Joke Number 509
Other People’s Code
I like looking at other people’s code. Said in the right voice, that could sound quite creepy. But I like to see what kind of projects they’re working on, how they implement solutions, what languages they chose to work with and how many other people are using their work. So I’ll keep looking at other …
The Joy of Doing Nothing
Today I started reading The Joy of Doing Nothing by Rachel Jonat. I was so enthralled by the premimse that I stopped reading it immediately.
Rebate Cards You Wouldn’t Want To Use
There are a lot of advantages to consumer rebate carts. But they’re all for the companies giving them out. For the consumer, you get a pseudo-debit card that expires 12 seconds after it’s mailed out. By the time you get the card in the mail after 6 to 8 weeks, the account maintenance fees have …
Joke Number 194
In the old days you would go to to a barber to get a tooth pulled. Today you go to a dentist and your wallet gets a haircut.
How to Reach the Top of Your Game
World Champion Chess Player Reveals Performance Secrets I recently sat down with world champion chess player Sergei Lobatomov as he explained his seven secrets for reaching the top of his game. Although he comes from the world of chess, Sergei’s insights can be applied to any endeavor. Here is Sergei in his own words: Set …
Morning Walk Photos
Here are a few photos from this morning’s walk. It seems like there’s something new every time I look around. It’s amazing how much things change from day to day, month to month and year to year. Sometimes the changes are slow so we acclimate to them and don’t really notice them. But if we …
Evil Breakfast
I felt a strange, villainous thrill this morning while making breakfast for my two kids. I was making them bowls of creamy buckwheat cereal. After it’s cooked I usually add raisins, banana, raspberries and cinnamon. It was the cutting of the banana that inspired my inner dark side on this otherwise bright Saturday morning. To …
O Little Weed
O little weed
Yes simple weed
Martyr of my lawn,
How fast your greenery
Sprouts anew
Yet faster still your gone.
My mower does not keep you down
And pulling will not kill you,
But with this spray
You will turn brown
I see no need to bill you.