Someone recently asked about the patent that I was issued. I figured I would just send them the link google patents, when I noticed a reference to a second patent with my name in it. What? If I had filed a second patent surely I would remember. Ha, I wasn’t listed as a patentee, but rather an entry in my blog from 2004 was used as a reference for some jimmied up laptop art holder thing-a-ma-bob. Too funny.

I was traveling away from home when the attacks took place in Mumbai. It took a minute for me to realize that I had been very close to one of the sites. Here is a picture of the Taj Hotel I took from a Ferry by India Gate.

Small world.

My favorite web comic now has cool merchandise. I’m definitely getting a signed print for my favorite person this Christmas.

Can’t remember my favorite web comic, here is a hint.

I love taking factory tours, so the show “How It’s Made” broadcast on the Discovery Channel is perfect for me. Unlike a lot of shows today this one is completely jam packed with information without spending 20 minutes building up to 10 minutes content.

One problem, now that I know gum is largely made of plastic I don’t want to chew it any more.

The last year summed up in twenty-four words inspired by Jennie and the Mayfly project.

India trips delighted. Lost one rudder on two sailing trips. Fall came and the market fell too. Darkness and Winter overstaying, no return ticket.

If you stalk me close enough you probably are looking at my reading list on google reader.

For the rest of you, here are a few web links.

A Village Voice article entitled “The Fall of the House of Rubashkin” the perils of the kosher meat business – who knew?

Raymond Chen’s technique for getting people to leave a meeting room when their meeting runs over. I tend to just hover at the door until people get nervous.

As an inverate recycler of boxes, I always give gifts in the incorrect box. The box might say Nordstroms, but the contents say Home Depot. Anyway, these fake boxes from the Onion are too funny.

Backup tapes are worth a lot more than you might think.

Although I embrace social media and blogging, I have a hard time not being skeptical when people spout off about how blogs change everything. Sometime you see something that makes you think twice. Check out this video on Iranian bloggers.

Iran: A nation of bloggers from Mr.Aaron on Vimeo.