I doubt if anyone still checks this little blog...in a way, that's a good thing. I have tried to reduce my digital footprint, to be smaller in the virtual world, and be more aware of the world right in front of me ( Read more... )

Every morning on my way to work I see a number of regular things, one of them is a big old basset hound. I assume he has an invisible fence, because he never leaves his yard, despite the lack of a physical fence. On the way home, I sometimes see him baying happily when his owner comes home. A-ROOOOO! A-ROOOOO ( Read more... )

The current household menagerie consists of a chihuahua, three rabbits, and three outdoor cats who have decided we are to feed them. Two of the cats are orange-striped, Dad and his son Pumpkin, who grew up in our yard.  Dad is aloof but shows up and deigns to be fed.  Pumpkin is more proactive - he looks almost identical to dad, but if you meow at ( Read more... )

• 19:19:23: Doctor Who coming up! My TV highlight of the week, filled by A Game of Thrones, then House!
  
• 23:25:02: @ neilhimself Just saw your "Who"--you have such a knack for breaking my heart even while you are making me laugh!
  
• 23:28:26: Is it wrong that in the big fight scene between Vin Diesel and The Rock, I had to repress an urge to yell, "Kiss ( Read more... )

So, I'm working on a module that exports output created by my company's webapp and creates a SCORM package that can be imported by a customer's proprietary desktop application.  Basically, this involves querying our database and creating XML trees and then saving out the trees ( Read more... )

• 01:29:55: Belle is barking her fool head off, the caffeine & sugar have worn off, and the inevitable crash is here... #longdarkteatimeofthesoul
  
• 19:59:05: RT @jessnevins: If I'm one of the 144K taken, would someone please run into my office and clear off my browser history? Don't look, thou ...
  

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• 01:01:48: And this part of program is done. I suspect I finished about an hour ago, but was too brain-dead to realize that the proggy was working.
  
• 01:03:15: And now...I am going to go and collapse until tomorrow (or later today) when the sprint to be ready for the Fri. demo continues...
  
• 15:37:25: So freakin' close to finishing... ::bangs head ( Read more... )

• 08:27:54: Color me shocked! Color me horrified! Color me deeply and thoroughly sarcastic! thebea.st/kHN5Q8
  
• 14:47:35: My pedometer: Today covered 1.6 mi in 33 min and burned 127 Cals
  
• 14:48:36: Me. Hot. Send. Ice.
  
• 15:46:48: I earned the Professional Toymaker achievement in #TradeNations! Trade with me: Jameydee http://bit.ly/h5bZsu?9526
  
• 15:50:40: It ( Read more... )

• 13:09:44: http://tinyurl.com/695padm Honestly, kinda sums up the last Doctor Who episode for me. It was too soon to go back to that well, y'know?
  
• 20:31:58: I reached level 32 in #TradeNations! Trade with me: Jameydee http://bit.ly/h5bZsu?3844
  
• 21:58:43: Honest to gawd, this program is gonna KILL ME. Bugswatting is like whack-a-mole.
  

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• 13:56:14: Waiting in line to be seated for "Thor"
  
• 20:30:07: "Thor" was a lot of fun! I enjoyed it!
  
• 20:31:56: @ ea61 "Thor" was definitely easy on the eyes! The mudfight could have been improved by shirtlessness, tho! :)
  

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