I think I may start to more actively use my Flickr account for recent photos I take here, there and around elsewhere. Getting back in the swing of things with a few flower shots from yesterday around the house….

I’ve just gotten around to updating both the PNH Zeitgeist and ChunkySoup.net Zeitgeist with data based on April’s usage logs. The update on the CS side is a long time coming. Which brings me around to something I’ve been meaning to mention about these sites I run.

A few weeks ago, while mulling over what to do about the content on ChunkySoup.net and when and what more I should write about, I decided that instead of waiting to get around to a full blown article I would infuse it with some new web development content immediately. What I have done is to mirror all of the ‘web’ postings and links on PNH over there as well. Since I’m using Textpattern and both sites have access to the same database this was a fairly easy hack to do. Aside from a few gotchas there wasn’t much to do besides point the second install towards the few shared content tables and make up some new templates.

So, if you aren’t interested in my slant on media or crying about the current situation in the NHL you may want to instead follow the new feed CS instead of “here”.

(I guess “here” isn’t really “here” anymore is it. That will be the hardest part of the change for me, writing to appear on two domains.)

Last evening was filled with news reports of traffic nightmares, landslides and fires. One of which, the fire on the Amtrak rail bridge directly effects my travel in and out of New York City.

(photo jacked from nbc news)

Luckily there is PATH, and I do remember a time before the so called Midtown Direct service where there was no line right into NYC, and also to the fact that I no longer do that commute daily. But man, it was nice to ride straight into Manhattan. Hope there’s not too much damage.

UPDATE (already): It appears trains are slowly being allowed over the bridge, so long term damage doesn’t appear to have been too bad.

Smaller then a pack of gum and much more fun.

Do not eat iPod Shuffle.

Two lines directly from Apple that inspired Mike Davidson to run a online contest for best edible iPod shuffle look alike.

A winner was announced a few days ago but I missed it, but thanks to a mention in the New York Times? flying around I see that a friend Davin has won the competition with his goat butter shuffle! Grats man!

There should be an award for tastiest too, which must go to the Rice Krispie treat shuffle.

News to me (mostly because I haven’t decided yet if it worth ramming Tiger into this old notebook of mine) is Safari’s new VoiceOver screen reader. Roger over at 456 Bera St. has a great rundown of the new features.