Monthly Archives: January 2009
January 31 – New webcam
I’ll be honest. I don’t own Photoshop and I can’t work Gimp. I can use my new 2 megapixel Logitech 9000 Pro to add some Groucho glasses to a self-portrait. I’ve got moose antlers, a pirate eye patch, a crown, … Continue reading
January 30 – Science Fair Redux
Random shot of a family at the Science Fair today. My husband judged the top 8 seventh graders and I judged the top 8 eighth graders. Top 8th grade projects (and I’m writing this from memory after observing 8 presentations! … Continue reading
January 29 – Geese!
These are some of the geese that winter in the ponds near my sons’ school. I used Autostitch to put together several pictures. I actually started with more pictures, but the image turned out pretty small: Click on either to … Continue reading
January 28 – Minnesota Salad
Look what I found in a file! They just don’t make postacrds like this anymore, eh? Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
January 27 – Kenken
I’ve still got a horrific cold, so today for my after-school math club I thought we’d talk about prime factorization then I’d teach them to do Kenken. Ken supposedly means wisdom, so Kenken is wisdom squared or square wisdom. My … Continue reading
January 26 – snow
The shoveling stops here. Three days ago it was 70 degrees and sunny. Last night it snowed. The neighbor shoveled the sidewalk in front of his house and then started on his neighbors as well. Then he must have needed … Continue reading
January 25 – Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to me! My first major head cold in a year celebrated with flowers, juice, Kahlua and generic nyquil. What can I say, my husband spoils me. They actually make for a psychedelic combo! On the plus side, I … Continue reading
january 24 – tech center
As you walk into our main floor living room, the first thing you probably notice is our tech command center. This is the hub for the wireless in the house. We have t-mobile’s at home service and have been using … Continue reading
January 23 – wiifit
Well, they all won’t be masterpieces. I am not in the habit of posting unflattering photos of myself, however I will make this one exception. (I look like my grandma – not that there’s anything wrong with that, gram!) We … Continue reading