Archive for January, 2009
Protected: Video Flashback: A Day at the Beach
Enter your password to view comments Published by paul January 31st, 2009 in family, parenting, recreationThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Random Friday Video: The Birth of Electronic News
0 Comments Published by paul January 30th, 2009 in History, internet, news, technologyThink back to what you were doing in 1981, then imagine getting news via your home computer—if you had one.
This video of a 1981 KRON report predicts the future of news reporting on the future of the Internet.
And the best part? An S.F. Examiner editor mentions how they’re not in it to make money, when [...]
1st-Time Visit From a Red-Bellied Woodpecker
0 Comments Published by paul January 28th, 2009 in bird watching, natureOur peanut feeder had a visit from a Red-Bellied Woodpecker for the first time this morning.
At first, we thought it was the chipper Downy Woodpecker that likes to drop in from time to time for peanuts, but the red nape that extends from its shoulders to its beak was unmistakable. The Red-Bellied Woodpecker’s bill is [...]
Take a video tour of the International Space Station (ISS)
0 Comments Published by paul January 26th, 2009 in astronomy, scienceNASA recently released a series of four videos providing a tour of the International Space Station (ISS).
The series is over 30 minutes total, but provides a fascinating and rarely seen look at the insides of the ISS. I highly recommend checking it out when you have the time.
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg and the Nipmuc Indians
0 Comments Published by paul January 21st, 2009 in History, recreation, travelIn central Massachusetts, on the southern end of Worcester County, east of the town of Webster, lies Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.
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A couple of Internet sources explain that the lake’s name is Nipmuc (Algonquian) for “You fish on your side; I fish on my side; nobody fishes in the middle.” I suspect that the Native American [...]
Protected: M learns to feed himself
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Protected: Happiness is snacktime with Mommy and Daddy
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Virgin Galactic may have America’s first spaceport in New Mexico
0 Comments Published by paul January 17th, 2009 in History, astronomy, news, science, travelIn an almost scifi start to the new year, SpaceFellowship.com writes New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announced “Virgin Galactic has signed a 20 year lease agreement with the State of New Mexico. Virgin Galactic’s world headquarters will be established in New Mexico and its operations will be located at New Mexico’s Spaceport America, the nation’s [...]
A Sushi guide for the iPhone
0 Comments Published by paul January 16th, 2009 in food and dining, technologyShogakukan’s illustrated sushi guide for the iPhone can answer your sushi identification questions.
Back in November of 2008, Randye and I discovered another local sushi restaurant in Newburyport, Hana Japan.
It’s a nice, clean restaurant situated in a back corner of the Port Plaza off of Rt. 113 as you get off Interstate 95, heading into Newburyport. [...]
Protected: M’s first wedding
Enter your password to view comments Published by paul January 15th, 2009 in family, travelThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

