"Murphy was an optimist!"
Oddities of Adulthood November 22, 2016 1:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeAdulting: Spending $1200 to save $1700.
add a commentWhen your history teacher tries to break into comedy November 21, 2016 12:36 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, PhilosophyWhen your history teacher does comedy to make ends meet.
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes November 21, 2016 12:17 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being Dad
Context: Evan, our 11 year old, helped me drop one of the cats off at the veterinarian for a comprehensive exam last Wednesday. Behind the scale is this sign. Recently, both our 12 year old and 9 year old German Shepherds died.
Evan, 11 years old, studies the sign: "Dad, I think our next dog should be a three, four, or five."
Me: "Evan, that’s not a menu."
That time of the day November 11, 2016 6:08 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeTime to take my evening dose of Phokital.
add a commentTrump is going to ruin this country November 11, 2016 9:43 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeReading Trump’s first 100 day plan made me physical ill. He’s going to set this country back 50 years.
add a commentDeep Thoughts November 5, 2016 2:46 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, Philosophy, Quoteadd a commentFor every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Developer tools November 5, 2016 11:16 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Software, TechnologyI like SourceTree so much better than Github Desktop.
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes November 5, 2016 9:49 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadMe: "Alexa, play the Ramones."
Alexa: *jams*
Groggy 11 year old Evan walks into the room: "Dad, could you turn down the music?"
Me: "What are you guys doing?"
Evan: "Sleeping…"
Living right November 3, 2016 9:07 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeTomorrow’s dinner was cooked tonight!
add a commentOf Grasshoppers October 16, 2016 1:42 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: The boat is sinking so fast all I have time to do is bail water.
Master: Perhaps you should let go of the boat and swim for a while.
Deep thoughts October 2, 2016 11:14 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyI feel I could be so much greater than the person I am if it weren’t for the person I am standing in the way.
add a commentStory of my life October 2, 2016 8:55 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeOn a tight deadline tonight with too much to accomplish. So what happens? Computer freezes, reboots, runs slow, iPhone apps causing me grief, Amazon FireHD running slow…nothing is working! Argh.
add a commentRIP Narrative September 27, 2016 11:55 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThe Narrative camera was a pre-purchase, Kickstarter style, project I backed. I was in early and really enjoyed the product. It started as a very small, light weight and durable wearable camera which took a 5 megapixel photograph every 30 seconds. Eventually we were able to change the time to as little as every 10 seconds. The battery would last all day and captured numerous candid and awesome photos of scouting events and my daily life. I particularly enjoyed wearing the camera, forgetting about it, immersing myself in the event, and later enjoying great photos to enhance my memory. As for the durability, I once had the camera fall off my shirt and ran over it with a pallet jack pushing it along the concrete 3 feet before realizing it was under the wheel. Barely a scratch! The Narrative really is a great product. It’s a shame the company failed. Maybe GoPro will pick them up.
add a commentForwhat? September 24, 2016 8:52 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeSeriously, does anyone use Foursquare anymore?
add a commentI see the solution September 18, 2016 9:43 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeNight ruined because I tried to help someone. I see the solution to the problem. I should quit trying to help people. "Not my problem."
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