Month: June 2008
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you need worms
I read a lot of science news. Much of it is very cool, but only occasionally do I read something and find myself saying, “Holy Crap! I never thought of that and it makes perfect sense! Genius!” I did when reading this NYTimes article on parasitic worms. The article basically explains that, in our evolutionary…
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Stan’s Funeral
As I noted last week, my Uncle, Stan Winston, passed away. I had the opportunity to go to the funeral along with most of my siblings and in-laws. On the way out to the funeral I read a book about Stan Winston Studio called The Winston Effect. The book was published in 2006 and Stan…
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have you done your part?
If you haven’t downloaded Firefox 3 yet, you still have a couple hours to participate in their Guiness World Record setting attempt at the most software downloads in 24 hours. We’ve downloaded a new copy for each of our 6 computers:
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Stan Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008)
I found out this morning that my uncle, Stan Winston, passed away Sunday night. Stan was a favorite uncle in my family, not because he was rich or famous but almost despite his fame. Stan was always kind and considerate. Even while he was winning Oscars, he kept up with Cragun family happenings in rural…
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LTC
We finally had a break in the weather yesterday (it’s the rainy season) long enough to go outside and mow the lawn and take care of some stuff outside. In the process, I came across this: LTC – Watch more free videos