Archives for 2009

Crazy Cool Thing: the TV Show

This thing? This thing is fantastic.


Lil’ Cthulhu

Prudence enjoyed this a little more than I was comfortable with:


Faith and God

Paraphrased from Mari our intern minister's debut sermon: "Faith is trust that the power of love will make the world a better place, and God is ...


Very Clever!

I didn't figure out what she was doing till like three-quarters of the way in.


The Media Landscape

Wow!


Ginger Scald

From The Lies of Locke Lamora by Mister Scott Lynch: "Conté, I do believe Master Fehrwight has just requested nothing less than a ginger scald." Conté moved ...


Brilliant!


What I Want: RSS -> Forum

This is what I want: an RSS Reader that aggregates content into the format of a forum. Each post is its own topic, and ...


Do-Re-Mi-U-U

One, each person is worthwhile, Two, be kind in all you do, Three, we help each other learn, Four, and search for what is true, Five, all people have ...


Sausages and Pears a la Camorr

We're reading The Lies of Locke Lamora here at the Robern House (well — Meg is rereading, I am reading), and when Meg came across ...


Liberty and Justice For All

While browsing an art book at Barnes&Noble, I came across this awesome image, and happily was able to find it online as well. I ...


To My Beautiful Daughter

Dear Prudence, This is what "beauty" was supposed to be back when you were born. I'm hoping, as you read this now some years hence, ...


So today, President Obama made a statement about military commissions for detainees from Iraq and Afghanistan. You can, and should, read it here. ...


Prudence Emmeline Robern Is Here

Prudence Emmeline Robern was born on Saturday, April 4th, 2009 at 9:45pm. She weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces and measured 21 1/2" tip to stern. ...


I Want Internet Television Now

This is what I want: I want to be able to subscribe to a dozen video RSS feeds, and then have an application or a ...


32w3d! 7w4d to go!!


Fairy Tales for my Princess

So, there's a woman doing her Master's thesis on fairy-tale princesses in literature and modern culture (and she has a questionnaire that you could fill ...


28 weeks!

I'm actually past 29 weeks now, but the picture WAS taken at the 7-month mark.


Testing 1, 2, 3…

Hey, this is a test post to see if my spiffy new WordPress-to-LJ bridge thingy is working...


3D Ultrasound!

[gallery columns="2"] Last week, we went to Super Peek! in Whittier with my parents and Meg's sister and got a fantastic series of pictures using super-cool ...