"Murphy was an optimist!"
Today’s nonsequitir November 12, 2009 10:46 am
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From the mouths of babes November 12, 2009 9:31 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesEvan, 4 years old: "Dad listen. I sing Nam myo go."
Evan: "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" (well..pretty close at least!)
He did this unprompted and out of the blue. I was quiet surprised. He also brought it up on Halloween: "I’m daddy. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo"
add a commentCannot log into WordPress from Google Chrome November 12, 2009 9:27 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Software, Technology, WordPressIf you go to your WordPress blog’s login page in the Google Chrome browser, type your username and password, and get kicked back to the login screen without an error message, try opening a new tab and logging in from that tab. Seemed to work for me. I also cleared my cache but that did not seem to have an impact. The new tab fixed the problem for me.
1 comment so farDad of the Year! November 11, 2009 8:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Noah, Of Being DadI just stressed one of my children out so bad he threw up. Topic? Grades. Very effective technique to end a discussion. Have to give him points there!
add a commentOf Grasshoppers November 11, 2009 12:45 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Can it suck more?
Master: Yes.
Today is Veterans Day November 11, 2009 12:16 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifePlease take a moment to thank those who have served their country, served you, and defended your rights and liberties.
add a commentState of Me November 11, 2009 6:36 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeMy spirits are much higher! I think I’ve beat the depression back. Productivity is up. I should wrap up my current project today. Unfortunately, it may be too little, too late. The hounds of Hell are knocking at my door.
add a commentIncense Means Intense November 10, 2009 10:10 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Programming, Technologyuh oh. I’ve pulled out the candles and incense. That can only mean one thing! Coding is getting serious! Bits and bytes are flying now.
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes November 10, 2009 7:32 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, TommyTommy, 19: "I can’t find the snake."
Me: "What happened?"
Tommy: "He was on my lap. I fell asleep."
The snake is fine. It just had a good explore.
add a commentProtected: When Real Life Mimics Hollywood November 10, 2009 6:59 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeGrounds for (in)sanity November 10, 2009 1:28 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThe coffee is gone! The coffee is gone! "Being out of coffee grounds" sounds like it should be a metaphor for something. Btw, I’m out of coffee grounds.
You can help! Click an image below to buy Doug a coffee bean ($1), a cup of Joe ($3.50), a bag of beans ($9), or a small soapy woman in a coffee mug ($250).
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Working out of my slump November 10, 2009 10:58 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Health, MentalI exercised today. Just some situps and pushups. That’s a start. Exercise fights depression. Mother Nature has thrown a gloomy, cold, gray, rainy day my way. None-the-less, I feel motivated to get back on the track.
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes November 10, 2009 10:26 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesEvan, 4 years old: "I heard my stomach growl. That means I need some candy."
add a commentOf Being Dad – Do what you say November 10, 2009 7:45 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, Doug's Mantras, Family, Of Being Dad, PhilosophyOne of my mantras is "Say what you are going to do then do what you say." A child never forgets. If you promise a child you will do something, do it! Our calendars says that the movie Up is released on DVD today. When we saw Up in the theaters, I promised Amy she and I would go see the 3-D version as a father/daughter date. Life got in the way. The movie came and went. And today, she reminded me that I failed to deliver on that promise. Not a good feeling.
add a commentState of Me November 10, 2009 12:02 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life"R-e-a-l-i-t-y–M-e" not facade me or social climber me or the me I want you to think I am me but The Real Me. As more people, particularly people closely involved in my life, become more net savvy, more Internet connected, more aware that these bits and bytes exist and are easily reachable, the anonymity from which these writings were birthed vanishes further. As I bump into more people IRL (in real life), who say, "I read your blog!" I constantly reassess the nature of the words that flow here. Granted, these words are but a keyhole glimpse into a much larger life. Even I am guilty of reading others blogs and mistakenly thinking I have the whole story while neglecting to read between the lines, accepting the exaggerations and embellishments as fact, and assuming something which could be fictitious as truth. The words become the person. Wrongly. But that is how it is. Not dissimilar to how we come to know celebrities by reading the tabloids.
"How are you?" That’s a question I try to avoid asking because if you wanted to tell me you probably would. The answer is "I’m fine." and it is a lie. The answer we give is almost an instinctive response; something we are simply trained to spout off. Cannot be done in this setting. If I write everyday, "I’m fine" you’d really have no reason to ever return. The truth of the matter is I am not fine and that’s interesting.
Some topics cannot be written. Family finance has to be off limits. Unfortunately, as a freelancer with cash flow that often looks like the readout on an EKG machine and a father of five children, finances are probably one of the most interesting topics I could write about. Hmm. I am sure there are other out of bounds topics. At the moment I cannot think of any other than the obvious non-disclosure type things regarding my clients.
What is the state of me? This weekend I fell into a deep dark place and I’m having trouble crawling out of it. My roller coaster peaked awhile back and for a couple of weeks I’ve been on the downside of a steep hill. I’m at the bottom. At least I hope this is the bottom! I am trying hard to turn my spirits around but this is a lot like trying to crank a stubborn engine, just when you think it is going to fire and keep going, it sputters and dies. The thing I need to do to get out of this hole is work harder and fast and furious. Unfortunately, that is similar to saying, "I’m in the middle of a whirlpool and things will be better as soon as I swim out."
There’s a dose of reality. Now I have to return to walking through quick sand.
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