Archive for August, 2007

Exciting Omaha

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Omaha is exciting! Ok, to be fair we didn’t see anything like this at all, the parts we saw were very nice. We did find a top ten attractions in Omaha list that only had six items in it though…

Hanging Out In Omaha

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Spider Monkey

Originally uploaded by Tancread

We are still on our roadtrip to the three most exciting tourist spots in America, Milwaukee, Omaha and Toledo, and we are not always connected to the internet. Here is a photo of a Spider Monkey to make up for the [...]

UK Airport Wait Times Longer Than Flights

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

This Telegraph story tells an interesting story about flying in the UK at the moment, the waits at the airports are now longer than the flights themselves for short haul flights. The English folk I work with complain about the brusque treatment they get when arriving in the US, they are not treated as welcomed [...]

Interstate Rest Stop Reviews: Part the First

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Pennsylvanian Turnpike:
Too small and not very good food. Interesting as a historical site, must be the oldest rest stops around. Give them a miss if you can. I would give them a D-
Ohio Turnpike:
Much nicer but all built on exactly the same plan. Good choice of food and much cleaner looking than the Indiana or [...]

Time Travel Problems Solved, Now What?

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Ok, They only solved some of the theoretical problems, but hey they think they have proved Time Travel is possible and that counts for something. Soon we will all be puttering around in our time flivvers checking out history in person.
I am heading to 1066 to see if Harold Godwinson was really an oath breaking [...]

Stealing Candy From Babies

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

How low can squirrels go? The are stealing candy from babies. Fiends in fur.

Chinese Zoos Are More Fun

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

OK, this article goes a long way towards showing why Chinese zoos are more fun, but my favorite quote is
taunted the reptiles with sticks and catapults
That just sounds cool doesn’t it! When was the last time you got to use a siege engine at an American zoo? After this story I expect kids realized [...]

Good Noises: No More Kings - Sweep The Leg

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Every now and then my sister leaves me a cd and says you will like this. I normally listen to it that day or the next and more often then not she is right. I found this CD buried on my desk and listened to it as I drove to work and liked about half [...]

Red Shirt Analytics

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Matt Bailey teaches how to do web analytics by analyzing red shirt casualties rates and Kirk’s sex life. Simply brilliant stuff.
Via Metafilter