Delaney competed in two triathlons this weekend.
On Saturday, she won the first race in the 2012 Kiwanis Kids Triathlon Series.
This morning, she placed second in the 2012 TKC/ERJCC Family Triathlon. She was in the 11-12 division, which meant she was competing against girls a year older than her.
Not bad for a weekend.
Delaney finished 2nd in the 2012 Kemah Kids Triathlon, this past Saturday in Kemah, TX. She was a minute and 16 seconds behind the winner, Heather Welsch- who won her age group at the 2011 USA Triathlon Junior and Youth National Championship. That’s some pretty good competition. In addition to finishing 2nd in her division, Delaney finished 6th overall, which means that only 5 kids, including boys and girls and all age divisions, beat her.
Check out the video on YouTube (it won’t let me embed it, because of some of the music I used).
Here’s a very helpful- and somewhat scary- infographic (that there is a fancy word for picture) from Keeping It Kleen.
My big germ thing is shoes. It completely boggles my mind that most people (us included) walk around inside their houses with their shoes on. The same shoes that walk in all kinds of who knows what day after day. There is a tree in front of our house. Lots of birds congregate there. There is always a big pile of bird poop on the sidewalk. People walk across that sidewalk on their way to our door.
If I could go back in time, I would ban shoes in my house. I’m not kidding.
Here’s today’s evening reading. The most interesting things I read today, a cool picture and the overheard quote of the day.
Now I know why so many of my cool videos are blocked in Germany: YouTube faces massive music royalty bill in German copyright case. More from the always read-worthy, TechDirt: Totally Clueless German Court Says ContentID Isn’t Good Enough, YouTube Must Block Infringement By Keywords
I actually use my Chumby, unlike 90% of the other ridiculous gadgets I have bought on impulse: Chumby halts hardware sales, long-term support looking mighty unlikely
So I guess this means I can eat whatever I want, since I’m a goner anyway: He Who Sits the Most Dies the Soonest
Great walk-through by the creator of one of the best shows on TV: Graham Yost walks us through Justified’s third season
Who cares? Seriously, dogs, cats, ferrets and whatnot do not need to ride next to me on a dadgum plane : Be Ready For A Hassle When Flying With Your Snub-Nosed Dog
Google+ is a ghost town for the average user not named Scoble, but a mention of Yahoo Pipes (the best thing Yahoo ever did) makes me love this post: 4 Ways To Get Your Google Plus RSS Feeds
OQOTD: “How appropriate! Willie Nelson’s statue unveiled at 4:20 on 4/20.”
Bonus video: The awesome Bill Nye dancing to his theme song AND performing She Blinded Me with Science.
Enjoy!
I became an orphan.
My mom, Becky Newsome, needs a place on the web, so this is it.
Here are a few clips from some films I did many years ago.
My short story, 5 Days in April, was inspired by my last trip home to see her.
I wrote My Mother’s House the night I cleaned out her house.
She was cool. I miss her.
Here’s today’s evening reading. The most interesting things I read today, a cool picture and the overheard quote of the day.
Age, the Vampire Slayer: R.I.P. Jonathan Frid, Dark Shadows’ Barnabas Collins (I loved that show)
But I already have 20 photo apps I never use: Mattebox Might Be The Best iPhone Camera App Around [Review]
Please don’t suck: Google Drive Interface Leaked in Employee Presentation
Ya think?: Unlike iCloud, Google’s Rumored Cloud Storage Could Be a Privacy Nightmare
I would’ve named my son Levon, but for that horrible Elton John song: Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band, Dies (I did name my next to last dog Virgil Caine)
Bonus Levon, from my pal Dan: Levon Is Across the Great Divide
OQOTD: “Don’t worry though, hologram Dick Clark should be good to go this December.”
Enjoy!
Delaney and Luke competed in the inaugural Houston Kids Triathlon at the University of Houston last weekend. It was the largest kids triathlon in Houston history.
Delaney finished second, adding another medal and trophy to her immense hardware collection.
Luke finished 13th, in only his second triathlon.
It’s really cool watching a thousand kids swimming, biking and running early in the morning. Big fun.
Everyone knows The Wire is the best show in the history of television. It’s so good, I wish I could erase my memories of it so I could have the pleasure of watching it again for the first time. Since I can’t do that, unexpected pleasures like this video essay on the visual style of the show are a real treat.
Here’s Erlend Lavik, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science and Media studies at Norway’s University of Bergen, discussing some of the techniques used in framing and filming our favorite show.
And for those stubborn few who deny themselves the pleasure of the best show ever, the montage that ended Season 2.
Awesome.
(via A.V. Club)
The single best thing about the internets is the way it lets creative people show their work to just about anyone, anywhere, any time. I love the clever remixes and mash-ups that come across my computer screen on a daily basis.
Have you ever wondered what if Alien was an Easter movie? Me neither, but happily someone did.
Here’s an added bonus. Cassidy leading her school’s Easter Chapel yesterday.
Happy Easter!
