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  • 20 Oct

    Catching Up

    I just noticed a woeful number of postings for this month, and I really don’t have an excuse for not writing.

    So to break the streak, I bring you what could be a useful collection of stories for those just finding the blog, those who started reading partway through the year or those who just want to relive some good times.

    On this 20th day of the 10th month, I bring you the 10 best posts of 2010 (skipping posts from October — those are new enough for you to find on your own):

    Oh Baby Baby
    Mom lets me know I face a deadline for producing a child. Also proof that including celebrities in your writing brings in readers (thanks, Natalie!)

    Dealies, Please
    A trip down good-eating lane with perhaps my favorite food product on Earth. The accompanying picture belongs in a museum.

    Lessons From a Little Girl
    Easily the most popular post of the year. I share a meal with a 7-year-old girl and learn more than I would have dreamed possible. This post is a bonus on the list that adds a small part to the story.

    Six Years Ago Today
    The anniversary of a special relationship. Also has pictures of bees. And a bonus link inside to a video of me solving a Rubik’s Cube.

    Tickling the (Plastic) Ivories
    Another half-baked talent that doesn’t do much for my day-to-day life — my piano skillz.

    My Regrets to the Duchess
    One hyphenated word: T-Shirt-Tank.

    Taking the Floris Elementary Stage
    My 4th grade class at Floris Elementary goes In Quest of Columbus.

    Seeing the Past
    I see an old co-worker while checking out at Target. Kind of a sad story, but I think one of the better-written posts of the year.

    So Long, Tai Shan
    Washington loses its baby panda, but you gain a look at the TV news report I did about Tai Shan while in grad school.

    Do You Like Hot Sauce?
    A simple question that was probably the most debated issue on the blog this year.

    Enjoy.

    By cjhannas baseball best of family food kids life plans Rubik's cube Susquehanna Taco Bell Uncategorized
  • 23 Jan

    Skillz to Pay the Billz

    The blog recently underwent a major technology upgrade.

    Most of the posts of late had been made using a laptop made in roughly 2002, one that did not have wireless Internet or enough power to competently stream a YouTube video.

    The new addition takes care of those problems plus adds a few more exciting tools, such as a webcam. And what fun is new technology if you can’t put it to work?

    So I give you the maiden voyage of the webcam here on the cjhannas blog:

    I must say it was strange watching myself do that. I have seen a bunch of videos of people solving a Rubik’s Cube before, but I found it strangely mesmerizing to see myself flipping all those colors around.

    For a look at how I learned this incredibly useful skill, check out this post from the archives.

    By cjhannas Rubik's cube Uncategorized video
  • 13 Nov

    Rubik’s Cube Travishamockery

    Sometime this year I was standing on the New Balance sales floor passing the time chatting with a few of my co-workers.

    I’m not sure exactly when since most of those days blended together so monotonously that I often didn’t know at the time what day it was.

    We started talking about the Rubik’s Cube, spurred by one of the manger’s interest to solve the puzzling array of colored blocks. Having toyed with the RC a few times as a kid at my grandparents’ house, I was of the seemingly majority opinion that to solve the cube was a major feat.

    But one of the other managers said his brother could blow through one, and all you needed to know was a set of patterns.

    Little did I know just how easy it is to solve a RC.

    One of the most common questions I get these days from friends is about what I do on weekend mornings, when my body allows me to “sleep in” to 3 or 4 a.m. Last Saturday, the answer was to learn the RC pattern.

    A simple YouTube search brought up a ton of tutorials on how to line up the rainbow of squares. I watched videos and plodded along spinning rows on my RC for about an hour, getting down the basics of how to move particular squares in certain directions.

    By noon on Saturday, I could repeatedly solve my RC in five minutes—solidifying in my mind that this really was not a great feat.

    But as long as the word doesn’t spread too far, I think a majority of people would still find it impressive. If only they knew. Someday they’ll get the internet too.

    And if you want to pass some time in a potentially humbling way…put your geography skills to the test! Honestly, some of these you are lucky if you can hit the right continent. I’ve gone as far as level 10 so far, and I think it’s definitely the kind of thing that will bother me enough that I will do it a thousand times until I beat the damn thing.

    By cjhannas nerdness Rubik's cube Uncategorized
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