Though not as rare in the wild as Sony’s PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii is still a good catch. After waiting in line to get my own Wii on the launch date (actually I waited in line to get one as a Christmas gift for the boys), I’m anxious to hook it up and [...]
As our first winter storm approaches, I’m reminded of something I heard many (many) years ago:
There is no such thing as bad weather; only inappropriate clothing.
A quick reminder for my readers in St. Louis (or within reasonable travel distance), the third installment of the St. Louis Idea Market is coming up Monday, 20 November. Details on location and agenda here, and you can sign up here.
Hope to see you there.
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On 3-4 November, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith hosted the 2006 Frontier Trails BEST Regional competition. (You may remember that a couple of weeks ago I wrote about the success of the Robohobos at the St. Louis hub event, Billiken BEST.) I’d like to extend my congratulations to [...]
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When kids are out playing baseball with their friends, a dream scenario that many role-play is to be the batter in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 in the World Series, with bases loaded and two outs, when your team is down by several runs. It is all up to you. Of [...]
One of my hobbies / interests is video production, though production may be too strong a word. Basically, I’m trying to put together the Miller family story using years and years of home video. As the kids have gotten older, I’ve also been documenting their various activities and achievements. iMovie has been [...]
Each fall, middle and high schools from several states gather together for a friendly robotics competition. BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Robotics puts on this competition with the goal of increasing student’s interest in (you guessed it) engineering, science, and technology. This past Saturday, schools from Missouri and Illinois gathered at St. Louis [...]
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