The Commodore Amiga computer turned 25 years old yesterday, the original Amiga 1000 having been released to rave reviews on July 24, 1985. Those were heady times for home computing enthusiasts, when programming was still largely in the hands of individuals or small teams and the wide assimilation of gaming into corporate monoculture (I’m looking [...]
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Here are some things I’m thankful for in the year 2009: I’m thankful for my family. I never take them for granted and I love them all very much. I’m thankful for my wife, who never gives herself enough credit even though she deserves it. She’s a great partner and I’d tag [...]
Here is a small sampling of our Halloween festivities for 2009. Full photoset here on Flickr.
We had a fantastic time this summer visiting some good friends at their rented beach cabin on Juniper Beach, on Camano Island, Washington. Juniper Beach is located on a tidal mudflat, where the tide goes out for hundreds of yards, leaving behind sandy mud that’s great for clam digging and kid mess-making. When the tide [...]
Picnic Point Beach is our favorite beach in the greater Seattle metro/suburban area. It’s a choice spot because it’s off the beaten path (so it never gets too busy), has a very cool stream that runs down to the beach, and plenty of trees and picnic spots. It’s a terrific beach for shell hunting and [...]
You’ve seen sunrises and moonrises, but have you ever seen a Milky Way rise? The Milky Way is the galaxy our solar system resides in, contains at least 200 billion stars, and it’s a pretty magnificent sight if you get to see it in a truly dark sky. Unfortunately, most people live in towns and [...]