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Wow. Once we’ve trained ourselves to be short and …

Wow. Once we’ve trained ourselves to be short and snappy with people it certainly is difficult to not jump straight into barking mode; however, it is possible to retrain ourselves. These old dogs can still learn a few new tricks! I still slip up and am either overly firm or snappy with the teenager on things that I should be lighter about but each time I am a little less firm and less snappy or the incidence of it is more brief. And I can always analyze myself during and afterwards. Look out David Caridean! This grasshopper is growing!

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In Loo Of My Son

Oh my son

Life is fun

When you are seven

And there is so much to do

Let’s pay attention

When a whizzing

And make sure

We aim true

With your little hose

So close to the bowl

Try to hit the water

and not your toes!

Should there be a miss

resulting in a puddled mess

Be embarrassed not

To clean up the lot!


(in all fairness, I think it was his friend)
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Book Referral

My brother-in-law gives a high recommendation to Designing With Web Standards by Jeffery Zeldman

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Wahoo! Thanks Microsoft!


I swear as I was taking the kids to school today I said “I’m a Microsoft Partner. I need to see if they can provide me a CD with the security updates so that I can fix my friend’s computer.” That would be the friend with a dialup connection in the country that pays per minute to use AOL.

So, thanks SlickDeals.net!


Free Windows Security Update CD from Microsoft. Good for those still on the 56k modem.

The Windows Security Update CD will be shipped to you free of charge. This CD includes Microsoft critical updates released through October 2003 and information to help you protect your PC. In addition, you will also receive free antivirus and firewall trial software.