Skewed Views with Dan

Finally

2011-12-30T11:44:00.000-06:00

I still have some fine tuning but I updated my website:

http://home.uchicago.edu/~danielb1/

Snow in April!

2011-04-19T07:04:00.000-05:00

Garfield park Conservatory

2011-04-13T07:32:00.000-05:00

Garfield park Conservatory

Playoffs

2011-04-13T02:42:00.000-05:00

Blackhawks Vs Canucks

Stop laying around!

2011-04-12T00:21:00.000-05:00

Go Blackhawks

2011-04-11T09:06:00.000-05:00

Well, Playoff time is here and the Blackhawks are in! Go Hawks- I hope Luongo (Vancouver goalie) folds like a card table as seen the past two years in the playoffs!

Northern Lights

2011-04-07T08:30:00.000-05:00

These were coming straight down from above a church!

Skewed Views with Dan

2011-04-06T12:24:00.000-05:00

I wonder if the dead voted yesterday

Sunny blue sky

2011-04-05T06:13:00.000-05:00

Since today is so sunny and an election day...... Blue sky, imposing mountain and beautiful foliage; I'll let you decide what stands for what!

Basic Waterproof Glue

2011-04-04T08:29:00.000-05:00

Taken from homebrewtalk: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f46/esky-ice-water-proof-labels-224476/

"Basic Waterproof Glue

* 6 tbsp water
* 2 packets unflavored gelatin (1/2 oz.)
* 2 tbsp white vinegar
* 2 tsp glycerine

Bring water to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin until it is dissolved. Add vinegar and glycerin and stir well. Let the mixture cool slightly and pour into a jar and seal tightly. To Use: This glue is best applied while warm. Apply to surfaces using a brush. Glue will gel after a few days. To re-use, warm by placing the jar in a pan of hot water. Good for binding leather to leather, fabrics to cardboard, paper to paper.

This glue is very liquid when hot/warm and is easily applied with a paint brush (just paint the whole back side of the label and stick it on, wipe any exsess off with a bit of paper towel) make sure to use a laserprinter not an inkjet or the ink will run, if you don't have one just print off a good copy and get it photo copied. Stick with square/rectangular labels and buy/borrow an a4 rotarry trimmer (beats using scissors)
It takes a couple days for the glue to fully gel, but once it has these labels hold very well in an esky of ice water for several hours, any longer than that the labels become very easy to pull or rub off but they're still not going anywhere by them self and will be fine again, once dry.
To remove, simply get your tap running as hot as it can, fill up the sink and give the bottle a soak/dunk. Depending on how hot your water gets they will need anywhere from 10sec (for boiling water) to mabey 2 mins (for warm water). and there is little to no residue left on the bottle."

Winter is Over!

2011-04-04T08:11:00.000-05:00

It hurts me to say it because I truly Love ice skating. Especially when I can do it for free!

2011-04-01T08:40:00.000-05:00

New GOOGLE/Gmail beta:
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html

Try it, say you got the link from me.
Daniel

Duck you sucker

2011-03-31T10:33:00.001-05:00

No, I don't mean the movie either "IMDB Duck You Sucker"

Frozen falls

2011-03-30T11:26:00.000-05:00

Starved Rock IL

2011-03-29T20:42:00.002-05:00

Web

2011-03-29T11:25:00.000-05:00

At the Adler Planetarium

"Is that a Boomslang?"

2011-03-29T08:18:00.000-05:00

Orange Kolsch 45

2011-03-28T09:37:00.000-05:00

Been tweaking a recipe for a bit and will be brewing in the next week!

The Frozen Curtain

2011-03-22T10:44:00.000-05:00

Taken at Starved Rock, IL. Under a frozen waterfall.

Highway12 Utah

2011-03-01T11:18:00.000-06:00

Highway12 Utah

2011-02-28T11:19:00.001-06:00

More images here: http://dbaleckaitis.hostei.com/

Oak forest

2011-02-28T11:09:00.000-06:00

Oak Forest floor

Highway12 Utah

2011-01-28T11:21:00.000-06:00

More Here: http://dbaleckaitis.hostei.com/

Getting ready to bottle another beer

2011-01-25T19:34:00.000-06:00

Hello neighbor!

2011-01-24T07:46:00.000-06:00