Sometimes funny, sometimes thoughtful, always a good time
Talk about a busy day at the office… I worked on 17 different client projects. Not to mention all of the “internal” stuff like new business, a few conference calls, payroll, and fixing some application code.
At least I found time to play some ultimate. 50 degrees and sunny, yeah!
Topeka, Kansas has officially changed its name to Google. As in, Google, Kansas. The city council voted in favor of it, although the name will only persist for the month of March and will then revert back to Topeka. Does that mean third-grade kids learning their state capitals this month will have to memorize it as Google?
Strangely enough, twelve years ago Topeka renamed itself ToPikachu, in reference to the Pokemon character. Yes, seriously.
Today’s science factoid:
The Chilean earthquake (among the most severe ever measured) shifted the earth’s axis by eight centimeters and shortened the day by 1.26 microseconds.
“It’s worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success. You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive. At that time, we turn around and say, ‘Yes, this is obviously where I was going all along.'”
— Bill Watterson
A funny quote from a client (not a client of mine):
Inspired by Rob, who has two vertical monitors at work, I finally figured out how to change my triple-monitor configuration so the left one is rotated. That gives me a really tall screen which is great for reading documents or even long scrolling web pages.
Now as I write a proposal today, I have plenty of screen real estate for all of the documents I need to reference for the functionality spec. Woo hoo!
Some cool violets from our friend Christina for Laralee’s birthday yesterday.
From an article by Harriet Fraad of Tikkun Daily:
I must say that it’s frustrating for me to vote mostly Libertarian in every election (local, state, and national) and never see my candidate win. Under our electoral system it’s all or nothing. The minorities don’t really get a voice, and our two-party system is broken in so many ways that I don’t know how it’ll ever get fixed.
An interesting metric might be how much we as Americans talk about reform. It seems like there’s an ongoing political agenda to reform almost everything about our government:
If we feel like we need to change everything about our government, maybe it’s time to take a long hard look about the system of government itself and consider what might make it more of a true democracy.
I still need to finish my taxes, so I decided to wander around the house with my camera instead. It’s kind of fun to see how everyday items take on a whole different look when you zoom in enough.
Like a clock:
A miniature magnetic chess set:
My stereo:
Even some parts Zack collected from a few old hard drives:
Walter Morrison, inventor of the flying disc, died today at age 90.
He came up with the concept of a round piece of plastic to toss around. He originally called it the Pluto Platter, but when Wham-O bought the rights they called it the Frisbee. And of course it eventually formed the basis of the most awesome sport ever.
I wondered why it was called the Pluto Platter until I saw a photo of him back in the 1940’s:
