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My son is 6. All of these are things he's said. All of these quotes are verbatim. I'd provide context but for almost all of these there just isn't any. 20. When I grow up, I'm gonna be a racer and I'm gonna run faster than all the other guys that are racers because they didn't eat their fruit. 19. Oh daddy, I have a good idea! I don't do what you tell me but THEN I get ice cream! 18. Daddy, nobody teached me how to do this. I learned it all by myself. 17. When I grow up I want to be an elephant. A gwirl elephant.  16. Well... At least my mouth will be lighter ( after losing a tooth ). 15. Daddy, I want Uncle Rick to be my daddy. I want you to be my grandpa. 14. My other foot smells like pizza, but my first foot smells stinky. 13. I wish people had webbed feet. So they can swim better.  12. I ate two donuts and I won't ever be hungry again ever. 11. Dutch Wonderland is a real place. 10. When I put something in my mouth, I...

I just posted a Python tutorial for absolute beginners: http://www.coding4.us/python-programming-level1 If you've ever wanted to learn how to code, this could be your start. Head over to Coding4.us and check it out!

When I found out that GetGo had new crazy sandwiches, I had to get to the nearest gasoline dispensary and try them!  First I consulted with my doctor to make sure that my heart was healthy enough for mad science culinary productions, and then I ordered The 7" Smokestack and the 3.5" Kielbasa Reuben. For some reason, GetGo only has certain sandwiches that you can get in 3 1/2" size.  It seems kind of arbitrary and was a bit unfortunate with The General , so we'll see if the extra 3.5 inches of sandwich are any more satisfying this time. As usual, these look nothing like the beautiful subs on the billboards, but they don't look awful, either.  Here's the real-world view (with only half of the 7" Smokestack): I tried the Smokestack first.  It's hard to find the "official" ingredient list because Get Go doesn't seem to have anything more on their website than a picture of the sandwich (it's like they're afraid t...

If you ever wanted to learn how to program, I posted a new tutorial at Coding4.us  - this tutorial uses JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to build a simple space invaders game.  There are 7 different lessons with code walkthrough videos and sample code too.  Take a look and let me know what you think!

This year at Google's I/O Extended event in Pittsburgh, I gave a talk on building a simple application in App Engine.  I just posted the code from it at  https://sites.google.com/site/wecanprogramcom/getting-started-with-app-engine  - if you've ever wanted to learn how to deploy web applications on App Engine, this should be a pretty easy track.