What an AWESOME birthday! September 14, 2008
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Saturday, September 13, 2008 was my 40th birthday (ack!), and I had a great time. Not only did we have a great party planned at the Tech Museum, but my Dad had surprised me by flying in from Missouri to help celebrate. Truly a wonderful day, and one which I’ll always remember.
I just wanted to log some random impressions of the day, while they were still fresh in my mind.
An Early Birthday Surprise September 12, 2008
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We’ve been prepping for my 40th (!) birthday for quite some time, and Patricia has been very stressed about the final preparations for Saturday’s event at the Tech Museum of San Jose. I’m sure it’s going to turn out great – but, will admit that the thing called “work” has gotten in the way of us getting things done as soon as we’d like.
Of course, it turns out that sometimes, events at work can be very pleasant surprises – like, say, when you receive an early birthday gift, all the way from Missouri.
A new beginning… September 8, 2008
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After far too long on hiatus, here’s a new entry to appease those staring in disappointment at what has become my (cob-)website.
I simply don’t spend enough time on what I’d like to do – like share my life with friends, document significant events in my life, etc. Work takes up too much time – even when I’m home, I’m doing work. This is simply not a good set of priorities for me to maintain.
But, I’d like to change that. We’ll see if I can type a few sentences much more often, and keep those friends more in-touch with what’s going on in my life.
Passive resistance, like Gandhi January 4, 2008
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A very-applicable video:
A call from the G-List December 30, 2007
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So, I’m out in the boonies (a.k.a. “My parents’ house”), so my phone doesn’t work well. Only after I get “into town” (Springfield, MO – on my way to the airport to fly back) do I actually get a notice that I have a voicemail – which was left days ago! (Gee, I love AT&T)
Definitely High – definitely… December 16, 2007
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I’m still looking into what the heck I will need for obtaining REAL HD content for this HD-capable TV of mine. Yes, I’m considering a TiVo series 3, but it’s still too expensive, IMHO.
A (minor) Christmas miracle December 7, 2007
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I enjoy putting up our outdoor Christmas decorations every year. I usually do it in late November, or early December – so I have enough time to enjoy them before the holiday itself. And every year, I convince myself I’m going to allocate enough time so that I can actually verify all the lights work before stringing them up on the house.
Of course, I never do: When I eventually do start putting up lights, there’s only a few hours before dark, so I just rush headlong into stringing them up. Then, when lighting them, I get frustrated at how many “gaps” there are in the coverage – sub-sections of strings which remain dark, due to bad bulbs.
My Life on the G-List November 30, 2007
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We got a chance to see Kathy Griffin at the Flint Center tonight, and it was great.
I’m not a “fan” of Kathy per se, but I do enjoy some of her routines. I have to admit: She was definitely on-task tonight – much (most?) of her material landed, and it was really a very very funny show.
GTD = Great Tools for Developers (or something like that) May 2, 2007
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I’ve been a strong (well, at least well-intentioned) proponent of the “Getting Things Done” methodology for quite some time now. This is the practice described by the wonderful book of the same name, by David Allen (more details on his site), which provides not only for an easy approach for managing an ever-increasing list of tasks to be completed, but also for ensuring you can act on them in a logical, stress-free manner.
There are many MANY Mac-based tools available for implementing this in your daily workflow, some of which are discussed in this great StarryHope article, as well as an older O’Reilly MacDevCenter article.
But my favorite app – by FAR – is currently iGTD – by an independent developer in Poland.
What if the Beatles were Irish? April 16, 2007
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I can think of a few friends who might be interested in the answer. See this YouTube video for details.
With several folks – including pundits and friends – expecting that a release of Beatles music on the iTunes Store is imminent, can a Gaelic version of these hits be far behind?
Alright, yes, I guess even if so, they definitely could be…
