"Murphy was an optimist!"
From the mouths of babes September 28, 2006 10:51 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadAmy runs up behind Dad: "boo!"
Dad jumps and screams: "You scared the begeebies outta me!"
Amy: "Mom, why does Dad have begeebies in him?"
Mom: "Ask your Dad."
Dad, after stalling a couple of sentences later: "You have begeebies in you for other people to scare out!"
Amy, satisfied: "Ooooh."
It’s good to be the dad.
2commentsFreeclimbing 3000 feet September 28, 2006 10:15 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Climbing, Exercise, Health, Of Interest, VideoI love rock climbing. Gym climbing and real rock are two entirely different experiences. Dan, Jan, and Jill took me under their wings and gave me good lessons. I met Lou Whittaker when he was in his early to mid-seventies and I have an autographed copy of his book
He was more alive than some people will ever be. He died on Mount Rainer and that is how he would have wanted it. (I thought I read that he died on Rainer a couple of years ago but I can find no obituary or any information to substantiate that therefore I am going to assume he is still alive.)
Lou’s philosophy is simple: "When it comes to dying," he says, "I want to know what it is like to have really lived." [Source]
Dean Potter has a video out demonstrating a solo, freeclimb The Nose of El Capitan at 3000 feet. I think Lou Whittaker would disagree with this type of climbing.
"…Remember, there are old climbers and bold climbers, but no old, bold climbers…" [Source]
Dan Osman (seen in the video below) was a speed climber and controlled freefaller who died November 23, 1998 when a last minute change to plans caused undue stress on his rigging which broke and sent him plummetting to the ground below. Read more here.
There is also an 11 minute video tribute to Dan Osman [Update: Video removed due to copyright claim by Eric Perlman Productions. You’d think YouTube or "we don’t understand marketing" productions would at least provide a link to where the video could be viewed or purchased.]. Speed climbing and Parkour share a lot of similarities. I can certainly relate to the thrill!
add a commentFree Microsoft Introductory Courses To Visual Studio 2005 September 28, 2006 9:34 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Bargains, Cool Sites, Of Interest, Software, TechnologyFor you tech types out there, SlickDeals.net has noted that Microsoft is giving away some eLearning courses. Btw, I highly recommend SlickDeals.net and its sister site SlickFillers.net
but you should always read the comments.
add a commentHow to ask for help online. September 28, 2006 9:13 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Network, Of Interest, SoftwareIRC was the first an early instant messenger. I use IRC on EFNET daily as djuggler and sometimes CFNinja. I also spend some time in Dalnet‘s #coldfusion. As an independent consultant the people that hang out on the subject specific IRC channel are often invaluable sources of information acting similarly to the team environment you may find in an office. "Hey Joe, did you hear …?" "By the way, you shouldn’t do it that way because this security bulletin released yesterday said …" I program primarily in ColdFusion and PHP using Microsoft SQL and MySQL for databases. You will often find me in the channels #coldfusion, #GPS, #geocaching, #juggle, #php and sometimes, rarely, in #mysql or #sql. In IRC, anyone can create a channel so if you are interested in a subject you can probably find a channel, #ijumpintoicywater.
In the tech channels, people sometimes get a little egotistical or the regulars get tired of the same ol’ newbie questions that could easily be answered with a google search and the "I feel lucky" button. At some point, the regulars quit answering.
My mantra is that the Internet is a reflection of the real world. Like in the real world, if you want an answer, you have to phrase your question correctly. Bash is a service to forever memorialize some of the stupid things (or funny things) that are said in the IRC channels. Remember, the Internet is permanent (and so are those naked photos you put up).
#684045 +(1170)- [X]
<Numi> I was having trouble getting screen dumps in unix so I went into #unix and said
<Numi> "Does anyone know how to do a screen dump in unix?"
<Numi> 5 minutes and no reply, so I modify it a bit
<Numi> "Two hot girls are stripping on webcam for me, how do i take a picture to show you guys?"
<Numi> 13 offers of assistance within 2 minutes. Brilliant.
[Source]
If you use Firefox and are interested in using IRC, an easy way would be to install the Chatzilla extension. Personally, I use mIRC and am one of the 3 people in the world that actually paid the licensing fee.
Poison Plants – Day 5 September 28, 2006 6:45 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeMy actions were dumb but so far I have been lucky.
- Saturday night I tore down poison ivy and poison oak with my bare hands. Within minutes I scrubbed my hands thoroughly. 4 hours later I scrubbed my entire body vigorously.
- Sunday I showed no symptoms.
- Monday I thought I got away with it. No symptoms.
- Tuesday my right thumb bubbled up and has itched horribly since. My right wrist also has small blisters. I think briefly a bump or two was on my left temple.
- Wednesday a single spot about the size of a juicy pimple shows up on the back of my left hand. It barely itches while my right thumb itches insanely.
- Thursday whatever was on my temple is gone. The palm of my left hand has a small bump that itches like crazy.
September 27, 2006 8:55 pm
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Will they worship its butt? September 27, 2006 3:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Religion / Spirituality, Touchy SubjectsWe’ve seen the Virgin Mary under bridges (pictures), on toast ($28,000 worth of toast!), in fence posts, hospitals, a George Foreman grill, and stealing from Lady Godiva’s show – chocolate.
Her son has learned from his mother and made appearances in a tree, an ultrascan, hot chocolate, a beer glass, and playing foosball at your child’s college dorm. But some may find Jesus’ latest encore a bit disturbing. Jesus is in a dog’s butt.
I haven’t found the ebay auction for the dog yet, but I’m betting it goes for $888,111 and includes a neutering.
This post is going to get me in trouble isn’t it? I’ll blame this guy the giver the link!
1 comment so farBumpy hands September 27, 2006 2:10 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, HealthAh! The first bump shows up on my left hand. My right hand showed minor damage yesteday. Not bad so far considering I ripped down both poison ivy and poison oak with my bare hands.
2commentsPlaylist for the manic depressant September 27, 2006 12:09 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeFloyd – Darkside of the Moon
Buffett – License to Chill
Floyd – Darkside of the Moon
Buffett – License to Chill
Floyd – Darkside of the Moon
Buffett – License to Chill
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I want to work for me! September 27, 2006 9:54 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThis is one of those dreaded days were working for the other guy just seems like such a drudgery. I would really like to be working on one of my own prjects today.
add a commentOops. Whose Tea Was That? September 26, 2006 12:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeWhen you are sitting at your wife‘s computer watching the children so she can bathe, and you accidentally drink her tall glass of ice tea, do you:
- Refill it from your glass
- Refill it from the pitcher
- Leave it empty so she thinks she finished it
- Blame the toddler
- Draw attention to it with a blog post
Update: Apparently she had taken her tea into the bathroom while implies I must have stepped into the bathroom, been overwhelmed with her beauty, picked up the tea, returned to the computer, and drank it in a spellbound daze.
3commentsNo Condoms Allowed September 26, 2006 11:34 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Sex, Touchy SubjectsDoes the religious right want to do away with contraception?
4commentsWidespread availability of contraception absolutely reduces the number of abortions, as does comprehensive sex education. The Netherlands has the world’s most comprehensive sex education curriculum, offering contraception and pregnancy and STD testing not only freely but anonymously as well. The result: the rate of teen pregnancy in that country is 1/7th the rate of American teens, and so is the rate of abortions among teens.[Source]
To the politicos September 26, 2006 11:20 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeWelcome to the visitors from Glenn Greenwald today! And to all others of course! If you are looking for some interesting reading, you might check out Public Submission Ritual, a Friday post that is quickly sliding down the page. Although it starts off with a description of sexual behaviors, it is worksafe and may surprise you in the end.
add a commentToday’s Video Pleasure September 26, 2006 10:06 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Of Interest, VideoNobody’s Watching Diet Coke & Mentos
add a commentOlbermann! Olbermann! Have you listened to Olbermann?! September 26, 2006 8:35 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United States, VideoI implore you! Take 10 minutes and 31 seconds of your life and listen to Olbermann(WMV and QT). You might just find yourself breaking out of the trance Bush, Instapundit, The Huffington Post, and main stream media has placed upon you. Wake up and save our nation!
The nation’s freedoms are under assault by an administration whose policies can do us as much damage as Al-Qaeda; the nation’s “marketplace of ideas” is being poisoned, by a propaganda company so blatant that Tokyo Rose would’ve quit.[Source – Crooks and Liars]
Btw, some fact checking on the Clinton interview.
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