http://jedfonner.com My personal ramblings, photos, etc Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:43:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm not a huge fan of the Facebook site. There's just way too much stuff going on, and truthfully I have no interest at SuperPoking anyone or throwing anything at anyone. I http://jedfonner.com/2008/12/19/utilize-facebook-without-actually-logging-in Our cats can't get enough of boxes. Everytime we get a package or bring a box home, they treat it as a new toy for them. The only problem is that they can't both be in the box at the same time, and they don't like to share, ... http://jedfonner.com/2008/12/18/our-cats-love-boxes This is a pretty awesome mini micro-musical that many Hollywood actors recently released to protest California's recent vote on Proposition 8 which banned gay marriage. Aside from the fact that it's spot on, it's also hilarious and worthy of a watch. And like most good web videos, it ... http://jedfonner.com/2008/12/09/hilarious-prop-8-musical-hits-the-right-note Nicole at week 25T minus 100 days and counting until little Eli's due date. Over the last few weeks both Nicole's belly (see pics) and baby Eli have grown quite a bit - Eli is around 14 inches long and weighs just under 2lbs! With this growth spurt ... http://jedfonner.com/2008/12/01/100-days-and-counting Friday, Nov 28th is the last day to voice your opinion on whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution, the primary cause of the climate crisis. This is, how they say, kind of a big deal. In April 2007, responding to a lawsuit brought by ... http://jedfonner.com/2008/11/26/let-the-epa-know-how-you-feel-about-co2-regulation-before-friday Checkout this video from the Washington Post article on a MD state-sponsored study to install in-car camera systems that record the erratic driving behavior of teens: The webcam in the car saves 20 seconds of video whenever the car makes a movement outside normal parameters, such as a sharp turn or ... http://jedfonner.com/2008/10/27/teenage-drivers-suck-because-theyre-new-at-it Brilliant campaign video: Not so brilliant campaign video: http://jedfonner.com/2008/10/22/brilliant-vs-not-so-brilliant We went to the doctor yesterday for our 20 week anatomy sonogram and to find out the sex of the baby. We got to see our new baby from an incredible number of angles and in amazing detail. The doctors were very clear with us: we're definitely having ... http://jedfonner.com/2008/10/18/were-having-a-boy While personally I don't think it makes much sense to holding someone accountable for actions their associate did 40 years ago, I could see how some people would think that significant. So regarding Obama's association with Weather Underground cofounder Bill Ayers, I assumed the Republicans had jumped on a ... http://jedfonner.com/2008/10/12/cut-through-the-lies-read-the-truth-about-obama-and-ayers My old college roommate and groomsman Ben Williams was recently interviewed for NPR's Science Friday's radio program to talk about his new energy-startup, Open Sky Energy. Ben's company specializes in solar photovoltaic and solar thermal heating and hot water installations. They work closely with customers to design and install ... http://jedfonner.com/2008/09/27/ben-williams-gets-interviewed-on-npr