Lincolnite

Reminder: Senator Hagel will be holding a town hall meeting tomorrow in Lincoln on the war in Iraq and national security: Kimball Recital Hall, UNL City Campus, 12-1:30PM.

I have been doing freelance web development work on the side for a while now, and I would like to do even more. So far I have just been doing business as myself, but going forward I would like to formalize things a bit. First, though, I need a name. A while back I thought I would go with Center Coast Solutions, but for various reasons I don't like that as well any more. Can you help me come up with something better? (Or tell me why I should stick with CCS.) Some things to think about:

• My work consists of website design and web development, with an emphasis on using Expression Engine. I have done and will continue to do work for local and international clients.
• Lincolnite is -- or rather, will be -- an important part of my work as well.
• The Mr. Wilson "brand" is already known among the community of Expression Engine users and developers.
• The name, or some logical variant of it, must be available as a domain name.

Like I said, Center Coast Solutions was an early contender, but now I'm not so crazy about it. A friend suggested something with Menace in the title. He loves it, but I just don't feel like a very menacing guy. Do you have any suggestions? If I end up using your idea I'll buy you lunch.

Robert had his first kiss on Friday. It was adorable. We went to Southpointe for their Friday evening concert series. Robert was dancing and grooving to the music. Nearby, another one-year-old sat with her grandpa. When she saw Robbie, she went to dance with him. They walked around together and flirted for a while, drawing all sorts of attention to themselves. At some point Robbie must have decided they had courted long enough, because he walked right up to her, put his hands on her shoulders, and planted a big, sloppy kiss right on her lips. I think at least 50 people simultaneously let out an "Awwwww!" While everybody else commented to their neighbors that the kiss was the cutest thing they had ever seen, I sat in silence and thought to myself, "And so it begins..."

Ken Runge wants to know why more deference hasn't been given to concerns expressed by Hyde Observatory staff regarding light pollution from the current and future Talent Plus buildings. I can see why he is concerned, yet I don't know if I care. I like the notion of having a place like Hyde Observatory, but let's be realistic: it sits smack in the middle of the city. Compared to all of the rest of the light pollution the Observatory deals with, Talent Plus is small potatoes. Are there any astronomers out there who can tell us how much light is too much light for an observatory to deal with? Are we going to have to consider moving Hyde? And if we do consider that possibility, do we think it's worth it?

I can't say I'm all that concerned about terrorists hitting the Lincoln Airport, but c'mon, how does a wayward bicyclist end up lost on the runway? Shouldn't there be, like, a fence or something?