http://billgx.edublogs.org Exploring the intersection of technology and the arts Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:45:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Photo by Kuzytac) Last summer we put on a Science Fun Day in the park for the kids. I was recently going through some old papers and came across a note I wrote to myself because it was so cute. I thought I would share it with you here. How lightning works ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2009/01/07/lightning/ Late last year I wrote about reading "Human Connection and the New Media" ©1973 edited by Barry N. Schwartz. It was fascinating to see a glimpse of what people at that time expected the future to be like. The book is a compilation of essays about the "future" and how new ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2009/01/07/fix-problem/ You can create simulated 3-D stereoscope photograph by wiggling two slightly different angles of the same pictures, as shown in this picture of my wife & daughter. I've been wanting to experiment with this for some time after reading about Wiggle Stereoscopy. I have created this image by showing two ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2009/01/06/simulated-stereoscopic-photos/ Thanks to Paul Bogush, I am now the proud recipient of the "My Blog is Pop-tastic" award. Thank you Paul, this is indeed a great honor. I can remember when I first started getting interested in art several years ago. The Salina Art Center had an amazing show of art ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2009/01/05/a-pop-tastic-award/ Please complete the following statement: The quality of my life is determined by the quality of my _____ ? The question is inspired by a statement I once heard from Jim Fay, the founder of the Love and Logic Institute. I have inserted a blank, in place of Mr. Fay's idea because ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2009/01/04/the-quality-of-my-life/ Why do these memes have the look and feel of a chain letter? I haven't ever worried about breaking a chain, and am only playing along with this because I'm nosy and want to learn more about others. I also don't want to let Patti Harju down. 1. I was born ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2009/01/02/7-things-you-dont-need-to-know-about-me/ We have started a tradition at the Genereux house on New Year's Day. We started a year ago and the kids have been talking about it all year, looking forward to this day. I'm talking about our New Year's Day Breakfast tradition, where kids make the decision about what to eat. ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2009/01/01/anything-goes-this-new-year/ I happened upon a CD called Becoming the Best Version of Yourself by Matthew Kelly recently. It was quite timely because on the audio recording, Matthew speaks about the season of Advent, preparing for Christmas, and planning for self improvement in the coming new year. While the CD definitely has ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2008/12/30/becoming-the-best-version-of-yourself/ Exactly 40 years ago today, the crew of the Apollo 8 mission wished the people of Earth a Merry Christmas as they orbited around the moon. It was the first time human beings had viewed planet Earth from such a great distance. It must have been an awesome sight. This ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2008/12/24/merry-christmas-from-the-moon/ Yes, I am an incurable nerd who is easily amused, but I had to share this photo I took this morning. I happened to pass by the bank when the thermometer read -0º F. There are a couple of reasons it's interesting to me. One is the obvious. Whoa -0º, ... http://billgx.edublogs.org/2008/12/22/minus-zero/