Reality Me

Today Opera is giving away license registrations as part of their 10 year anniversary. So if you want Opera for compatibility testing or just to torment yourself, grab it!

As a web developer my bread and butter are my tools. The most important tools of course being my development servers. My linux server has decided that it is at the end of its life. It has picked a really bad time to get on its ice flow.

"Time to wake the doughnuts!"

Sometimes I think I dread the morning routine during the school year more than the kids. On days like today I would like to be under the covers but I need to be super focused working. I can’t sleep, but I can work and get the kids ready at the same time.

Student: I have to eat crow.
Master: It tastes better without whine.

• …because I received my monthly Google check

Try 2

My blood pressure and pulse

Amy having a blast!

Last night my wife and I debated the strength of domed buildings. I watched a History Channel special touting their perfect design. But when engineered wrong they crumble.

CNN.com reports "Section of Superdome roof opens up."

I just sat at a 4 way stop waiting for the light to change

And so it begins…

I feel very bad for the people of New Orleans. I lived in Kenner (2 miles north of the New Orleans International Airport) for 4.5 years. I love New Orleans and its going to be obliterated.

Student: I am easily distracted.
Master: A man with no vision cannot focus.

So CNN just said "anyone east of the hurricane’s (Katrina) path could lose power for up to 5 days." That’s a stressful statement when the vampires have been sucking you dry, you’re behind on deadlines, and the cupboards are going bare.

Time flies by so quickly. We find our ruts, our routines and our habits.

I want to point out this picture again because it is a favorite of mine and when I posted it this past Thursday I failed to mention that it is one of the only two wedding photos that Cathy and I have.

Cathy and I were married at Gatlinburg’s Ye Ol’ Tyme Photo Boothe. After I proposed, we couldn’t wait. We both had already done the church wedding before. We had the marriage license. And everything felt right. Noah was too young to understand. Tommy would not have understood. But Sarah needed to be included so she was brought along. In hindsight perhaps Noah should have gone too.

We triple checked the legality of the Gatlinburg wedding chapels and drove on up. I forget how we decided which one to use but we certainly chose a fun one. We perused different styles of attire and finally arrived at the image we desired. We slipped into the clothing which was then velcro’d behind our backs. The sleeves were rolled up and secured for an appropriate look. We slipped into a back room where the proprietor performed the ceremony and pronounced us married. Then we went to the front of the store and had our pictures made and with copies for the extended family we pranced out into the real world to begin a most wonderful life together!

Student: When will my wounds mend?
Master: Healing is not a passive activity.