"Murphy was an optimist!"
Parent Fail June 17, 2009 1:02 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Of Being DadIt’s 1:00am and half my family is awake.
On the positive side, I finally got one of my nose hair trimmers working! What a drag it is getting old…
2commentsInvisible Rope Trick June 16, 2009 12:39 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : History, Humor, Of InterestThis brings back memories. I have no idea where I learned this but when I was 11 or 12 years old, a friend or my brother and I did this. Cars do slow down! But for the record, eventually an angry man gets out of his car and rips you a new one.
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From the mouths of babes June 16, 2009 10:02 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadEvan, 4 years old: "Daddy, go downstairs to your computer so I cannot get scissors."
add a commentReminder to self June 15, 2009 2:24 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Of Being DadWhen cracking jokes to the Aspies, be ready with an explanation that 1) it was a joke and 2) why it is funny. Expect "oh" instead of guffaws.
2commentsSheriff Hunts Someone from the Air June 14, 2009 11:04 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Interest, Publishing, VideoYesterday a low flying sheriff’s helicopter circled over our house several times. We believe they thought a criminal was in the creek. Roughly 45 minutes later, the police scanner reported apprehending someone at the Weigel’s nearest our house and the helicopters (there were at least 2) went away. When it took the most direct path over our house I had the video camera paused and missed the best shot. This video mostly shows trees.
A couple of things you will hear in this video:
- "they must be 100′ off the ground" – okay. exaggeration and not well seen in this video. The first video I tried shooting, and had the dog gone thing paused, was when they flew directly overhead and it did look much lower
- "could it be drugs" – the DEA flies helicopters over these parts frequently during prime growing season but usually they are over the farms and properties along the river.
The person they were hunting was caught about 45 minutes later 1/4-1/2 mile from my house
2commentsactiveCollab IRC support on Efnet and Freenode June 13, 2009 5:45 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Programming, TechnologySort of. I’ve opened an #activecollab channel on IRC’s Efnet (and Freenode) in hopes some real-time community support will develop for people interested in customizing activeCollab‘s project management and collaboration tool. I won’t promise to always be there nor to have useful information, but perhaps if a group of us form we can generate answers faster than the forums.
add a commentOf Grasshoppers June 13, 2009 1:29 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: This mountain is too high.
Master: Forget the mountain. Let’s climb this small hill first.
Beautiful Day Outside! June 13, 2009 11:14 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI’d like to spend all day cleaning out the garage. What’s this chain doing attached from my ankle to my computer?
add a commentNote to the DJ June 13, 2009 12:25 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Family, Humor, Murph, Sex, Touchy Subjects
When trying to have an intimate moment with the wife, romance turns to comedy when the music switches from Led Zeppelin to Meatloaf’s "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" mid-act. I think that’s the first time in my life I’ve actually been able to act that song out…while the song was playing!
This world is small! June 12, 2009 1:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeA friend, an online friend, whom I have never met in person, was called by someone who now has one of my old cellphone numbers that I quit using about 7 years ago. We know this because my name was still associated with that phone number in his cellphone’s address book and he thought it was me calling. So what exactly are the odds of someone being assigned one of your old, defunct phone numbers accidentally calling a friend of yours in another state? And why can’t I win the lottery?
add a commentMistake Defined June 12, 2009 11:59 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeMistake [mi-steyk] n.,v. To drink a half a pot of coffee then try to program while listening to a thunderstorm as white noise.
add a commentMy family is trying to kill me June 12, 2009 9:47 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Health, SleepI have a challenge ahead of me that is keeping me on the computer night and day. Last night at midnight I decided to rest a couple of hours then try to work through the night but it would take all night to get those couple of hours:
- midnight: I close my eyes.
- 12:15am: Evan comes into the room and asks for yogurt.
- 12:15am-2:30am: The rumbling of the thunderstorm keeps me tossing an turning. Exhausted but unable to rest.
- 3am: I realize the thunder is actually my daughter trying to put together a desk in the room above us.
- 4am: Dog asks to go outside. I brush her off as neurotic.
- 5am: I concede she’s not neurotic and take her for a walk. She really needed to go out.
- 5am-8am: Score some sleep!
Happy Birthday Aunt Carmen! June 11, 2009 12:51 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeMy sister-in-law turns..um..21 today! Happy birthday Carmen! One day I’m going to write all these dates down. It would appear that every relative (with just a couple of exceptions) was born in May and June.
add a commentPut ego aside June 11, 2009 11:49 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeSwallowing your pride is tough!
2commentsOf Grasshoppers June 11, 2009 7:49 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: That’s a big mountain!
Master: No one climbs a mountain by staring at it.
