Snowbows
OK, the colors being refracted by these snow flakes aren’t in the form of a bow. But the name just seemed like a fit and more poetic than random snow refractions.
Pop Quiz
Is today: A. #NationalTrivialPursuitDay B. #NationalTriviaDay C. #NationalTrivialNationalDay
Snow Day
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
One year, when doing my taxes, I realized that my son’s birth on December 31st had given me a tax credit for the entire year. Those few hours of life on one day covered the past, present and future with regard to the amount I owed the government. This year, I’m reminded of another birth …
Christmas Memories
I have fond memories of Christmases past. Although we stayed home many years, some of my most remembered holidays were the ones when we traveled. We would often go to visit my grandparents. My cousins were usually there and we had a great time playing, exploring and eating. Like most kids, presents on Christmas morning …
Merry Christmas 2018
Putting Christ Back In Christmas
The other day I was going into my local Home Depot when I noticed their holiday hours sign on the entrance door. For Christmas Eve and Christmas day, someone had written X-Mas Eve and X-Mas day. I’m not one of those people who get offended easily at things people say or do. But I was …
Unnecessarily Neat
I was wrapping presents over the weekend and thought about how nice it is that most wrapping paper comes with a grid of lines on the back. Gift givers used to really need to pay attention to what they were doing to get a nice straight cut. Now it’s easy to get a perfect cut …
Music to Work By
My musical tastes are extremely varied. Sometimes I’m in the mood for beautiful and melodic, sometimes harsh and loud and other times bouncy and light. While I’m writing code (as opposed to planning and designing code) or building a map, I can listen to most styles of music but I prefer strong, driving rhythms and …
Meeting Creep
I can count on my fingers the number of times I’ve been in a meeting that stayed on topic and ended on time. I found myself in a meeting this afternoon that did not meet the above parameters. Even when it was on topic it was excruciatingly inefficient. People repeat themselves and repeat themselves and …