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New TSA Rules

I’m glad to see that the TSA has finally come to their senses and started allowing shampoo and toothpaste back in carry-on luggage. It’s also nice to see that they are allowing people to bring liquids that are purchased after going through security.

But there’s some oddities too. Like it all has to fit in a quart-size “zip-top” bag. Where did that come from? I mean, it just makes sense that you would want to keep all that stuff segregated anyway, in case something leaks. But to mandate it? Weird.

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A Picnic

We went on a picnic yesterday at the park, and attempted to put Julia in a swing. Naturally, she didn’t take too well to it.

While on a walk, I notice a bunch of blue lockers near a trailhead. I looked a little closer, and there were bikes inside, apparently provided by Dasani. It sounds like a great idea. You give them a deposit, and you can take a Trek Criuser bike out all day.

After a little bit more research, this program isn’t very widespread. You can check out Dasani’s website, but it’s all flash, so there’s no links from here. All in all, it looks pretty neat.

[tags]Dasani Blue Bikes[/tags]

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Site Redesign

So I’m finally happy (for the most part) with the site redesign. I’ve bumped up the size of the thumbnails. And with the new theme, the shadow doesn’t have that annoying line in the bottom right corner.

What do you think? Any comments on what does and doesn’t work?

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Smoking Manners

Don't SmokeI stumbled upon this site earlier and found the graphics to be hilarious. I don’t know any Japanese, but it looks like they are trying to tell you to be considerate to others when you do smoke.

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Julia Kitty Photos

Picture Showcase #9

So I’ve uploaded many more pictures to the gallery. Since I’ve last mentioned Julia, she has learned many new things, like:

  • Crawling, sort of
  • Standing, against something
  • Babbling
  • Crying while Teething (my favorite!)

    • So all is going well with Julia. She’ll be walking before we know it!

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    Baby Food Pundit

    We were grocery shopping last week and ran upon a box of baby cereal with a sticker on it.

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    Now I’m not one to read into political commentary gathered from the baby food aisle. However, I found this quite amusing, and as luck would have it, we had the camera with us.

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    My Sandbox

    I’ve been tinkering around with a site redesign for the last couple weeks. It’s nothing ground breaking or revolutionary, but I do think it gives the site a cleaner look.

    What do you think? Let me know in the comments. One more thing, can you include the browser and OS you are using?

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    Should I Get an MBA?

    I have been facing a dilemma for the last few weeks. I have had a nagging feeling that I want to do something more than what I am doing now. An obvious path is to go back to school. But what would I go back to school for? To get an M.S. in Chemical Engineering?

    Currently, I don’t use much of my ChemE degree. So getting an M.S. in that wouldn’t really do much. So I thought about maybe pursuing a different engineering degree. What degree, I don’t know. Maybe an EE degree.

    I could also get an MBA. UNCG has an MBA program. I’m only about 15 minutes away, and I can get a tuition reimbursement from work. The only downside is that it would take about four years, taking a couple classes at a time.

    The only problem with that? I’m not really planning on being here another four years, especially four years, starting August 2007. Then again, I wasn’t really planning on being here five and a half years, either.

    What do you think? Is getting an MBA really worth it?

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    The New Ivies

    According to Newsweek, RPI is among 25 “new Ivies.” Well, I can tell you that if tuition costs alone were taken into consideration, RPI has been an Ivy League school for quite some time.

    But I do admit it is pretty nice to see that RPI getting some attention in the national press. Maybe people won’t just give me blank stares when I tell them I went to RPI. Here’s a typical exchange:

    Them: Where did you go to school?
    Me: RPI.
    Them: RPI? Where’s that?
    Me: New York.
    Them: Oh. Rochester…
    Me: No, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
    Them: …
    Me: It’s an engineering school.
    Them: Oh. Okay.

    Now maybe it’s just a southern thing. And I don’t have this same exchange with everyone that asks. But it is a bit disconcerting when you go to a top engineering school, and very few people around have heard of it.

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    Where to Live?

    I was keeping Julia entertained while the news was on, and they had a short bit about a survey asking people where they would want to live. The top 5 were California, Hawaii, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. I have no idea who did the study, or when it was done, and I haven’t been able to find anything about it online.

    How did North Carolina come in 4th? I guess I still don’t see the big draw. Can anyone help me out here?

    What state (or district/city/whatever) would you want to live in?