In the News
- 20.Jul
- isocket
Startups are active in the Bloomington area. After working on their concept for two years, isocket is starting to put their advertising platform into action.
- 19.Jul
- Horriblisms
The three-act miniseries will soon be gone, but Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog may leave a lasting cultural footprint.
Of Course
- 16.Jul
- Twitter StreamGraph
Canadian programmer Jeff Clark released a new visualization that leverages Twitter content from Summize. The StreamGraph examines the last 200 tweets and parses them into a time-arranged stacked graph.
- 11.Jun
- Dissertating
I’m ready to be a doctor. Mentally ready, that is. There are a few little things like qualifying exams and dissertation, wrapped in various strands of red tape, that are currently preventing me from saying grad school is done.
Parenting
- 22.Jul
- Boys will be Stuntmen
It was one of those accidents that gives every parent nightmares about head and neck injuries. It was also the best moment of his entire life.
- 21.Jul
- Birth Order
Archie: Are we going to have another baby? Will it come from Aunt Meg?
Kevin: What?
Creative Corner
- 15.Jul
- Dr. Horrible
Writer/Director Joss Whedon is experimenting with alternative funding models. His Internet-only miniseries, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” is available online for free through Sunday, July 20.
- 15.Jun
- Aliens and Father’s Day
The boys worked up a “screenplay” for Father’s day this year. Their accounts differ somewhat. Here’s Archie’s:
Well, We’re in Power Ranger suits. We have them hooked on to grappnals right on my tummy. Our mom was chasing I jumped on her back. Carter got knocked out. When Carter wakes up, I jump on Mom’s back [...]
Resources
- 18.Jul
- Cuss-o-meter
BlogSchmog. Now 99.3% Cuss Free, dammit.
- 14.Jul
- BlogSchmog goes to the spa
Every now and then, you realize it is time to do a little spring cleaning, even when it isn’t spring. For the seventh time in over eight years of publishing, the face of BlogSchmog has changed.
TwitterSchmitter
- What's Amy doing?
Listening to the boys argue about whether or not Archie exists. Fun times indeed.
- What's Kevin doing?
The Next Generation

Carter and Archie have a lot to share with the world.
Comments
"Great write up Kevin. I’m going to send anyone who couldn’t make the event here– excellent recap. Thanks again for coming last night." | Mike Trotzke
"I see it already: Dad: What do you want to do tonight Archie…? Archie: The same thing we do every night Dad. Try to take over the world!" | Michelle Hartz
"This is the list! Yes! Now the free viewing is over this list will be invaluable to those suckers who didn’t watch. Of course, we all have it safely downloaded from..." | worldofhiglet
"How about hooking up iSocket with headvertising? One of my former students co-founded the idea back in 2003." | christian
"In basketball, passes are probably not as important as in soccer. The network will be completely connected to each other, and besides, not so many passes are needed to go from the..." | JJ