Monthly Archives: November 2010

Kids and cell phones. It’s all about the texting.

It seems like each one of my kids has gotten a cell phone at a younger age than her older sibling.  Usually the deciding factor has been a school activity which requires regular after school meetings or practices.  If we … Continue reading

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Happy Calvin and Hobbes Day

It all started 25 years ago today.  I became an avid fan a couple years later in college.  Now I have the complete hard back set.  It doesn’t get any funnier than Calvin in school especially when he manages to … Continue reading

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I have been bested by an Android phone

A couple of years ago, I made this video showing I could solve the Rubik’s Cube behind my back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kytM8rsS1H0 Now an Android phone can do the same thing in about 20 seconds using Lego blocks as the physical interface.

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Why spelling is so important

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