So it’s that special time of year. I’m in the process of putting together my Best of 2008 albums list, which really just means going back and re-listening to the albums I’ve heard, digging up the ones I haven’t and pretending that any ranking system I come up with really matters in the first place. [...]

Per Mike’s request, here’s some background info on Arduino. Here’s the best intro I’ve seen courtesy of DIY rockstar Bre Pettis. Seriously, this thing is super easy to get started with, even with zero programming or electronics background. Once you run through a few tutorials, it’s pretty easy to get to work on your own [...]

Post one on my latest Arduino project. The goal: get a dot matrix printer and turn it into a step sequenced drum machine using Arduino as the brains….
Last week I acquired the dot matrix printer for free off of a Craigslist posting from Brisbane’s city hall, which is close to my office. This thing weighs [...]

For anyone who has followed this blog in the past (hi Aryn and Greg!…and, well, Mom!), you might remember a post I made awhile back about the old classic song “Tonight You Will Belong To Me”. The song — written by in 1926 by Billy Rose and music writer Lee David — is perhaps [...]

You decide.. But what rocker doesn’t need an ex prez on the side of their ax?

So I was just perusing our spam that had been caught in the ol’ filter and came across this one.. Its basically a bunch of cleaning tips.. :

GUM: To remove chewing gum from kids clothing - harden the gum on the garment with ice; it will become brittle, and can be chipped off, wash [...]

Just saw this at toys r us.. Now you too can aspire to work at mcdonnys kids!

Testing my not-as-cool-as-iPhone iPod touch. Yay future!

I was forwarded this story from a friend just now about a Jersey City, NJ councilman, Steve Lipski, who was arrested from Washington D.C.’s very own 9:30 Club for urinating (yes, URINATING) off the balcony during a concert.
Says the press release:
“… 44-year-old Lipski was removed from a place called the Nightclub 9:30 on [...]

This is a test for blogging with my iphone. Here is my latest glamour shot.