"Murphy was an optimist!"
Evening goal – relax May 26, 2012 9:38 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Cathy, Daily Life, Evan, Family, Of Being DadI really wanted to have a nice relaxing Saturday night to clear my head and find some extra happiness. Oh, of mice and men! Slow FTP. What could I do? Naturally, run to the steamed broccoli drive-thru. While at the local Chinese buffet, struggling to understand what the staff was trying to say, my phone buzzed with a panicked child, "The bathroom is flooding! Come right away!" I reply, "but I’m not at home." The ten year old quandaries, "where are you?" My head explodes, picturing a naive child talking on the phone, a wife unknowingly cleaning in the basement, while rivers flow through my home. All was well. The flood was bad. But our saving grace, were the tampons for they absorbed it well.
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Updating Redmine May 26, 2012 1:16 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Software, TechnologyI use Redmine to manage my client’s projects at http://redmine.dougmccaughan.com. I just noticed that last week Redmine released version 2.0.0 so I excitedly decided to upgrade my version…from 1.1.1 (how embarrassing!) This post will track the process should it not go smoothly.
Update: My update ended up being a simple "SVN UPDATE" however, it only brought me to 1.1.3. I didn’t even make it to the 1.4 branch. Will try again later.
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Memorial Day Weekend May 26, 2012 1:11 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Holiday, Memorial DayThis is Memorial Day Weekend. To comply with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968, in 1971 Memorial Day was moved from May 30th to the last Monday of May thus creating a beloved three day weekend. Some people want to return the holiday to May 30th as they feel people have forgotten the roots of Decoration Day, a day of observance to mourn the dead of the Civil War, and that respect for our fallen solders has been overshadowed by vacations to the beach.
This Memorial Day weekend, I celebrate two of my children’s birthdays, I plan to spend 30-40 hours on a client’s project, dig through a decade’s worth of statements and receipts, and I will remember our fallen solders.
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Looking back 10 years May 25, 2012 10:11 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeRight now I’m sitting down with a tax professional to review my past decade’s tax returns. See, I goofed an eon ago and skipped filing taxes. Had I filed, I would have received a substantial refund. Having not filed, Uncle Sam got mad and billed me for a ridiculous amount of money (5 digits). This tax bill has been a pain. If all goes well today, this will finally be put to bed; of course, it will take the IRS 10 or more weeks to finalize the paperwork so the party will have to wait until then. The lesson? ALWAYS file your taxes!
Update: It’s never good when the IRS agent on the phone makes your tax professional slam her fist on the desk and declare "bitch" after hanging up. However, that’s now one motivated tax professional! In short, over the past decade I’ve lost, not owed but lost, tens of thousands of dollars to the IRS. And they want more.
My Uncle Sam does bad things to me. It’s been our secret since 2002.
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From the mouths of babes May 24, 2012 12:40 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Family, Of Being Dad, Pets, TommyTommy: "We need a kitten."
Me: "No we don’t."
Tommy: "I’ll take good care of it."
Me: "When you have your own place to live, you can have a kitten."
Cathy: "If you clean the litter box for our cat every day for one month, you can have a kitten."
Tommy: "Yea!"
Me: "Make it six months."
Cathy: "One month."
Me: "I don’t want another cat!"
12 days later, Tommy: "12 days and I’ve cleaned the litter box every day."
I think I have roughly 18 days to build Tommy a small apartment near Amy’s clubhouse.
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Marriage advice to men May 22, 2012 11:00 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeAfter you say, "I do," it’s really best just to shutup and not speak again.
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Think your water is clean? May 21, 2012 9:47 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Environment, Of Interest, Touchy SubjectsCompare your rivers to this one in Bangladesh.
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Next round of testing May 20, 2012 9:01 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeIt’s that time again. See how flexible Doug is. Will he bend? Will he break? Does he blend? Are his morals sound? Is his constitution resolute?
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Parenting can be so hard May 17, 2012 8:42 pm
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Secret Pleasures May 16, 2012 12:37 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI must admit, I become very amused when people I know in real life let me know they read Reality Me! Thank you my friends!
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Deep Thoughts May 15, 2012 12:23 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Health, MentalToo much happening in the head; too little happening through the fingers.
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To rue the day or not to rue the day May 14, 2012 9:02 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, Philosophy, PoetryThis day shall not own me!
For it is Monday
And I am master of my calendar!
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Of Grasshoppers May 14, 2012 8:02 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Tell me it is going to be okay.
Master: Do you already know the outcome?
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Of Grasshoppers May 11, 2012 2:25 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: The mind is tired.
Master: The body is weak.
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Oral Happiness May 9, 2012 2:18 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, Poetry, Touchy SubjectsStuck it in the mouth
And wiggled it about
Thrust back and forth
Then took it out
The stuff left behind
Was then spat out
Felt so good
Want to do it again
Brushing teeth
Leaves such a grin!
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