country debated showing it, parents kept their kids home from school, etc. It was a pretty big deal. I don't mean to give you a hard time about it Paul, I was just surprised and am a believer in following the news to some degree.
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
I thought the speech was pretty pointless. He didn't say anything that we haven't been told by our teachers for the past 8 years. (Stay in school. Work hard. Don't give up.) Hardly worth taking out one of our classes for. That's just my opinion, though.
- Alex
You're probably right Marshall. I still have very mixed feelings about the news though -- I think there's a tendency to get caught up in the daily drama and miss the big picture.
- Paul Buchheit
I haven't seen it yet but my wife described it to me and it sounded really good. Made me think all the more about how remarkable it is that we have a President who was raised by a single mother. The way my wife described it sounded like it could have really spoken to some of the kids most at risk of not staying in school.
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
If it causes more people to watch the speech, then perhaps the outrage will work to Obama's favor. All politics aside, I really like what Obama's background says about our country -- I would much rather have a president who came from "nowhere" than one whose father was also president.
- Paul Buchheit
Paul: I agree. That's why I'll be a shoo-in when I run for President. :) Not only did I come from nowhere, I was born in a third world country known for its garbage mountain. -- Ok, I know I don't qualify being that I'm a 'ferner,' but it worked for Obama, right? ;)
- April Buchheit
April, I don't think your kind is allowed to be president.
- Paul Buchheit
April: just get some dinky Pacific Island state to make up a birth certificate for you, and you can be President.
- Gabe
I never like that saying anyway. Nationalism is so evil.
- Sue - Friendfeed is best
I think that there is a lot more commentary now than 50 years ago, because there are several 24 hour news tv channels, not to mention their websites, and the bazillions of political bloggers. What is interesting is that so many of them focus on the same inane details, like the use of the word "stupidly", where in theory, we could have a much more diverse amount of information on the news. However, it is much easier to simply comment on something than to actually do research.
- Robert Felty
Yesterday morning, I'd say nothing because it's not a good parallel. I'm a bit bummed that schools actually opted out. I'm not an "Obama supporter," but I don't like the anger games. It's unhealthy.
- Jason Nunnelley
Hazel is having a hard time with her first tooth coming in. What can we do to help her cope?
Alex and April Buchheit liked this
Baby Tylenol/Motrin doesn't seem to do much for her
- Maggie
Poor little Hazel :(
- Alex
Wow. That is really early! Do you have any teething rings? Have you tried Orajel?
- Robert Felty
Just discovered the 'Hide Farmville' feature on FB. Yes!
Scoble, Alex Scoble, Michelle M, Alex and 4 other people liked this
I discovered this a few days ago as well. I was so tired my my wall being covered in ap updates and invites.
- Alex
I found this today too! And it was also Farmville for me. :)
- Heather Rantypants
Maggie, junrxu, Robert Felty and April Buchheit liked this
Izabela came over for a Hazel shoot.
- Gabe
I especially like 2122 :)
- Alex
I like 2092 best. Hazel sure does have full lips. She might grow up to be the next Angelina Jolie
- Robert Felty
Sizzling Customizable Bacon Shoe From Keds - http://inventorspot.com/article...
Maggie liked this
"no pigs were hurt in the making of this product!"
- Gabe
from Bookmarklet
Eew.
- Alex
Eew? You mean NOM, right?
- Gabe
Zu from AOD and Maggie liked this
I went to the zoo today with my neighbors & their family.
- Alex
April Buchheit and Maggie liked this
Hazel visits the country for the third time, for the family picnic! :)
- Alex
Hazel pseudo Roll - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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John Blanton, Paul Buchheit, Disa Albanese and 3 other people liked this
The funny thing is that after I filmed this, I put the camera down and put her on her stomach only to have her immediately roll over to her back. I put her back on her stomach and she did it again. It was like she was waiting for me to put the camera away.
- Maggie
That is the first time I've seen her roll over.
- Maggie
I love that you document everything she does. Now I don't have to move to Cleveland right away
- Becca
Becca, we still like you to visit us!
- Maggie
Hazel is awfully cute!
- Clare Dibble
I think the cutest thing is when she lifts her legs up like a froggy. :)
- Alex
It's funny that Hazel likes roll over to her back. Spencer does the opposite. We put him down on his back, and he immediately rolls over to his stomach.
- Robert Felty
Rob, Hazel wasn't really fond of tummy-time. And it's only recently that she tolerates more than a few minutes of it at a time. Now, she will spend about 20+ minutes before she gets tired/bored and needs a break.
- Maggie
Maggie - 20 minutes seems great to me. Spencer rarely likes to do any one thing for more than about 20 minutes. The other day he played in his exersaucer for over an hour while I cooked dinner though. I was kind of against them at first, but I am definitely in favor of the exersaucer now. It seems like your baby mobile unit does much the same thing though.
- Robert Felty
That 20 minutes is with me laying on the floor next to her.
- Maggie
Alex, April Buchheit and Maggie liked this
It's almost like I was there..
- Alex
Cincinnati! - http://alleexm.blogspot.com/2009...
April Buchheit liked this
Update: Finally here! Hazel did not like the car ride. At all.
- Alex
You know you're a grownup when you look forward to eating the crust instead of removing it.
April Buchheit, Becca, The Amber and 6 other people liked this
How dare you!
- Alex
we dubbed our son Count Kutczyrkrustof (alt sp Cutyacrustoff)
- Allan Hoving
5 Insects You Should Eat But Probably Wouldn’t: Insects on a Stick - http://www.interbent.com/insects...
Mark Nassal, Dallas Cao, Lu Tao and 11 other people liked this
"There are millions of insect species known worldwide. Only 1500 or so are reported edible. This post reviews only 5 of those you could eat and how they are cooked throughout the world. Entomophagy (a Greek word which means “insect eating”) is the practice of eating insects as food. While it is quite an ordinary thing in most Eastern cultures, it is considered a taboo in Europe and North America which may seem odd considering how plentiful and protein-packed insects are."
- April Buchheit
from Bookmarklet
The guy in the background of the 1st pic looks about to puke
- LANjackal
One of the problems here is that they look like the live versions. (I guess this is true for crustaceans as well, and molluscs are limbless and thus harder to sympathize with.) But in the supermarket, beef, pork, chicken (to some extent, as it's sold in N.America without head, feet, or feathers) are pretty far from the living animals.
- Andrew C (✓)
my friends from Laos had giant bugs like that pic on the left in the TOASTER OVEN! augh!
- Susan Beebe
The photo on the right is a centipede. Insects by definition all have 6 legs. Maybe he meant "arthropods on a stick".
- Gabe
The week before my food in Dalian included the insects in the first picture :) It tastes not bad when you put it in your mouth, but after chewing, the feeling is not so good~I had two....
- K.D.
Eew! I'll have nightmares from this. Especially the centipede.. *Shudder*
- Alex
The insects in the left pic are silkworm chrysalis. I tried them too:-). I don't like them. I also have eaten katydid, but I like the cicadas the best. My mouth waters when I think of grilled cicadas. I had a lot when I was a kid. They are delicious when they are fresh from shell in the early morning.
- Dallas Cao
MVI 0487 - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Clare Dibble, Becca, Paul Buchheit and Alex liked this
Hazel's mobile device platform only seems to go in reverse.
- Gabe
Maybe she'll just walk backwards her whole life.
- Alex
Maybe she'll walk backwards in Silverman's
- Maggie
Aww look at that, my niece is already walking. Backwards
- Becca
This is great. I didn't know she was doing this. Walking (even backwards) is the first move toward shopping.
- Adrienne Schaffer
Fun(ctional) graphics in C#! - http://blogs.msdn.com/sean_mc...
Jemm, April Buchheit and Alex liked this
"I’m implementing a functional graphics library in Bling for C#. Bling supports the creation and composition of expression trees as seemingly normal C# expressions, allowing us to easily compose code in a high level language and then ship the result to the GPU as a vertex or pixel shader. This allows us, among other things, to support a style of programming very similar to how Vertigo is used in Haskell."
- Gabe
from Bookmarklet
I just like it cause they're pretty. :)
- Alex
I just like it cause it uses lambdas as C# expression trees to program the GPU to make parametric shapes.
- Gabe
Happy 1st Birthday, Thomas!
shirli, Susan Shepard, BEX and 63 other people liked this
<3
- April Buchheit
Happy Birthday!
- Anne Bouey
Happy Birthday.
- Anika
Happy Birthday!
- AJ Batac (/-_-)
Happy Bday
- SteVe "Beefy Miracle" C
Happy Birthday!
- Tudor Bosman
Happy Birthday, Thomas!
- Gabe
Happy Birthday!
- Ruchira S. Datta
Aww happy birthday! I can't believe he's already a year old
- Becca
Happy bday, lil thomas!
- imabonehead
Happy birthday, Thomas!!
- Karen Padham Taylor
Happy Birthday Thomas!!!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Happy Birthday!
- Clare Dibble
what a cutie patootie
- Anna Lynn M.
Happy birthday, Thomas!
- Louis Gray
Yay, Happy FFirthday Thomas!! Thanks for a year of absolutely adorable pics!! :D
- Susan Beebe
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
- Robert Felty
Happy birthday! :)
- Alex
so sweet.happy birthday!
- AnnSu
happy birthday, 小P孩儿:)))))
- K.D.
好健康啊 才一岁啊 真结实！ 生日快乐
- SimonPeter
Happy Birthday Little Man! :) (I almost missed it!)
- Jeanette Bosman
Happy 1st Birthday, Thomas! :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Happy Birthday, Thomas! 생일 축하합니다. 토마스군 :D
- zizukabi
For he's a jolly good fell-ow... ^_^
- Ron Bailey
Happy Birthday, my new superstar !
- @Renchin@
Happy Birthday!
- Tyson Key
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