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I am a science geek. I love all things about science. When I was a kid I loved Mr. Wizard, and wished there were more shows like that for kids. When I was in high school I took all the science classes I could. Most people took sluff classes with their extra credits. I took physics. Still, it doesn’t take long for science topics to go over my tiny brain. Some thing get complex fast. Every week I watch Robert Krampf’s Experiment of the Week. It’s geared towards kids, but hell, I learn stuff from him every week. This week I learned why some flames burn yellow, and other burn blue.

It’s things like this that makes me envy kids these days. With the Internet, there is so much information out there that makes it easy to learn stuff. The sad thing is there is also a lot of bad stuff out there. The tough part I am sure, is teaching kids to want to learn. When I was a kid I wasn’t as interested in learning, but it was also a lot harder to look things up. Nowadays, if there is anything I am curious about, I look it up. My mind is full of useless information now.

Fuck is cold out. When will it end?

So yesterday was the nicest day of the year so far. It got up to 37º. I was a little worried because A storm was coming it and I didn’t want any freezing rain. Freezing rain is the worst. It fucks up the roads, impossible to get off the sidewalks and driveways, and if windy, snaps power lines. It did get super windy last night and still is. Luckily the temperature has dropped like a rock. It is -7º out now. It looks like we wont be getting the rain, and if it doesn’t warm up a little, I don’t think we will be getting much snow. It never snows much when it is below zero.

It was nice to feel the warmth that is 37º. I hope it comes back soon.

This morning when I was reading my feeds before work I read that Legos turned 50 today. I, like most people my age, loved Legos. I had a ton of them and I kept them in a wooded tool box that I make in Cub Scouts. Sometimes I wish I could still play with them, but sadly they left when my Mom had a rummage sale. To this day I still wonder where my tool box with Legos is at. I hope they are still in use somewhere. I hope some kid is getting the enjoyment out of my Legos that I got out of them.

Then I get home from work and noticed that Google was having a nice tribute to Legos.

Nice job.

This feels strange. It’s a weekend that I have off with no plans. I think I get about two of them a year. I am even all caught up on my feed reading and my podcast listening. What am I to do? I guess I can actually play some XBox. Maybe even watch my Netflix movie. Like I said. It feel real strange to be caught up without much to do. I kinda like it.

Not much happened this weekend. I worked all weekend, and tried to stay warm. It was well below zero all weekend. Leaving for work at 5:30 AM when it is -25º is not fun. It seems like we are out of the deep freeze for a while. It has warmed up to 2º already today.

Because of work I missed the New England vs. San Diego game. We listened to it on the radio. I don’t think I missed too much. I got home from work in time to catch the Green Bay vs. Giants game. That was a great game. I was rooting for Green Bay, but the Giants played a great game. I am hoping they can compete with New England and keep the Super Bowl close like they did week 17.

In geekiness, DirecTV actually added something useful to their DVRs. You can now remotely schedule a recording. I tried it from my phone and it magically worked. I’m not sure how often I will use this, but it’s cool that I can finally do it. Tivo has had this feature for years.

I also finally got a Grand Central account. I don’t know exactly what I am going to use it for, but you know me, I gotta have everything, especially if it is in limited beta. Grand Central gives you a phone number that you can pretty much do anything with. You can have it go right to voice mail, ring your cell phone, home phone, or both. It gives you filtering options. You can send calls from certain people to certain phones, or totally block certain calls. You can even make calls by just clicking on a link on the webpage, or add a call link to your site so people can call you and not discover your phone number. I am just not sure if I want to give out yet another number to my friends and family when I always have my cell phone with my anyways.

Anyways, I have 10 invites for Grand Central if anybody wants to try it out.

So last night I discovered on Twitter that Clintus McGintus went to high school with the lead singer from The Format. I thought that was pretty cool. Most of you probably have never heard of The Format, but they are an up and coming band. I have seen them in concert and own one of their CDs. They are pretty good. You can check them out on Amazon.

That got me thinking if I grew up with anybody that is somewhat famous. I couldn’t think of any, but I am one or two degrees away from a few.

My best friend since first grade’s cousin is/was Brynn Hartman, the wife of Phil Hartman that killed him. I was shocked when I heard the news of the murder.

My college roommate went to high school and played football with former NFL player Jim Flanigan.

That’s about the extent of my connections to people with any kind of fame. Although, I did cook a meal for LeAnn Rimes once. She came into the restaurant that I worked at while I was going to school. I was actually mopping the lobby floor when she walked it. I didn’t recognize her at all. She was just a little thirteen year old girl. My coworkers recognized her and got her autograph. They even got one for me. She had a mushroom and onion streak. It was late at night and our dishwasher was off duty, so I had to wash her dishes too.

Did Apple really need another laptop model? Sure the MacBook Air is thin and sexy. Sure Apple makes a lot of money selling sexy. I just don’t see the point of the MacBook Air. It is the same size as the MacBook, just thinner. I don’t know if people will pay $600 more just for skinny. Who am I kidding. I am sure a ton of people will, but I will not. What people really wanted was something smaller than 13″. Everybody always talks about how great the 12″ iBooks are. I think another 12″ laptop would be a hit.

What I want from Apple is more choices for desktops. I want a middle of the road desktop without a monitor. I have a first gen Mini. It works great, but it is getting close to needing an upgrade. I already have a two monitor setup and a KVM switch to switch to different computers. I don’t need or want another screen to look at. My choices are another low end Mini, or a high end Mac Pro. I want something in between. Once that happens I will be buying another Mac. Until then I will just be using my PC more.

A coworker of mine was at the Green Bay vs. Seattle playoff game over the weekend. He brought some pictures to work. They were amazing. Lambeau Field looked amazing. I think I need to plan a trip to Green Bay. I am not a huge Packer fan, but I love the Packers history. I love the history and mystique of Lambeau Field. It would be great to see that stadium in my lifetime. I also want to go to the Hall of Fame in Canton some time. The Broncos will be playing in Green Bay in four years. Maybe that year I can take a road trip to Green Bay and from there head to Canton. I doubt that sounds like fun for the wife. I might have to take my Brother instead.

I have been a big fan of The Ataris for a long time. I, like many people, didn’t care much for their latest album. Apparently the band realized that too. On their current tour they are playing one of their best albums Blue Skies, Broken Hearts – Next 12 Exits…. in its entirety. Someone recorded one of the shows and posted it on YouTube in three parts. It’s Amazing.

Link (thanks Punknews.org)