Kitchen Sink

I knew there was something I didn’t like about this time of year.

Something made me come in the house through the side door. I have no idea what it was, but that’s not really important. As I glanced toward the back yard I noticed something disturbing. There was a green life form starting to take root in my yard! Alas, it appears it’s that time of year again… that 6 – 9 month window when things grow, seemingly all by themselves, in my…
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Kitchen Sink

Second thoughts about a particular nervous habit.

Is there an expiration date on finger nails? Should they be refrigerated after opening? Do they taste better fresh or reheated? Do you take yours with meals or are they strictly a nervous habit? Do you ever wonder afterwards where your fingers have been? Have you ever seen one under a microscope? Have you ever tried to culture one? Is there such thing as a finger nail that is too short? Have you…
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Kitchen Sink

Convincing myself.

Let’s see, despite knowing better I’ve spent a good 8 hours working on the dreaded export/import problem. The bad news is it took 8 hours of my life and I’m still not done. The good news is that I know just how to do it now. The value neutral news is that I don’t know how much desire I’ve got left in the tank to finish the job. So why am I ditching iBlog? Wasn’t…
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Kitchen Sink

Please pass the sugar

A regulation size 3 Musketeers Bar weighs 60.4g and has 260 calories. One gram of sugar has four calories. A regulation size 3 Musketeers Bar has approximately 4.3 calories per gram. Revealing factoid: one gram of fat has 9 calories. Educated guess based on my superior mathematical skills: a regulation size 3 Musketeers Bar has more sugar than fat. Sources: www.sugar.com/health/gottolose.html, 3…
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Current Events

A grim tale

Do you remember the good old days when “huffing” only happened in fairy tales? Maybe you were as surprised as I was to hear that huffing is a hip happening at youth hang outs? Sure, kids used to get a little flighty building plastic models in their stuffy, unventilated bed rooms… but let’s not get too personal here. Now this morning’s paper would have us believe…
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Kitchen Sink

Late

I just hate those mornings when I’m running late. I wonder how my boss feels about it? If I feel worse about it than my boss, does that say more about me or my boss? Is it a sign of maturity or maladjustment? Am I making matters worse? Am I looking forward to getting to work that much this morning? Inspiration strikes! It’s just too damn nice outside. It is April after all. That means…
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Kitchen Sink

Transitions

Going from one software package to another can be hell. I’ve done it once already on this thing I don’t really have a name for. Some call them “Weblogs”. Others call them “Blogs” for short. Personally, I hate those names. To me, it just is. Anyway, I’ve had a couple systems for this thing I don’t call a blog. For a while I stuck with vanilla HTML.
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