http://www.kevincooney.com/ en-us kevin@kevincooney.com 2009-10-14T20:36:25-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000167.php Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow have a costume parade every year, and this year I want to take part in it with Darren. So I'm working on a costume for us. Rather than tell you what it is right now, I'm... 167@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Projects 2009-10-14T20:36:25-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000166.php After many years of loyal service, it's time to replace my Audrey. Her outdated and not-really-upgradable browser is having trouble recognizing websites more and more often. (She's free to a good home, so say they word if you want her).... 166@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Projects 2009-04-16T08:17:07-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000165.php I love that Internet-enabled devices are becoming more and more common. I jumped on this trend this year and gave three different Internet devices as gifts: A Kindle, a Netflix-capable Blu-ray player, and a wireless digital picture frame. I was... 165@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Projects 2009-01-01T17:39:00-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000164.php Well I've been a dad for a week now, and it's even more enjoyable then I thought it would be. I'm surprised my friends with kids don't make a bigger deal about it than they do. Or maybe I just... 164@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Events 2008-08-19T15:46:56-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000161.php Everyone, Allow me to introduce you to Darren John Cooney. Born at 12:35am on 08/12, and weighing 8 lbs even. Everyone's healthy and doing fine.... 161@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Events 2008-08-12T01:57:18-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000163.php 1am. Amy's water broke. No contractions, though Doctor says to go to hospital for check. 2am. Arrive at the hospital, all looks good. 3am. Doctor says we can go home if we want. We want. Home we go, told to... 163@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Events 2008-08-11T07:30:44-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000162.php Today is Baby Cooney's due date, but still no sign of the little fella. When he does arrive, though, we'll be ready. Well, that's not true, but at least he'll have an adorable place to sleep: Here's a closer look... 162@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Projects 2008-08-10T18:10:29-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000158.php In the last four years, I've taken thousands of photos. I'd say maybe eight of them have descriptive names like "kevin_saves_dolphins.jpg" or "kevin_receives_key_to_city.jpg", so finding particular ones later is a big pain. (Did I file that photo of my parents... 158@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Projects 2008-04-29T20:38:37-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000159.php Amy and I are thrilled, and looking forward to a lifetime of robots, football, and projectile peeing.... 159@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Events 2008-03-19T09:15:07-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000156.php On a lark, I decided to put up my picture on hotornot.com, the site that lets visitors vote on others' attractiveness. I'm not sure why I did it. I guess I wanted to see what others thought of me, without... 156@http://www.kevincooney.com/ General Thoughts 2008-02-21T09:48:53-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000157.php I haven't written here in some time, partially becauase I've been distracted by some big news: Amy and I are expecting! Amy is three months along, and the baby will be arriving early-to-mid August. Of course, I took the news... 157@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Events 2008-02-01T12:11:35-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000155.php Yesterday I received the shock of a lifetime. I learned something that is making me question my fundamental beliefs about life and the universe. A truth which I believed down to my core has been called into question: Harold McGee,... 155@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Food 2007-11-21T09:23:42-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000154.php I really like Halloween. I especially get a kick out of making costumes that are tailored to the audience that will be seeing them, as I find costumes funnier when people can really relate to them. This year I didn't... 154@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Projects 2007-11-03T15:20:38-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000153.php I worked on a few projects this summer, but most didn't warrant their own post, so instead, here's a superpost describing a few. This way, if you're trapped in an elevator with me in the near future, you'll have some... 153@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Projects 2007-10-19T08:30:02-05:00 http://www.kevincooney.com/archives/000152.php My last few projects that I've undertaken have been pretty tech-heavy, so I was happy when I recently had an occasion that called for building a Beer Pong table. Two, even. Now, before you go and book me a vacation... 152@http://www.kevincooney.com/ Projects 2007-08-03T08:24:45-05:00