We braved the slippery conditions, and the fellow road users who can’t drive in snow, to pay our second visit to the building museum. One of the things that impresses me is the space, and the use of it. It’s not just that the museum itself is huge, but that a lot of that space [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2010’
Home Theater Without TV
In this theater, he part of the TV is played by a projector and a screen. The projector is hooked up to a PC, and points at a Da-Lite 72X96 Pull Down Screen. The theater opened with a screening of Kung Fu Panda , a family favorite that we’d only previously seen on the small [...]
Quest for Twitter Plugin
I want a Twitter plugin for this blog, and probably for other WanderNote blogs. My first thought was that WordTwit was the way to go. It turns blog posts into tweets. Well, it didn’t, at least not for this blog. I left a comment at what seemed to be the appropriate post over at BraveNewCode. [...]
Angel of the Haggis
This morning we all visited our new pediatrician. Maddie and Max’s transfer of care appointment went well. Upon returning home, I put up a projection screen so that we can enjoy big-screen movies in the comfort of our living room. I’ll review/report on the screen after we’ve premiered it. But the big local news is [...]
Chilling at Home
Max and I are in the house, building towers for marbles to run down. We’re also listening to music: the new Beach House album, Teen Dream. We’re using the goodness of NPR, which usually has a couple of forthcoming albums available for streaming. We’re also using our gizmo that wirelessly connects a PC with the [...]
From Wheaton to Ethiopia
The photo shows Max in the treehouse in the Childrens’ Garden at Brookside Gardens this morning. The sunshine made it a great day to get out, so we all went in to DC for strolling and monuments this afternoon. On the way back to Wheaton we had dinner at the Queen of Sheba. My search [...]
Whats Up Wheaton?
That’s the name of a new blog on the block. Its recommendation of the DeJaBel Cafe makes me want to visit.
Inspection and Aviation
One of the hurdles involved in moving to Maryland is the auto safety inspection. This is not the first time I’ve blogged about this, but we had two cars to get inspected. For the second car, I had to bring my 3yo with. This presented a bit of a challenge, since the inspections take a [...]
I would invite you to Google Voice, but…
… it hasn’t been working as well since I moved to Maryland. Then again, anything for a fellow WanderNoter. A Google Voice invite will be yours if: you sign up for a free WanderNote account/blog your stated reasons include “Google Voice Invite” you provide at least one further credible reason there are still invites available [...]
College Park Aviation Museum 1
We went to the College Park Aviation Museum yesterday (and two of us went there today as well, but that’s another post). It’s small, consisting mainly of one large gallery. Considered as a sibling of the Air and Space Museum in DC, it’s rather more laid-back, as well as smaller.