Flickr Badge Revisited
Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 09:38 AM
Well, I ended up switching to the HTML Flickr badge due to the interference with the Lightbox effect. I tried updating to the latest version of Lightbox to see if it would fix the problem, since one of the revision notes said that it keeps Flash in the background, but it didn’t. I’d rather have the Flash badge, it’s just so much nicer, but what can I do? I’m going to write to the author of Lightbox, but who knows if I’ll get a response.
Flickr Badge Issue
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 11:34 AM
I just noticed a weird issue with having the Flickr “badge” over in the left column. If you go to one of the pages where I use the Lightbox effect (like the Posters page), and click on a graphic (initiating the lightbox), the Flickr badge stays on top of the lightbox! Does anyone out there know enough javascript to fix this? I’d really hate to get rid of the Flickr badge because of this.
To Be a Beer Writer
Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 03:41 PM
Dare to dream…
If only I had the developed pallet and the writing skills to be a professional beer writer. Oh, well, at least I can still enjoy it!
Anyways, Carrie forwarded this to me, and I thought I’d share:
I’d also like to talk a little bit about that site (http://www.videojug.com). This is really well done. The video quality is way beyond what you would find on YouTube. And I really like how, with this particular video by way of example, they’ve divided the video into chapters. That’s really cool. Browse around the site for a while and you’ll see that, for the most part, the quality of these videos are all really good; not too mention that they (mostly) seem extremely informative.
UPDATE - Some of them are pretty funny, too. Like This One. (My favorite part: “A man’s friends are important to him, as well as his ability to spend time with them; where he will do male activities like: growling, fighting, and measuring things.")
(As a side note, I really want to visit the Fuller’s brewery after seeing the selection behind Jeff Evans in that video!)
Old Computers
Monday, October 15, 2007 - 02:26 PM
Here’s a great website for delving into computer history: OldComputers.net
If you’re like me, this site may even be a fond trip down memory lane. My first computer was the Coleco Adam. I loved that thing (despite the obnoxiously loud printer); not only could I type papers for school, learn programming in Basic and Logo, but I could also play the Colecovision games. At the time, the games were the bigger draw for me, as the Colecovision games were light years beyond what we had at the time for our Atari. (The Atari we had, by the way, was one of those generic ones sold at Sears.)
My favorite games? The Star Wars game, of course, and Zaxxon. With all of the renewed interest in vintage video games, I wish I could find Zaxxon somewhere! (Okay, okay, it’s part of the “Sega Genesis” collection for the PS2, but only as an unlockable - and it’s the only game on there I would buy that for, since I already have the Sonic Mega Collection.)
But, like I said, I also learned programming in Basic and Logo, thus starting my descent foray into the life of a computer geek.
The most interesting tidbit of info learned about the Coleco Adam from this page? That Coleco started as a leather goods company!
Randy’s Restaurant and Funhunter’s Brewery
Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 03:38 PM
It suddenly occurred to me that I never wrote about one particular part of Carrie’s and my trip to Wisconsin last month, and that was our dinner at Randy’s Restaurant and Funhunter’s Brewery (possibly the longest name of any brewpub I’ve been to).
It might seem odd to find a quality brewery/restaurant in rural Wisconsin, but Whitewater holds a campus of The University of Wisconsin, so it’s a bit of a “college town”. But, I digress.
I’ll start with the food, which was very good. We started with the “famous” Colby Curds (fried Colby cheese curds - think of a fried cheese stick, but in a ball) - which were as tasty and addicting as they were most likely detrimental to our health (sometimes you just have to indulge). We also had some beer-battered onion rings, which were good, but nothing special. We waited a while before ordering our entrées, since we wanted to just hang out and enjoy a few of their beers before dinner. When we did eat, I had the Pulled Pork sandwich, which was excellent - the BBQ sauce was very tasty! (I don’t even remember what Carrie had; I think it was one of the burgers. I do remember that she enjoyed it very much.)
Anyways, the reason we’re here, on to the beer. We both tried a few different selections (and, of course, sampled what each other had ordered). All of the beers were good, but nothing really stood out. I don’t even really remember, at this point, what I ordered (I really should start taking notes when I go to places like this). There was one exception to that, however, and that was the Oatmeal Stout. If you’re a stout lover, and you find yourself anywhere near Whitewater, WI, make sure you find your way to Randy’s. That was one of the best Oatmeal Stouts I’ve ever had.
We do plan on staying at Pine Ridge again in the future, and I’ll definitely find my way back to Randy’s for that Oatmeal Stout when we do.