"Murphy was an optimist!"
Things you have to learn on your own – lube September 30, 2011 10:23 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeWhen I was 20, had you told me the quantity of Liquid Wrench and Astroglide I would use in my life, I would have never believed you.
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A sign of growing up September 29, 2011 10:15 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeRecognizing that you should own a nice pen.
comments closedDad Fail September 28, 2011 5:43 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Of Being DadCame home early to cook dinner and spend time with my kids. Now everyone is tense and in tears. Should have stayed at the client’s office.
add a commentProtected: That hollow feeling in the chest September 27, 2011 1:59 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Mental, Philosophy, PoetryLawrence O’donnel on MSNBC on NYPD Police Brutality during Occupy Wall September 27, 2011 8:48 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Activism, Economy, Of Interest, Politics, Touchy SubjectsWow! Main stream media stood up! This is an excellent piece of journalism. Well worth the nine minutes.
add a commentSilly Non-comformists September 26, 2011 11:30 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor
"everyone walk in a different direction" by Cathy McCaughan
US Currency Designer Inside Joke September 26, 2011 8:30 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestSomeone’s keen eye has noticed something about the coloring on the US currency. Check it out!
Clear! September 23, 2011 1:35 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeToday’s lunch: salt with an extra serving of salt, mustard (salt), ketchup (salt), random processed meat parts, fried dough, fried starch, and sugar.
Special thanks to Denton’s (inspired by the TN Valley Fair)
add a commentWho is Chuck Testa? September 20, 2011 10:16 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestHave you heard of Chuck Testa? Here he is!
He doesn’t have a Wikipedia page yet..but he will!
add a commentSubversion Error Message On Branch/Tag September 15, 2011 11:21 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Programming, TechnologyToday’s tech problem:
I am trying to create a new baseline for my code. I have checked my code out of my repository, updated individual files to the proper version for the baseline, and then when I try to tag or branch the working copy, I get an error.
Error Commit Failed (details follow):
Error File
Error ‘/svn/foo/bar/branches/blah/snafu/path/to/file/file.cfm’
Error already exists
Because of the failure, the branch attempt, or tag attempt, fail leaving the branch/tag empty.
How can the file already exist if the branch/tag starts out completely empty?
add a commentNegative Karmic Debt September 13, 2011 5:55 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI’ve been building up bad karma and things are about to go critical. Must seek good karma!
2commentsI miss my AA September 13, 2011 11:57 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeMost days, and particularly today, I really miss having an administrative assistant. Karla! Where are you?
2commentsAnd then the Tea Party cheered the death of the uninsured September 13, 2011 10:18 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Touchy Subjects, United StatesAnd Ron Paul back-peddles.
add a commentRon Paul Speaks the Truth! September 13, 2011 10:08 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United States, World PoliticsI have to hand it to Ron Paul. Rick Santorum, attacking Ron Paul, gets applause while showing his ignorance of US foreign policy. When Ron Paul explains, Ron Paul gets boo’d. This exemplifies how Republicans govern on fear and how the Republican audience fails to comprehend the more complex issues at hand.
Let me rephrase:
Ron Paul speaks, we have bases on their sacred land, we mistreat the Palestinians, over the past decade we’ve killed thousands of their people. Audience reacts with boos.
Rick Santorum, Republican poster child, speaks, they hate us because of our lifestyle. Audience reacts with cheers.
Are the American people really that full of themselves?
add a commentThere are no girl Jedi! September 8, 2011 11:29 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadWhile having coffee one morning at Mojoe’s Trailside Coffeehouse, one of the customers mentions her girl will be attending Jedi camp. Oh! I have to get Evan into this and sure enough, he finds a slot just before the camp fills up. Camp is the last week of June 2011 and Evan had a blast!
Fast forward to today, September 8, 2011, and I’m having coffee in Mojoe’s and talking to the wonderful mother who turned me onto Jedi camp. In the grand scheme of Evan’s life, an enormous amount of time has passed between Jedi Camp and today. The mother says, "Your son is Evan right?" The gears start turning in my head as she continues, "Evan and my daughter had a fight." My heart sinks. The mother smiles, "Evan told my daughter that girls cannot be Jedi. And my daughter argued with him and told him about the women in the Clone Wars." After a chuckle, we talk about little minds, the funny things they produce, and amazement at the fact that the two are still talking about and remembering Jedi Camp. Good times!
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