Pinewood Derby Skateboard?

Our son decided on a skateboard design for his Pinewood Derby car this year. Which is appropriate, considering how much he's into skateboarding at the moment. Here are a couple of shots of the finished car, which he named "Sk8r". He placed 3rd in his Cub Scout den and also 3rd place for best of show in his den. What do you think?

CompuServe

Anybody else out there "experienced" enough to remember the heydey of CompuServe? CompuServe was the first major online service in the United States, and it dominated that market in the 1980's. I don't remember my exact CompuServe login ID, but I do remember it was a series of 9 numeric digits in the form 99999,9999. The email address was 99999.9999@compuserve.com.

Anyway, I thought about this yesterday when this image was posted on Digg. It's a 1983 print ad from BYTE magazine (remember them?). I love the "we call it Email™" line in the ad. I wonder if they still have the trademark on "Email"....

Yes, CompuServe is still out there, now a division of AOL.

NASA Rover in Inaugural Parade

A prototype of NASA's new lunar rover participated in the inaugural parade for President Barak Obama today. Check it out:

Star Wars: Retold

I came across this yesterday and was literally laughing out loud at my desk. I believe this is the funniest thing I've seen on the web in a while. Reposted from BuzzFeed.


Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Resolutions

I usually avoid New Year resolutions, but there are a few personal improvement goals I have for myself this year. Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Lose weight - I want to get down to 155 pounds. I started using the Wii Fit over the holidays to track my progress and to motivate myself. This goal includes a healthier diet and getting some exercise... ANY exercise.
   
2. Learn a new programming language - It's been a while since I learned a new language just for the pure joy of it. I haven't settled on which language yet. Maybe Ruby. I'm open to suggestions.
3. Practice my photography - I enjoy photography, but I seldom take time to really go out and practice the art of it. I want to learn and become a better photographer, and the only way to do that is to practice.
4. Save more money - Those college years are coming at me like a freight train!
5. Control my mouth - I have a bad habit of using foul language when I'm frustrated. I have to learn to control it.

That's about it, I guess. What are your goals for 2009?