Asymptomatic

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Venus Transit
June 08, 2004

I totally forgot about the transit this morning. I had heard of it a few months ago when I was looking for some neat stuff to look at through my telescope. I was planning on having a solar filter around so that I could see this, but that didn't materialize, and I didn't even try out the pinhole method that we discussed in class last night.

Oh, well. I guess I’ll just have to wait for the next transit in 2012, when it’ll be easier to remember because it’s happening at sunset. Abby will be 11 then, and possibly interested in seeing it, too.

eBay Creativity
June 07, 2004

I’ve gotten bored with the A+++++ feedback ratings on eBay. Everyone seems to leave them. So I’ve started being a little more creative with my own feedback. For example, I recently sold an MP3 player to a guy in West Virginia, and left this feedback:

I thought that was pretty crafty.

Hersheypark
June 05, 2004

Since I had off this week, I thought I would do something fun that I don’t normally do. So I stuffed Pat and Dave in the car and we headed out to Hersheypark.

Exhibit
June 02, 2004

I wrote a new plugin for WordPress called Exhibit that displays thumbnails and links to the original photos. There are many ways to display the photos when a user clicks on a thumbnail, all of which can be configured in the plugin file.

This site uses Exhibit to display images!

Memorial Weekend
June 02, 2004

Oh, yeah, it’s Wednesday, but I figured I would update you on the weekend events.

Saturday morning, Berta, Abby, and I went to the Riverblues Festival at Chadds Ford Winery. There was a blues band and wine tasting. The bottling “plant” they have there is pretty cool. You can see all of the barrels that the wine ages in, and the giant metal tubs (yeah, ok, I was taste-testing) that they keep the wine in.