http://www.adammessinger.com Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:32:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been over a month since my previous post, where I described the aggressive bacterial infection in his left arm. My thanks to everyone who sent words of encouragement and support. He could've easily lost a limb or worse, but fortunately he received treatment just in time. Though the thumb where ... http://www.adammessinger.com/2009/04/21/update-on-my-grandfathers-health I'm getting ready to visit my grandfather in the hospital, where he was admitted today. He has an aggressive bacterial infection crawling up his arm, and his thumb has already turned black. If you're one of my friends who still reads this rarely-updated blog --- and if you practice prayer or ... http://www.adammessinger.com/2009/03/02/prayer-request-for-my-grandfather Here are two classics -- Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" and the aria "Habanera" from Carmen -- as performed by my two favorite Muppets. Ode To Joy from Beaker on Vimeo. Habanera from The Swedish Chef on Vimeo. (props: Shane Life for pointing me toward the Beethoven vid) http://www.adammessinger.com/2009/01/17/beaker-and-swedish-chef-sing-classics So I'm on Twitter now. My updates there tend toward interesting links and occasional observations about the mundane details of my daily life. Exciting! Follow me if you dare. I'll try to get recent tweets integrated into this blog at some point in the future, though it may have to wait ... http://www.adammessinger.com/2009/01/04/twitterpated This video is adorable, geeky, and hilarious. The best part is that you can watch it several times and still catch new gags in the background. If you're a geek with geeky friends (like me), it'll probably remind you of at least one couple you know. http://www.adammessinger.com/2009/01/04/geeks-in-love-video What's the word for the condition of being frenemies? Frenemiship? Franimosity? Someone help me out here, this is driving me nuts. http://www.adammessinger.com/2008/11/26/frenemy-vocabulary-question Sightline Daily pretty much hits the nail on the head, calling out "clean coal" as a mythical creature. The technology to capture and sequester carbon emissions from coal plants is entirely theoretical, and probably won't be ready for practical application for another twenty years. We need climate change solutions that ... http://www.adammessinger.com/2008/11/16/clean-coal-myth So icanhaz.com is my new favorite way of making short URLs, because LOLcats are still awesome. Shut up, they are so. http://www.adammessinger.com/2008/11/11/icanhaz-dot-com I challenge you to listen to "(Drawing) Rings Around the World" by Super Furry Animals without getting the urge to dance around the room. Seriously, if you don't at least bop around in your chair a bit I'm pretty sure you have no soul. Ignore the mediocre video; just close your ... http://www.adammessinger.com/2008/11/10/rings-around-the-world God bless Manhattan's morning traffic. When you absolutely, positively can't sleep in... accept no substitutes. http://www.adammessinger.com/2008/10/27/better-than-an-alarm-clock