Interesting Twist on Crossword Puzzles
I’m not a huge crossword fan. Spelling and vocabulary have never been strengths of mine and I tend to not catch all the pop culture references the author throws out as “hints”. Well I just ran across this crossword puzzle from gamedesign.jp and found it fascinating. It is more of a logic problem (hinting of Sudoku) than a “true” crossword. Look for the patterns and do a little guess and check. The expert one is really tough, but it was a fun little exercise. The levels go beginner, easy, normal, hard, and expert. Take a few minutes and see if you can’t knock them all out…
Handbell Hero
Man I wish I had seen Handbell Hero before Christmas! For those of you wishing you could get into the phenomenon that is “Guitar Hero“, try this little flash game with some popular holiday tunes. Great idea…
Amazon Kindle
Count me curious. People have been predicting this sort of “e-book” for years now (I remember discussing it in a class in college a decade ago), but Amazon’s Kindle seems to be the first one with any potential to get off the ground.
Looks to me that Amazon is hoping Kindle will be to books what the iPod/iTunes is for music. This seems like a good step into the arena, and one that was necessary. Now that iTunes is carrying so many “books on tape mp3,” even avid readers had started shifting away from traditional books…
I’ll have to reserve judgment on this until I can actually hold one (there is something wonderful about the tactile sensation of holding a book that I predict this will lack), but I think this could be worth keeping an eye on.
Sadly at $400 it is more expensive than any book I ever thought of buying (and you still have to buy the books - though they are offered at a discount).
Merry Christmas
A quick yet very impressive Christmas tune for you all (looks like it is from Leno some time back)…
IL MUSICISTA NATALIZIO
Gynastique Pekin 2008
This video cracked me up! I love it when people are willing to break with convention to have fun, and bring smiles to others…
So I’m a lush?
Well according to this internet quiz, yup, I’m a ‘lush.’ For those of you who know me, you will probably find this as amusing as I did (and for those of you who don’t, I almost never drink)… Oh well. Apply a little logic and this quiz isn’t too difficult.
My ‘new’ Canon 20D
As some of you have noticed from my most recent flickr uploads, I have a ‘new’ camera, a Canon 20D. This model is a few years old, but has a lot of the same specs and features of the 40D, but came at a far more reasonable price. (Thanks Rick!) Merry Christmas to me!
I was taking care of my parents dogs this weekend, so I had a few captive models. I’m still learning about this new camera, but loving it! Cody has proven quite photogenic, and the ability to take 5 photos per second came in handy while trying to catch him running in the backyard!