Family

Today the family got on The Tide and headed into Norfolk for the first annual Norfolk Mini Maker Faire.

I have been a subscriber of Make Magazine for a couple of years (issue 15, I think). And every time they have an event it's always a little frustrating that I'm sitting here in Virginia Beach, and the events are no where near where I am. A few years ago, Brian and I talked about going to a Make event in Philadelphia, but the schedule just didn't happen.

About two weeks ago, I was in a bookstore looking at the magazine rack and someone had left a flyer for Norfolk Mini Maker Faire. Out came my mobile and the family was registered by end of the night. Finally, an event that I could attend.

The Maker Faire was today, at the Norfolk Scope. I am happy that we were able to go.

There were robots playing basketball (ok, shooting hoops, but it was impressive what they could build in six weeks). We laughed when we saw a line-following robot (build the the ODU IEEE chapter) of the same model Sam's team tried to build at DI two years ago.

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There was an article in the paper Sunday that I thought that Sam would like. A while back, I started thinking that Sam was interested in creating video games.

Sam was interested in what the article talked about, so I asked him if he wanted me to help him see if he could find out more about the event, as in general information gathering on the Internet. I then asked him if there were anything other things, concepts, topics, communities, whatnot he might be interested in learning more about.

Short version: I don't know what Sam (or Jake, really) is interested in.

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Tonight, Sam had the hiccups. At the same time I was listening to the NOAA weather voice sing Deck the Halls, via io9  Sam decided to start singing, with his hiccups.

Natalie convinced him to let me record it. 

Hilarity ensues.

1. Deck the Halls
2. Silent Night

Share and Enjoy!

The audio was recorded on my HP TouchPad and converted to MP3 using Audacity.

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Just in case you check here today, I wanted to make sure you saw something.  And, yes, I stole this off your mother's Facebook feed.

Birthdays are one of the things that make me wish we lived closer to family. But then, I wish we could be there for everything you and your brother and everyone else does.  But at least we'll all be there and see you this weekend.

Until then, Happy Birthday, Macey.  I can't believe you're eleven. 

Somebody cue the candles!

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