Thank You, Alaska
Thursday, September 4th, 2008The 2008 Election just got a lot more interesting. Tags: 2008 election, alaska, election, john mccain, sarah palin
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The RIAA = Epic Fail
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008In case you live under a rock, the RIAA is the Recording Industry Association of America. If you didn’t know, they like to sue people. A lot. In fact, that seems to be their favorite pastime these days. Don’t get me wrong – I am a fan of copyright protections. I know they protect artists [...]
All-Star Game = Bruised Egos
Monday, June 30th, 2008You’ve got to be kidding me. Link Well, schools all over the country are eliminating competitive games (such as tag) from recess both for “safety” and to prevent damaging the delicate self-esteem of our children – not to mention the elimination of the honor roll and other constructions that pit students against one another. It’s [...]
Customer Service, Pt. 2: Apple Care
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007My dad is a huge fan of his 30GB iPod Video. He uses it all the time to listen to music and various preaching/teaching podcasts. All was well until the wheel/buttons stopped working. I contacted Apple and it was still under the initial one-year warranty. I gave them the information and they sent a DHL [...]
Customer Service: Chick-Fil-A
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007I took the kids through the Chick-Fil-A drive-thru yesterday. One problem: It is out-of-commission. Fortunately, this was Chick-Fil-A. They had two employees out there along the line of cars. One was taking orders on a notepad and passing them to the second person, who was on a cell phone to someone inside the store. She [...]
Adult Swim
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007Lately, we have spent some time at a local neighborhood pool. Actually, it’s the neighborhood where my parents live and where I grew up. So, the kids love it and it’s great to take them out to play in the water. However, once an hour, the lifeguard blows the whistle and hollers, “Adult Swim!” OK, [...]
Meeting Minutes
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007Throughout my relatively short career, I have had to sit in on a decent number of conference calls and meetings. Many of them are at least somewhat technical in nature. I have observed many “dos and don’ts” of these kinds of meetings. Don’t over-speak. When you are in a meeting of peers or superiors, no [...]
Random Trip Obervations
Friday, June 22nd, 2007I recently took a trip to Arkansas. The trip was very brief. We flew out mid-morning on Tuesday and arrived back into Birmingham late Wednesday evening. Just a few quick oberservations: The pilot who flew us into Dallas/Fort Worth was amazing. When we landed, I hardly even knew we had touched the ground. Looking down [...]
Albums vs. Playlists
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007It’s no secret that I am a big fan of my iPod. In particular, I love the playlist options in iTunes. I have created tons of them and tend to listen to my music that way unless I want to hear a particular track. There are two musical groups that have been my favorites since [...]
Circa 1999
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007My infatuation with computers and technology in general began in 1998 after I graduated high school. My friend across the street had multiple computers at his house and we began playing a great game called Age of Empires. As a result, I wanted a PC of my own. So, when I graduated, that is what [...]