Month: October 2007

Wow! I haven’t been paying attention lately; I heard there was a comet which had undergone an significant outburst, but my experience with comets hear in Brooklyn as been "that’s nice" and that’s about it. But after reading how bright it was, I went outside tonight with my 10×50 binoculars and tried to find it. …

Comet 17/P HolmesRead More

Last week, I took a class on Spring and Hibernate which sounds pretty strange unless you happen to be a Java programmer in which case it makes perfect sense. So this week, I’ve been busy trying to put my new-found knowledge to work at work. Okay, I warned you, boring stuff. Meanwhile, the basement continues …

Boring StuffRead More

Hmm, since I last took time to write we’ve come back from our vacation to Missouri, went on a vacation to the Berkshires (annual camping/astronomy trip), came back from that, emptied our basement and begun "remodelling" (in quotes because ripping out the walls and digging out the floor is more like "reconstructing"). Oh yes, and …

Too Much HappeningRead More