Lilydale Regional Park Brickyard Trail
Saturday, September 29th, 2007 Posted in Twin Cities | 2 Comments »Lexi and I have been checking out the trails in Lilydale Regional Park lately. It started with Bruce Vento's View a couple weeks ago. We drive by the entrance all the time. It's at the southern corner of Cherokee Regional Park. ...
Parents: What’s the Best Viewing Order for Star Wars?
Friday, September 28th, 2007 Posted in Movies | 1 Comment »Jason Kottke posed an interesting question on his blog: In what order should a parent show their child the Star Wars movies? Kottke rarely opens his entries up to comments, but for this one he opened the floodgate and so ...
Not ‘Grateful’ To Be Adopted
Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in Adoption, Family | No Comments »Last week when I blogged about our pre-adoption classes I mentioned a quote from an adoptee that summed up some of the tensions inherent in being adopted. I thought it'd be more helpful to read the actual quote, so here ...
Adam Palmer’s Mooch and Knuckle Sandwich
Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in Books | No Comments »A couple years ago a friend of mine, Adam Palmer, suddenly became a published author with the book Taming a Liger: Unexpected Spiritual Lessons from Napoleon Dynamite (you can read my interview with Adam about Taming the Liger). It was ...
Star Wars is Coming to St. Paul
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 Posted in Twin Cities | No Comments »Next summer in a city not so far away... Star Wars. The Science Museum of Minnesota is hosting the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit from June 13-August 24, 2008. Word is you can check out a life size replica of ...
Pre-Adoption Classes: Day 1
Thursday, September 20th, 2007 Posted in Adoption | 3 Comments »Whew. We just spent eight hours learning about adoption. I think it's fair to say I have no idea what I'm talking about. There are so many potential issues and so many potential things to consider. Certainly nothing to dissuade ...
Why Adoption?
Thursday, September 20th, 2007 Posted in Adoption | 4 Comments »Today and tomorrow we have all-day adoption classes that will hopefully answer some of our questions and no doubt bring up a lot more questions. But it's exciting to move forward. As much as I've talked about this process, ...
Sci-Fi is Just Window Dressing
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 Posted in Books | No Comments »So I've been addicted to sci-fi lately: The Road, Ender's Game, Rendezvous with Rama, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, Foundation, Out of the Silent Planet, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Whew. I've come to the rather obvious conclusion that ...
Flies
Monday, September 17th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | 3 Comments »I just killed 1516 flies in my office--fifteensixteen! First of all, ew. Second, what is the deal? It's not like I eat at my desk and have a garbage can full of tasty treats.
We Do Low Quality Video Production
Monday, September 17th, 2007 Posted in Company News | No Comments »I'm proud to say that Monkey Outta Nowhere now offers sub-par video production services. Well, not exactly. But we can do low quality, home made video with the best (or worst?) of them. I've been working on marketing for the Foursquare ...
