Nerd Speak http://www.crmacd.com/blog The mind of a LEGO infused Nerd! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:41:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Teaching Again… http://www.crmacd.com/blog/2010/07/29/teaching-again/ http://www.crmacd.com/blog/2010/07/29/teaching-again/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:55:54 +0000 volunteer http://www.crmacd.com/blog/?p=9 So next week I’m talking with Alamo Community College District about beginning to teach again. I’m very excited. I feel like I’m more productive when I’m teaching and I’m looking forward to returning to the classroom again.

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http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/ipad-gets-fitted-into-car-dashboard-makes-you-an-instant-carpoo/

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An amazing video.

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]]> http://www.crmacd.com/blog/2010/04/02/stormtroopers-365/feed/ 0 Impressionable Brick… http://www.crmacd.com/blog/2010/03/19/impressionable-brick/ http://www.crmacd.com/blog/2010/03/19/impressionable-brick/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:15:26 +0000 chris http://www.crmacd.com/blog/2010/03/19/impressionable-brick/ Continue reading →]]> I recently had a LEGO friend who was looking for a home for her LEGO. I sadly yesterday picked it up from her house and brought it home. As I was unloading the car I saw the pieces and parts to various models she had build over the years. I had to admit it was a weird sad feeling for me to ‘assimilate’ someone’s collection into mine. Today I sit here eager to get home and play with my new ‘toys’. Out of the blue today Jesus Diaz from Gizmodo post this great article about childhood memories (http://gizmodo.com/5497481/my-childhood-memories-live-in-legos-underground-secure-vault). After reading this “Underneath all that there’s a primal connection, something that makes everyone tune into the childhoods when they see the bricks, and get back into brighter, careless moments, even at the subconscious levels.” I got a little coughed up because I instantly was reminded of why I joined TexLUG and why I travel all over the state. It’s to watch parents and kids light up when they see what they can build with LEGO. I know in that instant ‘everyone is a kid at heart’ that ‘simple carefree’ times are remembered. The parents are exactly on the same level with their kids. The best is when a parent sits down and starts building with their kids and ends up spending hours in the event kit pool (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38583693@N04/4322408737/in/set-72157623204355209/). I also like it when a kid sees the pool and makes a dive into it. It’s that childhood innocents that is slowly changing.

Studies are showing the value of family game nights and dinners have a profound impact on family relationships. I’m glad to say at least the boys and I have that to share for years to come. A perfect example was this morning I brought a motorized dinosaur to the breakfast table and we played with it before breakfast was ready. Daniel was mesmerized and Sean wanted to control it. These memories are what I get share with my kids. The thrill of the LEGO room! I can’t wait until they get older it’s only going to get better from here.

Keep childhood alive play and spend time with your kids.

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“Mac OS X is like living in a farmhouse in the country with no locks,
and Windows is living in a house with bars on the windows in the bad
part of town.”

So true.

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Mac-OS-X-safer-but-less-secure-Update-957981.html

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http://blogs.msdn.com/sburke/archive/2007/12/27/setting-up-a-windows-home-server.aspx

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Boy did that bring back memories of MS, HS, and college!

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