Jun
22
Charlie Sings We Will Rock You
Submitted by dbillson on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 22:05
Listen for the "Boom Boom Cha!" at the end of him singing the first line.
Jun
7
Comments Upgrade
Submitted by dbillson on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 22:15
Heylo
I have upgraded the comments area. Hopefully it's easier to use. Note you can use the "Facebook" connect if you're logged into facebook so that you don't have to create a DISQUS account specifically to post.
Jun
1
Charlie and the Moon
Submitted by dbillson on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 12:47
Children can give you a lot of headaches.
Apr
17
Why cell phone video cameras are cool
Submitted by dbillson on Sat, 04/17/2010 - 12:53
So you've seen the advantages of cell phone cameras for things like police/taser incidents ("Don't taze me bro!"), but I was able to take advantage of having an instant cell camera nearby recently.
My son was wandering around singing twinkle twinkle little star, and I thought "Man, I wish I had a camera handy to record this..." and of course a split second later I realized that I did - right there on my hip.
Apr
14
End of Year 33
Submitted by dbillson on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 00:08
As I come to the dying minutes of my 33rd on this planet, I must confess I spent my free thinking time today wondering about how the year actually went.
The good news to report is that I think - in general - my time was well spent and enjoyable. There are a few things that could have gone better, I suppose, but who doesn't really?
Family
Feb
24
Dec
1
Should a 12 year old get a cell phone for Christmas?
Submitted by dbillson on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 10:46
Nov
25
How to make Hallowe'en Chips Yummy
Submitted by dbillson on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 19:43
One of my biggest pet peeves with the chips they hand out at Hallowe'en is the fact that they are regular chips. Why can't they do all dressed or salt and vinegar? No one seems to have a good answer for that.
I'm a big salt and vinegar fan - real S&V, fake S&V, on fries, chips, popcorn, you name it, I'll put S&V on it.
So, I was thinking tonight, man, I really don't want to eat regular chips. Then I thought, I really wish these were S&V chips. Then I thought, well, I could add vinegar to them, I suppose.
Sep
12
RockBand: The Beatles Review
Submitted by dbillson on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 21:38
When I heard they were putting out a RockBand edition for the Beatles, I must admit I wasn't terribly excited. Afterall, the early rumours (that turned out to be true) were that it was a stand-alone game that could not be mixed and matched with other music from the game. The one thing that RockBand had previously done better than the Guitar Hero franchise, in my opinion, was give you a very solid platform by which to play with the music - and then get lots of new music into that solid platform.
Aug
29
Can a simple video change your perspective?
Submitted by dbillson on Sat, 08/29/2009 - 11:18
Before you answer the question - watch the video on this website: Charity Water.
This video is about a great cause, they’ve been successful and they captured my imagination in their approach to solving a significant number of people's challenge to access clean water.
But that’s not what struck me the most about the video - What left me thinking is that Scott Harrison is the same age that I am.