ice candles

over the last couple of days we took on a decidedly low-tech--but totally nerdy--activity. anything that involves flames and ice is pretty darned cool. (literally!)

a detour in the snow

last bike commute home of 2009 (and day of the snownami), so i took a detour through the woods. it was nice to exchange the road noise for the crunch of my tires on the path and the sounds of the brittle snowflakes falling through the tree branches.

at work coffee conundrum solved

duh!

funniest webfilter violation ever

was looking at the website of one of the local churches we attend to see when they'd scheduled their Christmas eve services and it came up, at work, as a webfilter violation. what was the cause of that violation? pornography. ha! no... this site is not pornographic, but by waving this webfilter violation in front of a few of my coworkers, i might convince them to attend :-P

aerodynamics???

i got home and found i had this superawesome faring attached to the downtube of my bike. i don't think it made me go any faster, though...

flowers quietly whispering from the windowsill

the break of the day

our view out the back window this morning. yes... very, very cold.

sunrise over st. paul