August 7, 2010
Hydration is the Key
When having to mow one of the front yard septic fields in the blasting August heat, Scott used his ingenuity to stay fully hydrated.
Here he is using one of his uncle's Christmas gifts loaded with two bottles of water.
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He reports that his invention still needs some work since it's difficult to wipe away the sweat streaming down his face. Oh well, Edison didn't get the light bulb on the first try either!
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August 1, 2010
Real Men of Genius: The Shirts Off Our Backs at 180 Feet Per Second
We've been on an extended project hiatus, so it was time for Scott and me to get back to our weekend do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. This weekend's edition was to build a t-shirt cannon. As the Bud Light Real Men of Genius commercial goes, we wanted to be able to give the shirts off our backs--at 180 feet per second.
The project plans come courtesy of MAKE magazine. Here's a short 1:50 video of Scott explaining the plan and a t-shirt launch.
Whoo hoo... works the first time!
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June 12, 2010
Some Pictures of Washington and Lee University
I had a chance to swing down to see Claire's Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. The campus is beautiful with rolling hills and a creek which runs through it.
Here's some photos from my adventure. I clipped the parts from the campus map to show where the buildings were located.
As you can see, Claire made a stellar choice!
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May 26, 2010
Award Winning Blogger in the Family
I was in New York City last week and honored to receive an award for best blog by BtoB magazine. Here's a picture of me accepting an award from the the B2B magazine publishing team:
The magazine had a generous writeup and the moderator, Paul Gillin, of the panel on which I participated also shared kind words on his blog.
It was great visiting Dad's old stomping grounds around Rockefeller Center too!
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May 16, 2010
Honored and Thrilled to be USTA Texas Section Family of the Year!
We all are absolutely thrilled and honored to be recognized as the United States Tennis Association's Texas Section family of the year!
Here's a snippet of the letter that arrived just a few days ago:
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The banquet is in February of next year. All 17 of the USTA sections select a family of the year, and one family is selected as the national USTA family of the year.
Cross your fingers!
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