told my daughter's friends down the street that if you cross the International Dateline you travel in time. I think I blew their minds.

off to help out at my daughter's kindergarten Halloween party. me in a room of 23 sugared up 6 year olds. should be a good time.

happy Halloween everybody!

If I weren't already home I'd say "Screw you guys, I'm going home".

working from home and studying different project management tools available. I want something free and open-source.

8 is fine for shooting a .22 down range, but an UZI? AN UZI? WTF? http://ping.fm/7QTif

"Seven Days a Week" from Imagination Movers just came on my iPod. Good stuff. I ♥ the Imagination Movers.

heard on NPR McCain's using the theme from Rocky at campaign stops. Apollo Creed beat Rocky in Rocky I. The unintended humor is delicious.

I've started listening to "The World in Words" podcast from PRI. Awesome podcast if you're into languages (like I am).

Played with Ruby on Rails some today. I enjoy it, but it still feels more like "My Favorite Toy Language" than "Use it for Work"...

watching "Real Time with Bill Maher" and reading FiveThirtyEight.com Going to a volunteer meeting tonight at the local Obama office.

watching Ghost Hunters and working on my blog.

That First Moment of Realization

Last night, after soccer practice wrapped up I stood on the field and looked at the darkening sky and wondered about that first moment of cognition, of realization, the spark when a proto-human stared upwards and realized that the vastness up above was much bigger than them. Was it a moment of solitary reflection? Was it a sudden spark of intellect?

What was that first moment of realization?

kind of miffed that I never got a call back about the PTO meeting where I could present the idea of putting class directories online.

up this morning early and listening to Wilco. the sore throat's finally passed, thank God. still have a bad head cold. soccer tonight!

getting ready to go to bed. tomorrow's already here!

had one of those blinding moments at the PTO meeting where I saw a tech solution to a problem and nobody else (except my wife) saw the use

ping.fm is back! good deal. oh ping how I missed you.

What Kind of Fan Would I Be? Oh That's Right, I'd Be a Philadelphia Fan

I wore my Red Sox cap into Philadelphia yesterday and a lot of my coworkers and friends offered their condolences on the Red Sox disintegration in Tampa.  And then they asked me why I was still wearing the cap, as if their loss somehow meant I was going to pack it all in and stop supporting them.

I've never really understood that attitude, though I do see it a lot in Philly.  In Philly they seem more willing to abandon a team out of disgust, even if they're doing alright.  How can I call myself a fan if I'm going to just give up on them like that?  I guess being a Boston fan I'm used to being disappointed on a tragic scale, but it really is such a big difference between cities.  How did the sports culture in Philadelphia get so toxic?

I actually had to close one of the windows in my bedroom because I was cold. for those that know me, that's crazy talk. but I'm freezing!!

the kids are playing quietly, the house is peaceful, working steadily. I like these kinds of days.

testing the theory that there is such a thing as "too much caffeine"

http://ping.fm/vBQn3 - live the Palin presidency now!

getting ready for my meetings. three meetings today.

working from home, fighting fires and sipping coffee.

I have my kids convinced that if they turn on the TV downstairs in the basement without asking me it sends me an email.

argh. stupid partisan politics makes me want to go hulk smash.

I really need to get new glasses. I don't want to put my contacts in yet, but at this point of the morning my eyes don't want to work

my daughter's in her room dancing and shouting along with the HSM soundtrack. apparently she knows every word.

found an old Air Force Barbie that was my wife's when she was a girl but never opened. unboxing so my daughter can have it

still waking up. I need coffee...

getting settled to watch some tv with my wife and relax.

told my kids that they're lucky! They get to experience a global depression first hand. They're living history.

my kids are arguing over who gets to have their flu shot first. FIRST. TIME. EVER.

another thought re: "Ghost Whisperer". when are they going to give equal billing to her boobs? she's hanging them out ALL OVER THE PLACE.

watched "Ghost Whisperer" with my wife. what an awful show. why does no one question this annoying antique dealer barging in everywhere?

I keep wondering if the average American is as freaked out by the market fluctuations as pundits claim they are.

on my way into Philly for the work day. Wearing my Redskins shirt to remind Eagles fans of their loss yesterday. Should be good.

post-Indian buffet sleepies. zzzzzzzzz.

set up yammer yesterday and trying to get others in my company to use it. interesting so far.

working in KoP. it's going to be an interesting day.

my U6 team won tonight, 6-1. I wasn't even playing all of the stars. I sat them for most of the second half.

oh man. whatever's getting cooked for dinner smells *awesome*.

figured out the soccer team starting rotation for today's game. going to be chilly on the field.

nothing like getting chewed out by the boss to make my day. :)

slept with all the windows open last night. it was awesome. I love the cooler weather.

really not feeling a good mood today at all. I think I'm going to go lift weights for a little while to work off this feeling

please note: children do not seem happy when you wake them by playing Sousa marches very loud early in the morning. I dare say they hate it