If I’m ever going to write a thesis, I’m going to have to be less succinct.
Bear in our trees
My parents got a christmas card from our childhood dentist that included this clipping from the Cody Enterprise. The picture was taken in the back yard of our old home in Cody. The trees in the picture were all planted by my family. The paved area the warden is standing on was our playground, but the new owners apparently wanted a basketball court instead.
Every so often a black bear or two would wonder into town and cause a small fuss, but it was mostly just entertaining. Sometimes we’d ride our bikes to see them when they had been treed, or poled, or whatever.
Like flying a retarded kite
I took Barley and Mollie for a walk to the park yesterday. The challenge of walking two very different dogs with different olfactory interests, waste schedules and leashes is like flying a retarded kite.
Barley’s new friend
Barley is in heaven playing with Kathy’s dog Mollie. Despite being 1/5 the size, she is quite brave, and easily keeps up with the big goof.
Mollie isn’t really as evil as the picture makes her look, but she’s so small that Barley has trouble keeping her away. He can get his paws around her, but to little avail.
Simpson Trivia Calendar Score 2004
I finished off my Simpsons Triva Calendar this morning and really got spanked this year. 167 right, 127 wrong for a disappointing 56%! Its by far the worst score I’ve posted and isn’t even a passing grade. I realize that the total doesn’t add up – but I think I’m only about 10 points short when you consider that weekends were combined.
Fletcher goes Greasel
Andrew just finished converting his van to run on vegetable oil (greasel). He’s sent some pictures and I’ve updated his site and added the photos. More pictures are forthcoming.
Yahoo maps adds traffic overlays
Yahoo maps is adding traffic overlays to their internet mapping tool. Although this is a first step, its going to take some time before it really becomes useful. Proper traffic info and access to the internet via cell will make it a much better resource for drivers.
Updated banner
I’ve updated the banner on the website for winter. The picture of the copper mine at Holden Village. I tried out several other banners, and the coppermine seemed the only one that was attractive and appropriate enough for the the big time.
There have been some invisible changes, but unless you’re on a screen reader of Lynx, you won’t notice them.
2004 Opt-in Holiday Card
Its time again for our Opt-in Holiday Card. We write it and make it available, but don’t print it, don’t send it, and you don’t have to read it. Really – you don’t. Won’t hurt our feelings.
Updated Banner
I’ve just shortened the banner by 30px which should help with looking at the gallery pages on 1024×768 screens. Previously, the 140px banner was just a bit much, but I didn’t really pay much attention to it on my monster screen. I’ve also been looking for banner replacements, but none have been satisfactory as of yet.
Most haven’t noticed (or care), but I’ve also added a link to audioscrobbler below the current track. Its a plugin for your media player that reports what you’re listening to and keeps track over a period of time then you can see who else listens to the same types of music and what other kinds of music they listen to. Its much easier to use than my current track reporter and works on WinAmp and iTunes at work and home.
Oh – and I’ve added password protection to the Friends galleries. Some people may be cast in an imperfect light in those pictures, and we wouldn’t want people to get the wrong ideas. Let me know if you’d like the username and password.