Author Archives: Ben

My dad’s a big boat racer, but he’s also a miniature boat racer. I watched a few races when we were in Florida, and I made this: Even with some help from Hugin and some custom Gimp scripts, it was … Continue reading →

Living without working net for the past … I don’t even know, it’s all a blur … was tough, especially if watching a lot of TV is compatible with your definition of “tough”. Anyway, the net is not the only … Continue reading →

Maintaining home technology is hard. I think the problem now is my cable modem … and maybe dirty power from the elevator repairs? Lint buildup from the unvented dryer? Overheating from the thermostatically impaired heating system (and beautiful summer weather!)? … Continue reading →

The free JetBlue headphones I accidentally stole from my aunt in Florida got accidentally broken during this week’s travels in my overstuffed backpack, which is just as well because on the flight back up to Seattle Virgin’s YouTube videos were … Continue reading →

The internet-enabled Google buses in the Bay Area have been getting a lot of attention lately. It never seemed all that remarkable to me; lots of companies run employee shuttles, and even your $1 Bolt Bus ticket includes Wi-Fi (and … Continue reading →

In middle school, I went on a family vacation with my parents to England for a week. As I remember it, our tickets were booked with Continental, but upon arriving at the airport we discovered that the flight was actually … Continue reading →

Among the many gifts my parents left behind were a Pyrex 9×13 pan, a small jar of cream cheese, half a dozen eggs, and a Ziploc bag full of lemon sixteenths, maybe from a seafood restaurant doggie bag. I was … Continue reading →

I’ve been to South Florida more times than I can count, and for the most part the perfect summer days (in April), palm trees, endless beaches, humongous grid layout, and pervasive backyard bayous don’t surprise me anymore. Nonetheless, I got … Continue reading →

In old buildings like this one, sometimes the heating is just … screwy. In my case, the thermostat that controls most of the heat in my apartment is in the one next door, or at least that’s the front desk … Continue reading →

Last week I was in Boston and Connecticut, and today my parents just flew back from a week hanging out with me around Seattle. Then from Thursday to Sunday I’ll be in Florida for my niece’s Bat Mitzvah, and then … Continue reading →