I use two different tools to track my website usage.  Primarily, I use Google Analytics to measure trends, traffic sources, and generate pretty graphs that make me look sophisticated.  I also use a self-hosted tool called Mint.  Mint gives me realtime information about my site usage which is handy for spotting and responding to trends as [...]

From the clip: You will never see anyone closer to a volcano than this…, Our team in Vanuatu ab seiled 500 vertical metres into the Marum Volcano on Ambrym Island to the very edge of a huge lake of violently boiling lava – live via sat phone 20 Sept 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology by the US Department of Commerce is an amazing organization.  They help set and maintain standards for nearly everything from the current time to lung power.  Honestly, I have no idea what lung powder is.  It is probably something you end up with after smoking $240 NIST brand [...]

I’m a huge fan of Netflix’s Watch It Now service and the other night, I watched Poltergeist.  The next time I signed in on my Apple TV, it showed me similar movies that I may also like.  Somehow, it thinks that the 1980′s Steven Spielberg movie is like that crappy ABC show.  They must know [...]

Rollingstone.com, I’m looking at you.  This photo was taken on 2/22/2010 when Rollingstone.com forgot to renew their domain name.  Oops!

Snoopy Come Home is a good movie, but do you really need to write it on the bathroom wall of The King and I?  I mean, sure, it was cool when I was a little kid, but everyone here is like 30.

I found this during the Flugtag this past summer in Saint Paul.  This photo was taken at the intersection of Market Street and West 4th Street.

I saw this sign while walking.  I have no idea what it means but it makes my head hurt.