As Kjirsti already blogged, the big highlight of the week was probably skiing. I was talking to friends at work, and we all decided it would be great to go skiing together. It was wonderful to cut through the icy snow, and get a nice workout. I had a great faceplant early on, which would…

Happy New Year! Kjirsti and I had a great time in Washington with her family.  I love all of our wonderful nieces and nephews.  They have such spirit! Kjirsti got me perhaps the coolest gift I’ve ever gotten.  It’s called an arduino, and it has to be the geekiest thing I’ve ever owned.  But it…

I came across this beautiful time lapse series from our earth.  We live in such an amazing place! túrána hott kurdís by hasta la otra méxico! from Till Credner on Vimeo.

A few hundred people in the edmonton, canada area witnessed a beautiful fireball/meteor crash through the atmosphere.  Luckily, a canadian policeman had his dashboard camera pointed in the right direction.  Here it is: The meteor is thought to have weighed about 1-7 tons before entering the atmosphere. On entry, it was roughly 5 times the…

Two interesting things.  I put together a pdf of the newspapers I typically read: The Day After Someone with  more time did this one: Headlines And here is a great article in Time magazine that captures the worlds reactions: TIME And a great worldwide slideshow: Huffington Post Now when we travel, we don’t have to…

What an amazing thing to be able to vote.  Even with all the economic problems we are having, we have such a wonderful country.  Earlier this week I came across a couple of powerful pictures of the drama in congo: Congo I wish there was more we could do for Africa. I’m grateful that we…

A lot of people have asked me to put up a video from our wedding. Micah Brown made a gorgeous video for us, better than we could have ever expected. And lucky for you guys, it’s only about 3 minutes long.

This is probably the best video I could find of the launch. From our view, it was AWESOME in person, but probably wouldn’t be more than a speck on the camera. Here’s my summary of the launch. There were a ton of people on the beach, which created a really great atmosphere. Most people were…

I just received this email from a friend today: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act has been gaining momentum and working its way through Congress. The strong bipartisan legislation (S. 625/HR 1108) grants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) effective authority to regulate tobacco products, protect children and promote public health. This…

Happy Sunday to you all! It is getting really lovely here in Ohio. Kjirsti and I are looking to perhaps buy a house. The housing market here is incredibly affordable, and we are hoping it will be a good investment. only time will tell! I’m just going to be happy to not travel for 3+…