Author Archives: Josh Smith
Scarlett milestones for the day 2015-05-22
ambiturner: learned how to roll to the left (could already roll right) began to occasionally yell for the fun of it better at reaching for her toys moved up to size two diapers was very well behaved at the fitness center had fun throwing toys out of her stroller while mom worked out
My Star Wars ABCs
Mary found this article and thought it apropos to us right now, considering we’re expecting and we love Star Wars. My response was more along the lines of “what’s he reading? Star Wars ABCs … maybe I should get that book to read to our kid. No wait! I’ll make my own!” Some pondering, an … Continue reading
My answers to Tim Aten’s quiz
The quiz is at the end of this delightful article, and my answers are below.
Pebble saved my phone today
Left phone on roof of car when I left work tonight. Onramp: took curve a little fast and heard a noise on the roof and then off to my left on the ground. Spider sense tingling. Seconds later, Pebble buzzed with lost bluetooth connection (the same thing that happens when I leave home without my … Continue reading
Good News! More Maria Bamford!
Obviously her work on the Comedians of Comedy and The Maria Bamford Show is totally classic, but apparently there is yet more MB to come. Check out the first episode in her new series (and yes, she does look like my fiancée’s sister):
Ponynomics: Economic Lessons from MLP
(crossposted from TheLibertyKids.com) There are a number of important economic concepts illuminated by the excellent My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode “The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000” (season 2, episode 15). I want to talk about them here, but warning, there are some pretty heavy spoilers within. First off, here’s an episode summary from … Continue reading
Pictures of me from my first 5k
AEI has posted a slideshow of pictures from the 5k they hosted at this year’s SPN Annual Meeting. I’m visible in the crowd shot (picture number 3) crouching near the front, and in picture number 5. Even though I’m not in any of the finish line pics, I finished! Road Race to Freedom from AEI
The Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Last night, I went with Mary, Eric, S/A, Vroman and Xtina to see the movie The Cave of Forgotten Dreams. When Eric mentioned it at work, I was sorta leery about watching a documentary on cave paintings, but after watching the trailer, I had a feeling I would really like it. This movie absolutely exceeded … Continue reading
Unfortunate bundle of errors.
After playing starcraft 2 on my new computer several months ago, I noticed that when I would exit to the desktop or alt-tab out, the mouse cursor in windows 7 would often change into this ugly block of lines instead of an arrow. I looked on the google, and apparently this was a known issue, … Continue reading
Cranky Yellow Quaffs Bitter Bureaucracy
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] Ever seen the movie Brazil? When the main character wants his A/C fixed, the opaque and monolithic government forces him to jump through one bureaucratic hoop after another, and he’s not sure that his simple problem will ever get fixed. Then a vigilante HVAC … Continue reading