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Commando Nerd mascot for the p8tch Project: your thoughts?
The p8tch project has been taking off, with mentions from BoingBoing, Notcot, and Gizmodo. I’ve been working quickly to fulfill the orders (here’s what 75 yards of Velcro looks like, in case you were wondering.) The site is up, but it’s really basic, and very stark black-and-white. Which is great (one commenter said that it…
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West Chester is full of WIN
First of all, Kate knitted a pair of socks for Lydia at Lightning Speed, finishing them at 5PM yesterday. That was just in time to make the 6:30PM deadline for entering them in the West Goshen Fair. Here they are, squinting in the glare (sheesh, I should have taken this picture from the other direction):…
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Airbrush Tattoos at the Green Fair: Green Energy, Green Fair, blue ink.
Barb hosted a Green Fair at East Goshen Township Park today. I thought it would be a good opportunity to get airbrush practice (and try out my new Iwata airbrush!) I bought a piece of Green Energy vector art from istockphoto, simplified it, and sent it to Dave at Barking Dog Signs. He ran it…
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Velcro-Backed Commando Nerd Patches: The p8t.ch Project!
Hi, BOINGBOING READERS! THE P8TCH STORE IS NOW UP. The post to the Big Blog caught me flatfooted, but the store is now up. Read about the patches, try scanning and configuring a patch, and order one in the design of your choice! Buy ’em at p8tch.com now! The first QRCode reader for the iPhone…
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Zener cards
Hey, remember these? Zener cards, for testing ESP. Wow, these look cool. How come we don’t see these designs more often? Maybe these would be a good needlepoint pattern; I could make coasters. I PREDICT THAT WHEN I PICK UP MY BEER THE WAVY LINES WILL BE REVEALED. Sorry! This isn’t your lucky day! *BZZZT*
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Port Jersey: Arr! Shiver me Forklifts!
Tikaro Interactive work took me to Port Jersey yesterday. Port Jersey, where the corrugated steel containers are stacked in enormous rusty ziggurats halfway to the sky. Port Jersey, East Coast home of the beloved boxcar alligator. Port Jersey, where brand-new Mercedes cars with tinted windows and empty license-plate frames roll off the ship in an…
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Congratulations, Will Ronco!
I’m very pleased to report that Tikaro Interactive Programmer Will Ronco competed at the Iron Man Lake Placid yesterday, and came in fifth. FIFTH! This was after Will and his coach had decided to try for a top-thirty finish in this race. Will was so happy after crossing the finish line, that they put his…
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Tikaro blog logo: IF VAN HALEN RODE A VELOCIPEDE
When Kenn Munk and I were working on the logo for Tikaro Interactive, we had to reluctantly put aside a bunch of concepts that were totally awesome, like a lightning bolt… ON FIRE! And a demon hand clutching a banner that said "TIKARO", and other stuff that would look GREAT carved in ballpoint pen on…
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West Chester Buried Pirate Treasure Project
Dear West Chester friends and neighbors: Do you remember the period of your life, starting at about age nine and lasting until about age now, when you were cynically skeptical of all the magic in the world, but secretly really wanted to believe in it? Watch any group of cub scouts walking through a haunted…
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Back from Belfast
Kate, Lydia, and I drove up to Maine this weekend for my uncle Bob’s memorial service. Uncle Bob Baldwin was the oldest of my banjo-playing uncles. He died of a brain tumor this past year, and I miss him very much. His shape note group was there, and let me tell you, if you’re in…
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