"Murphy was an optimist!"
August Challenge – Early Bird August 8, 2006 4:34 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : August Challenge, Daily LifeI am happy that I was able to pull myself from bed at 4am. The silence is soothing. The crackling of a tree branch breaking and falling to the ground is pronounced in a way that would be lessened or missed during the day.
Can you meet The August Challenge?
1 comment so farAugust Challenge – All in the numbers August 7, 2006 5:22 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, August Challenge, Daily Life, Evan, Family, SarahI am happy today is 8/7/6. I just find that amusing.
I am happy my children are caught up on their shots. Evan 6 shots. Amy 4 shots. Sarah 1 shot. They aren’t so happy about that. Sarah took it worst; her pain was all in the anticipation.
Can you meet The August Challenge?
add a commentEvan joins the August Challenge August 6, 2006 10:25 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : August Challenge, Daily Life, Evan, FamilyEver since Barry inspired me on Fresh Food, Fresh Blog, I have wanted a reason to use the 1 pixel out audio plugin.
[audio:http://blog.siliconholler.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/evanlaughs.mp3] add a commentAugust Challenge – Tommy’s Horse Show August 6, 2006 12:04 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : August Challenge, Daily LifeEek! I blew the August Challenge already! Was I not happy on Friday or Saturday?
Today I am happy that Tommy did so well at the horse show.
Can you meet The August Challenge?
Yesterday I was happy to be watching Tommy ride solo at the horse show. Friday I was happy that I was able to spend time with my family.
add a commentAugust Challenge – Work work work August 3, 2006 9:51 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : August Challenge, Cathy, Daily Life, FamilyCathy started off her August Challenge the right way because family makes us happy!
Today I am happy I overcame a huge programming obsticle and am back to better productivity. I hope my client meets the August Challenge too!
Can you meet The August Challenge?
add a commentAugust Challenge – Ride that horse! August 2, 2006 1:30 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : August Challenge, Daily Life, Family, Philosophy, TommyToday I watched Tommy ride his horse out into the ring unaided and proceed to do his entire practice without a sidewalker or anyone else near the horse! That made me very happy.
Can you meet The August Challenge?
add a commentWhat do you see? August 2, 2006 9:07 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Philosophy, VideoSo, would the shop at home guy be fun with Rorschach tests or what?
1 comment so farAugust Challenge – Kids Being Kids August 1, 2006 9:49 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : August Challenge, Daily LifeI am happy today because I am not allowing my issues to prevent my children from being kids.
Can you meet The August Challenge?
add a commentDreamers that dream, dreamers that do – Move over Stephen R Covey! July 31, 2006 10:12 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, VideoMove over Stephen R Covey and David Allen! Ze Frank sums it up for us in his show on Brain Crack. After watching this show, my introduction to Ze Frank, I became very aware that I am addicted to Brain Crack.
Standard Ze Frank warning! Ze Frank borrows dialog from George Carlin‘s dictionary. The beginning of this movie is fairly safe but ends in a song staring words that begin in the letter F with a guest appearance by a word beginning with the letter A.
2commentsAnother reason to love Firefox July 31, 2006 9:23 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Humor, Of Being Dad, PhilosophySo I described a day in our lives. A highlight of Friday’s funnies was a sudden and dramatic power outage. I would say we had lightning very near the house. We lost the upstairs cable box (try living without your digital guide a couple of days! How 90s! How did we ever live before?) and my Linux server was scrambled (after reseting the cmos and some integrity checks, it lives again).
What does this have to do with Firefox? I had been on BusyMom’s site typing a long comment and was moving my mouse to press the post button when the power went out. When I restored all the machines my window came up with all my typing still in the form field. I believe I have SessionSaver .2 to thank for this!
I can’t wait to start making this house more self-sufficient regarding power.
1 comment so farCode Monkey has it nailed! July 28, 2006 4:03 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Humor, Of Interest, PhilosophyCan I thank Barry enough?! Code Monkey by Jonathon Coulton brings it home for the programmers! This is really a great song and Jonathon provides the cords. Now where’s my guitar?
add a commentYou know… diction July 24, 2006 4:30 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesThank you Kristy!
1 comment so farI need sponsors! July 24, 2006 10:15 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Daily Life, Of Interest, Philosophy
I am turning on the heat. We have this week ONLY to find sponsors for Blogathon 2006! I have joined forces with Barry, Jay, and Cathy to help raise a contribution to Farm Aid by blogging every thirty minutes starting at 9am EST on this Saturday July 29 and continuing for 24 hours.
The mission of Farm Aid is to keep family farmers on their land. Family farmers are our only guarantee for fresh, local food. Our goal is to bring together family farmers and citizens to restore family farm-centered agriculture. Family farmers ensure safe, healthful food, protect natural resources, and strengthen local economies. [Source]
I once thought Farm Aid was just something Willie, Neil, John, and others sang songs about after Band Aid sales went down. I have since learned about Farm Aid and corporate farming. I feel the family farm is important to our culture, the quality of our food, and local economics. I believe in Farm Aid’s mission and ask that you support me during Blogathon 2006 with a donation to our cause.
Thank you Michael Silence for the announcement!
2commentsYesterday’s Funny July 21, 2006 5:55 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Humor, PhilosophyApparently, yesterday’s funny was giving people a hard way to go. So I’ll mirror without permission:
Today’s Funny July 20, 2006 12:12 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, PhilosophyMicrosoft: Quit making fun of us!
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