Floods in Iowa

If you lived there, you'd remember last month some severe flooding in the midwest. Last weekend we visited my Grandpa in northeast Iowa, and we didn't have to travel very far to see some spectacular flood damage: ruined fields, collapsed bridges, washed out roads.. I got a few pictures.











These pictures, and a few more, are also up on my DPC portfolio.

The Internet is for Sick People

When I was in high school, we had a physics program that let students create objects by joining blocks with springs and applying forces at various points. I'd made a person looking thing and send him tumbling down a flight of stairs, followed by a large ball (think: Indiana Jones), into a spiked pit.

I see I'm not the only one to put simulators to good use.

How to Abuse Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Massacre

Big Bugs!

This weekend we discovered the Morton Arboretum just outside of Chicago, and caught the Big Bug exhibit. We had a blast, and maybe only saw a tenth of the park. We'll be returning often, especially in the fall.

Traditional Anniversary Gifts

New 7th Anniversary Gift: Matching iPhones!

Yep, I stood in line for four and a half hours at the Apple store on North Michigan Ave in Chicago, but unlike many people (particularly those at AT&T stores) I did not come home empty handed. I was surprised there were no hot dog or other food peddlers feeding people in the line; they would have made almost as much money as Apple did that day.

DPC: Urban Landscape 3

Financial Giants

See, I told you I'd have a better picture to show tonight. This is looking up from Adams St, and yes, that's the Sears Tower on the left. I don't know what the building on the right is called.

Supported by SCIENCE

There's only one right way to spool toilet paper!

DPC: Free Study (June)

Martian Flora

This was a poor shot of a glass bowl at the Museum of Science and Industry's Glass exhibit. Tomorrow I'll post a better entry, I promise.