"Murphy was an optimist!"
I need a Boston Legal fix! July 25, 2006 9:46 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Being DadI’ve forgotten my question. I don’t like this feeling.
This morning I turned a cheery Tommy at 8:01 into a teary, upset child at 8:27. I left the house with the 4 year old in shaky tears, the 10 year old hiding in his room, and the 13 year old withdrawn. Why? I made the greatest parental mistake of all; I lost my temper and yelled. I figure it will take months if not much longer to reverse the damage done in a brief moment of lack of self-control and regain my children’s trust. I felt it coming. Had I simply asked, "What would Alan Shore do?" this could have been prevented.
I am guessing that maybe I have 30 years left in me. I don’t want to do any more yelling for those 30 years. I’ve had enough.
1 comment so farYou know… diction July 24, 2006 4:30 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesThank you Kristy!
1 comment so farToday’s Highlighted Blog July 24, 2006 2:22 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestThis blog deserves recognition simply because it is named Poop and Boogies. Aside from that it has an interesting post on how allowing your kids to watch Thomas the Train and The Wiggles will make them mean and gay!
1 comment so farOld News Is Still News – Pay to get out of the warzone July 24, 2006 2:18 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United States, World PoliticsIncase you haven’t heard, the US government is charging civilians to evacuate the war zone. Read more in Email from Beirut.
Funny how news that is one week old is OLD.
Thanks to Latte Man for the update on the reversed decision.
1 comment so farI need sponsors! July 24, 2006 10:15 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Daily Life, Of Interest, Philosophy
I am turning on the heat. We have this week ONLY to find sponsors for Blogathon 2006! I have joined forces with Barry, Jay, and Cathy to help raise a contribution to Farm Aid by blogging every thirty minutes starting at 9am EST on this Saturday July 29 and continuing for 24 hours.
The mission of Farm Aid is to keep family farmers on their land. Family farmers are our only guarantee for fresh, local food. Our goal is to bring together family farmers and citizens to restore family farm-centered agriculture. Family farmers ensure safe, healthful food, protect natural resources, and strengthen local economies. [Source]
I once thought Farm Aid was just something Willie, Neil, John, and others sang songs about after Band Aid sales went down. I have since learned about Farm Aid and corporate farming. I feel the family farm is important to our culture, the quality of our food, and local economics. I believe in Farm Aid’s mission and ask that you support me during Blogathon 2006 with a donation to our cause.
Thank you Michael Silence for the announcement!
2commentsHelp! I’m trapped in an Apple store. July 24, 2006 9:30 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Podcasting, Sarah, Technology
Sarah is at a Podcasting class as part of Apple Camp at the new West Town Mall Apple store. I thought I could drop and run but they require a parent to stay present during the workshops.
Today Sarah is with 3 other students that look 8, 19 and 12. Their focus is audio podcasting. I want to get each of the family members their own MacBook. That would be sweet!
There are other workshops.
You know… Makes this a little ironic!
add a commentPresident Bush Flagged in Germany July 24, 2006 7:36 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, World PoliticsSomeone in Germany does not like GW Bush.
2commentsARrrr! Thar Be A Good Pirates Movie Matey! July 22, 2006 10:27 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Interest, Reviews, TV / MoviesSaw Pirates 2 last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Despite the 2 movie sized medium cokes I drank begging me to leave at the roll of the credits, I entertained the training X-Men and Cars have put into my children’s heads. Pirates has the most astoundingly long credits I have ever seen! There must have been 3000 names! At one point it was 4, 5 or 6 columns of solid names on the screen. Looked like a joke.
Even people that stayed through half the credits started giving up. But I was pleased we stayed, for indeed, Noah was correct. He said, "Cars was made by Disney and this is made by Disney, so there’s something at the end."
2commentsYesterday’s Funny July 21, 2006 5:55 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Humor, PhilosophyApparently, yesterday’s funny was giving people a hard way to go. So I’ll mirror without permission:
I love my kids. The toddler blows bubbles! July 21, 2006 10:19 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, Evan, Family, Noah, Of Being Dad, Sarah, TommyEvan at 14 months knows to pickup a bubble wand, pucker his lips, and blow!
Amy astounds me with her sentences and vocabulary.
Noah is taking an interest in juggling and technology! Way to kiss up to dad, son!
Sarah confidentally jaunts off to Palm Beach and handles herself appropriately. I am so proud of her accomplishments.
Tommy has matured into a "normal" teenager. I hesitate to label him Asperger anymore.
1 comment so farThe Spammers are brilliant! July 21, 2006 9:37 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThey obviously know something I don’t. Here’s my latest spam email:
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What’s actually going on here is that they’ve randomly produced a paragraph, with some keywords, in a quantity of what appears to be real dialog so that this message can slip past the spam filters. The real spam was in the images which contained the message about a stock the spammer wants me to invest in. The images were sliced and diced such that image processing anti-spam software would not see them as a message but when put together like a puzzle (as an email client such as outlook express would) the message becomes clear.
If you have to use deceptive techniques to get me to buy your product, I don’t want your product!
2commentsFish n’ Flush July 21, 2006 9:05 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Gadgets
They end up in the toilet anyway!
Developed by California-based Aqua One Technologies, the FnF is a filtered acrylic aquarium wrapped around an integrated flush-tank core. The aquarium exists independently of the toilet’s reservoir, so you won’t annihilate your buddies after every urination. But, to keep things interesting, the flush valve does launch a jet stream into the tank that swirls the fish. [Source]
Thank you c|net
1 comment so farToday’s Funny July 20, 2006 12:12 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, PhilosophyMicrosoft: Quit making fun of us!
3commentsToday’s technical challenge July 20, 2006 9:07 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : ColdFusion, Daily Life, Programming, TechnologyToday I get to figure out why ColdFusion server is having mail get stuck in spool.
1 comment so farI-40 stands still July 19, 2006 8:53 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : UncategorizedI 40 e parking lot due to resurfacing
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