"Murphy was an optimist!"
*** Spam *** March 20, 2006 7:04 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : UncategorizedFirst day of spring. I should feel refreshed. I feel more like an ant trying to swim across a river.
add a commentNew Level of Pain March 19, 2006 8:32 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI don’t think I’ve ever quite experienced pain the way I am experiencing pain in my left wrist. Now, I’m huge into mind over matter. On a cold day think warm thoughts and you can feel warmer and such. However, this pain is physically weakening. Sometimes I can barely squeeze something to be able to lift it.
This is one of those times that if I was insured I’d be visiting Barry Bridges (Chiropractor) or my GP. I’ll just follow my brother‘s advice.
2commentsRSS is cool, but you miss the layout changes March 17, 2006 2:02 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeFor those of you that read in RSS, the cam is back!
5commentsSplish Splash Now She Needs a Bath March 16, 2006 2:57 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Cathy, Daily Life, Evan, Family, Molly, Pets
I stole an hour this afternoon and Amy, Evan, Cathy and I took Molly out to the dog park. Molly was very excited and relatively well behaved. Some other dogs were running free and I let Molly off leash. This was the first time she realized she could go in the pond. The other dogs did and she tried to figure out how to simply get a drink but then put a paw in, then two paws, then all the way (it’s shallow at the top of the waterfall), then plop! she laid down. The entire time she is biting at the water as if she hoped to pick it up. She walked in circles chomping the whole time and then started jumping and splashing and jumping and splashing. It was riotous!
While there I was pleased to be complimented by a dog judge and therapy dog trainer for my handling of Molly. She even asked if Molly did shows!
9commentsDIY Spider March 16, 2006 2:43 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Gadgets, TechnologyA little wire, 2 leds, a watch battery and a pager motor makes a robotic spider. DIY via Flickr pictures.
add a commentThis week’s focus March 16, 2006 11:19 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, PhilosophyLet’s not forget our focus this week.
add a commentWhy “A cup of Joe”? March 16, 2006 7:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interestadd a commentJosephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the Fleet eligible for entrance into the Naval Academy, the introduction of women into the service, and the abolishment of the officers’ wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy ships could only be coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as “a cup of Joe”.
Of Grasshoppers March 15, 2006 10:24 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Have you ever lost hope?
Master: Have you ever looked deeply into the eyes of an infant?
Of Grasshoppers March 15, 2006 9:59 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Am I a bad person?
Master: Do you really need to ask?
Make a 30 second ad March 15, 2006 7:07 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Daily LifeFirefox is having an ad contest for a 30 second advertisement. Entries must be submitted by March 31, 2006. I have an idea if anyone has access to some video production equipment and editing skills.
add a commentJJ Abrams Directs MI: III March 15, 2006 6:44 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesJ.J. Abrams makes his big screen debut with "Mission: Impossible III" (The colon looks wrong there).
[he] told a crowd at the theater-owner convention ShoWest that he set out to make an action film that put characters first, spectacle second.
Directing Lost, Alias, and a movie. I wonder if one movie/style affects the other.
1 comment so farThe Frenzy is on! March 14, 2006 9:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Aspergers, Daily LifeBlingo is giving away $100 gift cards in a frenzy right now!
It lasted 30 minutes. I watched it but had done my 10 blingo searches already.
1 comment so farFrom the mouths of babes March 14, 2006 3:59 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, From the mouths of babesAmy: Daad? Can I borrorrow your mail?
Dad: Sure. Borrow my mail.
Amy: Mom! Dad said yes!
Flip 0 and 1 March 14, 2006 11:18 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : ColdFusion, Programming, TechnologyAs a programmer you often have to track the state of something. Let’s say your application shows a report for night and a different report for day.You would want a variable that lets you know if you are looking at the nighttime report or the daytime report. Lengthy programming discourse follows.
add a commentPain March 14, 2006 10:03 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThe Internet makes my wrist hurt.
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