http://benjaminlester.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 28 May 2010 21:49:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Meet Kobe and my new home! Both are awesome! [singlepic=462,320,240,,left] [singlepic=463,320,240,,left] [singlepic=461,320,240,,left] [singlepic=460,320,240,,left] [singlepic=459,320,240,,left] [singlepic=458,320,240,,left] [singlepic=457,320,240,,left] Unfortunately, Kobe is not mine all the time. But I plan to steal him as much as possible!! http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=199 I've added a couple of new galleries in the photo section: one with shots from the mountaineering seminar I took earlier this summer, and the other with shots from my first course as an instructor. Check 'em out! http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=134 I came across this video on one of my favorite blogs, Gizmodo. It's a presentation on Sixith Sense, a project from MIT's Media Lab that aims to provide everyone seamless access to the web by automatically picking up information about the world around and projecting information on any surface--using natural ... http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=102 There's something strangely beautiful about the landscape that surrounds Interstate 20 near Odessa, Texas. It's not that it's particularly scenic. The views aren't much different than much of the the American West, with arid plains and low hills stretching away in all directions, eventually meeting the unbroken dome of sky ... http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=68 Look, this isn't a brilliant post. Neither was the experience that led me to write it very unusual. So don't read on if you're expecting some sort of pent-up greatness because I never update this blog. I'm only writing this because I'm happy; I was able to validate a hypothesis ... http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=59 I love this site. I do. I don't update it nearly as much as I should, but I enjoy the knowledge that if and when the desire strikes me, I can instantly mouth off in a fully-branded, globally-accessible fashion that would forever ruin my chances of running for public office ... http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=52 Now don't get me wrong-- I enjoyed my year living in DC, and all the people I met. But the two weeks I just spent there on Amistad were, for several reasons, frustrating. But I won't get into it, and nor does it matter, because we are no longer in ... http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=19 So much to report since the last time I wrote. I guess first of all, we're now in Washington, DC. Been here for 10 days or so, doing deck tours and some events with the Congressional Black Caucus. Actually, thus far the latter part of our duties has been entirely ... http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=18 So I think that this blog should really be called the Coffeeshop Diaries, since that's really the only place I ever write from. Not that I write that much, either. But enough of that, I've just got time for a quick line, because in 27 minutes, it'll be all hands ... http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=17 I'm on board Amistad, Finally. I write this from the "Just Us" coffeeshop, on Barrington street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Getting here was a bit of a trick; bad weather throughout the northeast forced cancellations of many mny flights on July 24th (including mine, unfortunately). So I sat in Washington ... http://benjaminlester.com/blog/?p=16