Month: January 2008

Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas. PS Actually, I think Steven Seagal could take him. But just for kicks (pun not immediately intended), I’d like to see a national referendum to force a tournament between Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, plus that really huge Asian dude who seems…

Stumbled across this at PheistyBlog… Create your own album cover for your fake band from a little game involving random quotes, articles, and photos found online. Here’s mine: Want to join in the fabulous, time-wasting fun? Follow these instructions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first article title on the page is the name of your band. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The…

I’m going to Dallas the 22nd-25th this month for some training…and to see and meet strange people with strange accents (well, not so much that last part….but I’ve never been to Texas!)

So with the new job I’ve had to (ugh) go back to a commute. And with that daily drive, has reminded me not only of why I stopped commuting 9 years ago, but also how to make this one less stressful. One of the answers is simple: when in stop-and-go traffic, get behind a semi.…

Just this weekend Josh began taking very tentative steps. At first, he didn’t notice he was doing it, then noticed, then noticed our reaction, and then realized that HE liked it too. Now, it’s no big deal. Granted, he’s not full-time walking, but he’s got the hang of it.

1. edit your /etc/hosts file; give the Windows machine an associated name (or to be consistent with Windows networking, the machine’s Netbios name)2. install the samba and smbfs packages (sudo apt-get install samba/smbfs)3. Create a directory for the share to appear locally (sudo mkdir /mnt/bob, for instance)4. Edit /etc/fstab for the share (example of //systemname/sharename…

Rachael’s visit in August was a highlight our our year, and despite me having to work (used up all vacation time between Joshua’s birth and then hospitalization), it was a very good time. The kids, as you can see, bonded with her (she was amazing with them)…as did JoAnn. Not that I didn’t, since we…

This pic sums up both the best and the worst of 2007. For those that do not know (saga began here), Joshua was taken to the hospital at 3 weeks old..and we ended up being there for an entire gut-wrenching, sleep-deprived week. But the day we left is when this picture was taken, and was…

I’d initially been intrigued by Ron Paul, mainly because of his outspoken and frank positions on homeschooling. But as he has gained support, it seems the anti-war portion of his platform has become louder and more shrill. I’d actually had “him” (not run by him directly) on my MySpace friends and just removed him because…

After demanding a rematch after last night’s loss in Madden 2008, JoAnn and I played another game in our tournament: Seahawks vs Cardinals. She played Seattle, I took Arizona. New team, new plays… But turns out that there’s a particular type of offensive play that regardless of the team, or the defense I call, I…