I’m not a huge sports fan, but I find it interesting that we have so many slang words and phrases that come from baseball. I could list some here, but instead just try to think of a few and then take a peek here.

Here is a little comparison of me (left) and my kid (right), both at five days old. I think he looks a bit like me.

Jared Tarbell of Complexification.net makes abstract designs with code.

I love this one:

The coolest part is that you can watch as each design is generated by a little applet on each page of the site.

This guy irks me. He’s a 17-year old successful commercial shooter… what more is there to say. Also see the interview on Strobist.

Here he is without the gunk.

Meet Owen Nathaniel Twedten.
Born 2:27pm Thursday October 11, 2007 (8lb 9oz, 21 in).

I’ve had a Wacom Graphire3 4×5 pad for a while, but since I’m retouching on a daily basis now, I decided it was time to get a more professional model. This is the Intuos3 6×8:

It has a larger surface, greater sensitivity, and is more customizable than my old one. Mostly I like it because it saves my wrists.

We did a family picture this weekend:

Also, Maria’s parents bought a cabin on Lake Washburn. My parents have had a cabin on Girl Lake (about 19 miles away) for a few summers now, and it has been great fun. Next summer will be excellent!

Before you can spend money, you must learn how not to spend it.

The year to come seems like an eternity.
One year passed seems like a moment.
Think, we only have about eighty of them.