Category Archives: Misc
Putting moneys in sock monkeys (i.e. a Craigslist story)
My wife recently listed a bedroom set on Craigslist, that beacon of light for all of humanity. Craigslist seems like YouTube comments with the added feature of filtering by geographical location and then sales categories. In other words, the best and the brightest can be found there. My wife was reminded of that as she …
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If you install a new garbage disposal and then find your dishwasher filled with water…
Make sure the drain plug on the garbage disposal is removed. That’s the short answer. The longer story follows. I’m an idiot and didn’t think there would be a plug there. Guess what happened the first time the dishwasher ran after the new garbage disposal was in place? The dishwasher was full of water after …
Let’s get this thing done – Only the Young
At the True/False film festival this year I saw some great documentaries. There are two that I tell everyone about. One of those is Only the Young, a film about a few ordinary teenagers in Southern California living their lives and growing up right before the camera. It doesn’t sound like an amazing premise and …
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The lost Hoover Christmas newsletter of 2010
I forgot I put together this quick one page Christmas newsletter last year. My wife has been writing them and is doing it again this year. I actually don’t like these types of newsletters. They often do too much bragging or are just plain boring. Plus, with today’s world of over sharing everything online, chances …
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Sticks or straw?
That is the question every wolf asks just before it’s game over for me and you. And now it’s available in a stylish t-shirt that my son insisted I design for him. Good timing, as I’m sure these will be popular gifts for the 2011 holiday season. I can definitely picture millions around the United …
A few people I’m said to look like
For whatever reason I have a face that reminds people of either someone they know personally or of a celebrity. I’ve gotten this since I was in grade school, back when I was considered a minority and many kids thought I looked like Christopher Reeves from the Superman movies. I often took this to mean …
How I Lost 35 Pounds in 5 Months
It’s January. It’s time to set goals. Many will have “Lose X lbs.” on their list so I thought I’d share how I lost quite a bit of weight recently. The secret of my success (yes, like Michael J. Fox) is – drumroll please – eating a solid diet of acai berries! Just kidding. I …
So Long Chad The Developer
I had the honor of working with Chad The Developer for nearly two years. Yes, Chad THE Developer. His legend will live on as his last day working at the Joplin office is today. Memorable moments of Chad include: Chad does not copy and paste code. He will re-type code in because he has been …
Mediocrity
I was originally going to write a post on enterprise software. The gist of it was going to be: Why does enterprise software tend to suck in general? It’s not a new observation, nor a particularly interesting one, so I thought about what really bothered me with enterprise software. I think what really bothers me …