In December 2007 I got myself a holiday present — an XO laptop (also known as OLPC, or One Laptop Per Child). I bought an…
The 37th street in Austin, Texas is famous for its unusual holiday decorations. Here is a holiday “tree” decorated with bicycle parts. Some of the…
When making up guests’ rooms, the housekeeping crew folded towels into animal shapes and placed them on beds. They did it while guests were at…
The next port of call on our cruise was Progresso, Mexico. From there we went on a tour of the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen…
While on the cruise, I went to two shore tours on our ports of call, Cozumel and Progresso. From Cozumel we went on a tour…
S and I went on a Caribbean cruise by Carnival Cruises. Our ship was named Ecstasy. The ship sailed from Galveston TX, to Cozumel and…
My mom visited us in Austin in November 2007. She saw E for the first time since E was 4 months old. The two year…
Makers of clothing and food were also present at the Maker Faire 2007. A beautiful shirt embroidered with flames, or maybe tree roots, in the…
You wouldn’t think of faire rides as something that could be homemade, yet Maker Faire 2007 presented a number of DYI devices of that sort.…
Fire performances — by people and machines — took a prominent part at the Maker Faire 2007. Adelyn Botto spins a flaming hula hoop. Here…