Once again, towel|day is upon us. My children dutifully carried their towers with them as they journeyed outside. Sure, it was just to the pool, but some day they will read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and understand the significance.
Future: I got back late last night from php|tek 09. It was a good time overall, and I am glad I was able to attend. PHP is the future of the Web for the near time. I also managed to pick up a cute elePHPant mascot too.
Past: We decided to get out and do something as a family now that I have returned. Once we had the momentum, and the plan, we drove out to Hancock, MD and went fossil hunting. There is an exposed outcrop of Ridgeley Sandstone from the Devonian era there. All we found were brachiopods, but it was fun none-the-less. After hunting for a bit, went to check out the Sideling Hill Exhibit Center.
Afterward, a dip in the pool was very refreshing. Hooray for a long weekend!
The new Star Trek was worth seeing. (Disclaimer: I am a Trek fan, but not a rabid one. I do not have Spock ears or any props, but I do have the blue prints to the NCC-1701-D on my office wall.) As can be expected, the special effects were top notch. It is laced little hints from the original series and movies that make it awesome. It helps that I watched all three of the original seasons in the past year, so I was catching lots of clues. There were a few plot points that did not cohere exactly, but that is ok. I would not rate the movie as highly as TWoK, but it is up there with First Contact and The Undiscovered Country. This one is going to be added to my collection.
For Anne’s birthday we took her and a friend over to Earth Treks climbing wall in Rockville. It was a great time watching both of them progressively make higher climbs. The facility is nice. I think it is taller thanCornell’s wall, and it definitely has a lot more surface area. They also have room for having a birthday party there, which perhaps we’ll have to do for Drew next year.
Sermon on the Mount, The: Matthew 5-7 (Expositional Commentary) by James Montgomery Boice