My Big Monkey

Dive!

2009-09-19T22:09:00.002-04:00

Yeah, yeah, long time no post, I know. It's not like anybody's reading this. The Boy just started taking diving lessons at the high school and today they held a mock dive meet.

Den 4 Sings!

2008-12-09T13:22:00.002-05:00

We had song/skit responsibilities at the November pack meeting and opted to perform "America" which the boys had learned for a recent achievement.

Bleep Bleep Bloop

2008-09-16T09:26:00.008-04:00

I built this light-sensitive synthesizer thingie from a kit from Bleep Labs. With my previous electronics experience limited to replacing the pickups in a bass guitar, this project was just barely within my meager abilities. It was fun and it makes some weird sounds. If you can't see it in the picture, my camo paint job must be working.

(There are a few more pics on Flickr.)

Yes, I said "triathlon"...

2008-08-20T12:53:00.004-04:00

Cheryl participated in one on Sunday. 500 meter swim, 20K bike, 5K run. What did you do on Sunday?

(Click on the pic to see our Flickr photo set.)

Running the Bases

2008-06-26T11:05:00.003-04:00

On Fathers Day, we found ourselves in AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants for a game versus the mighty Oakland Athletics. Because of the occasion, fathers were invited to run the bases with their kids after the game. So that's what we did.

We went west, young man

2008-06-25T13:46:00.003-04:00

Earlier this month, we spent the better part of a week in San Francisco, taking in the usual sights, a couple of baseball games and a cool science museum called the Exploritorium. We put some photos up on Flickr - click below to check them out.

Hail to the Chiefs

2008-06-07T20:14:00.003-04:00

Soccer season came and went in the blink of an eye. I didn't even think to take a camera until all of a sudden it was the last game.

Monkey Boy

2008-03-18T22:11:00.008-04:00

For the Pinewood video, I wanted to morph through the steps of building a car. Unfortunately, my old morphing software (Morpheus) doesn't like either of the two operating systems I currently have available. So I looked at upgrading or getting an alternative and ended up buying something called Fantamorph for about $30. So far, me likey. I was messing around with it tonight...

Incidentally, this is a picture of the real Big Monkey, unlike our profile picture which is something I pulled off the web long ago in a pinch.

Pinewood Video

2008-03-17T13:17:00.001-04:00

Here's a 4-minute video I made of the Pinewood Derby event. While it's certainly Isaac/Den 4/Tiger -centric, it's intended for a general audience. I'll probably do something more specific to The Boy with some of the other footage that I have.

He's number one!

2008-03-15T22:02:00.004-04:00

It was Pinewood Derby day here in the big city and our first opportunity to participate in said event. The Boy and I made a lovely lime green and white racer and must have done something right with the wheels and axles because he finished first in the Tiger Cub class! Video soon.

Hoops!

2008-02-14T22:15:00.000-05:00

Hey, The Boy is playing basketball right now in a church league. Let's see if I can embed a video.

(Apparently I can.)

Testing 1-2-3...

2008-02-14T21:25:00.000-05:00

I wonder how many first-time blog entries have that imaginative title. Anyway, I think I just got this thing set up and now we'll see if it works. I thought a blog-style front page might encourage more frequent updates. We shall see.