Manton Reece: Personal

Scully, 1997 - 2007

Wii Transfer in PMC auction bundle

Seth Dellingham is auctioning off a bunch of great Mac software for the Pan-Mass Challenge, raising money for cancer care and research. Wii Transfer is included in the 2nd bundle, full of games and useful utilities. Some of the gems... Read More
August 21, 2007 08:50 AM

Lost season 3

The 2-hour season finale for Lost last year was some of the best television you'll ever see. I re-watched it a few days ago and it was great stuff. And yet, I had a feeling that season 3, which premiered... Read More
October 6, 2006 11:03 AM

New fence

Last month I tore down the rotting privacy fence in our backyard and built a new low spaced-picket fence. In addition to just being ugly to look at and nearly collapsed in a few places, the old fence was tall... Read More
May 29, 2006 03:13 PM

Red crayon

I was wired when I got back at midnight last Thursday from the late Mission Impossible 3 show with Damon. A storm had passed over while we were in the theater. Tree branches were down in the neighborhood, and rain... Read More
May 7, 2006 09:08 PM

Education is broken

I snapped this photo of a banner last week. It sums up quite nicely one of the big problems in American public education.... Read More
April 17, 2006 01:56 PM

New year drawing resolution

For me, one of the best sources of motivation is when I know other people are paying attention. So, my new year’s resolution is going to be to draw more and post at least one drawing a week to this... Read More
January 1, 2006 09:37 PM

Randal and Rebecca

Okay, I admit it. I’ve been watching The Apprentice this year. I hate being addicted to it. It’s not even entertaining for me because it’s so stressful just to watch. I’m probably more nervous sitting on my couch then they... Read More
December 15, 2005 11:25 PM

I found my cell phone

So a couple of months ago a 1-year-old who shall remain nameless tossed my cell phone into the toilet. I thought surely I would have to buy a new phone, but after taking it all apart, cleaning it, and letting... Read More
December 11, 2005 11:25 AM

Music to drive back to

The U2 concert in Houston a few weeks ago was great. I drove back late at night, with The Killers album on repeat to keep me awake. In the era of single-click pop song purchases on iTunes, it’s not often... Read More
December 7, 2005 09:43 PM

Hurricane Rita

They warned of 70mph winds, massive flooding, and loss of power, but in the last days before landfall Hurricane Rita shifted north and Austin didn’t receive even a drop of rain. The organizers of Austin City Limits Music Festival... Read More
October 5, 2005 04:34 PM

Hurricane Katrina

Last Wednesday I wrote a rant destined for this space, I was so saddened and then upset by what was happening in Louisiana. But I let the post sit unpublished, and by the end of the week others were voicing... Read More
September 6, 2005 09:48 PM

New office

I have been officially kicked out of my office by a 1-year-old. Such is life in a three bedroom house with 5 people, I guess. We packed up over 10 boxes of books and other junk, which will sit in... Read More
August 23, 2005 02:41 PM

Decade

I saw three people I haven’t seen in over a decade last week. The first two from high school — Heather, at Magnolia Cafe in Austin before leaving, then Joel randomly on Market Street in San Francisco. I wondered who... Read More
June 16, 2005 09:41 AM

The Great Scott

I’m not sure I ever wanted to “grow up” to be a magician, but I was pretty fascinated with it as a kid, and more serious about it than most. I knew the disappearing quarter tricks, had the special... Read More
February 2, 2005 08:21 PM

High School Reunion

Saturday night was my 10-year high school reunion (more specifically the Anderson High School reunion class of 1994 from Austin, which I say only for Google's reference, even if it dates me). As recent as two months ago I had... Read More
August 2, 2004 09:48 AM

Backyard Fireworks

The private park behind our house is owned by a local church, and they aren't afraid to spend money on fireworks every year. Last week was probably the best show yet. We brought some chairs out to the sidewalk to... Read More
July 13, 2004 03:56 PM

Kite Festival

The weather was perfect today for the Zilker Kite Festival. It's really incredible to see hundreds of kites flying overhead as you walk around. Homemade kites, children's kites, giant kites, colorful kites. Kites shaped like cats, boats, dragons, snakes.... Read More
March 8, 2004 01:00 AM

Snow

It snowed a week ago, and I'm just now getting the pictures off my camera. Real snow, the first I can remember here in at least 15 years. I was up Friday until 2am as the snow began to fall,... Read More
February 24, 2004 04:13 PM

Christmas lights

I've come to enjoy the yearly tradition of putting up Christmas lights: balancing on a wobbly ladder, hanging over the side of the roof, and searching for that elusive burned-out mini-bulb. This year we put our lights up in... Read More
December 7, 2003 11:54 AM

Kali

You always think that these are the kind of things that happen to other people, until it happens close to you. I went to the funeral service for Kali Sansone today, someone I saw practically everyday from kindergarten to 8th... Read More
September 27, 2003 04:34 PM

Fireworks

I meant to blog every day from WWDC, but the network was just too flaky, and all my free time was spent coding. I wrote up a few things and will post them over the next week. I hoped to... Read More
July 2, 2003 10:47 AM

Snow in Austin

It snowed when I was about 5 years old and when I was maybe 10, so I assumed it would snow every 5 years. When you're young, it's easy to jump to conclusions and see patterns that don't exist. Of... Read More
February 8, 2003 02:31 PM