So tired of winter

Don't get me wrong - I love winter. I love snow. I love skiing. Earlier this year, Laurel and I went skiing and she progressed from being scared of the "magic carpet" conveyer belt to riding on the chairlift and bombing the hills.

But it's nearly april, and there's still snow on the ground. I want to go running. I want to bike to work. I want the snow to melt and have spring.

In other news, Bea and I went to see the new Horton Hears a Who movie. Good fun - I especially liked the anime-like scene where Horton is fantasizing about his strong kung-fu. And very appropriate for a 3-year-old.

Bea has been interested in reading The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, which isn't a particularly interesting story until you make the (rather obvious) connection to recursion. If you haven't read the book but you know what recursion is, go read it and chuckle knowingly to yourself.

Dual Monitors rock

The Wall Street Journal has cited some research from Utah that dual monitor rigs are significantly more productive for knowledge workers and engineers than single monitors. Turns out, Al Gore already knew this.