I saw this sign recently, which at first glance is unremarkable, but I couldn’t help be amused at the inclusion of “vessels”. I’m in Florida so I suppose someone parking their boat on a trailer in the parking lot isn’t impossible, but somehow that doesn’t seem big enough to really merit being called a vessel […]
Read more "Don’t Park Your Vessel Here"I use Pocket for saving some stuff. It works well from Feedly when I see something I know I’ll want to look at again (or just later). I’m sure I don’t use it as much as I should or could, but I’m strangely slow to adopt tools sometimes – it will become natural and work […]
Read more "Pocket's Most Popular"The first sign of spring in Florida is the leaves falling from the oak trees. Tons of leaves, leaves everywhere, definitely a pain to keep up with, yet it’s worth it for the next part – in the next week or so I expect – when the large oak in my front yard puts on […]
Read more "Spring in Florida"Here’s a list of free presentation software I ran across, maybe worth a few minutes to get out of the Powerpoint rut. Emaze looks very interesting, as does SlideDog. Prezi is a lot of fun to watch.
Read more "Free Presentation Software"It’s good to remember that the ideas and challenges of mastering a craft – any craft – have been around a while. No, the world of IT doesn’t match exactly to building woodworking or cooking or anything else, but the path to mastery is really close to the same. It takes time, but not just […]
Read more "Sometimes Cheaper Makes Sense / Mastering the Basics Always Does"Friday night I took my wife out for Valentine’s Dinner. We had a reservation for 9 pm and I hoped that later in the evening we could enjoy a slow, quiet dinner. It was for a very nice restaurant, one where you’ll drop $150 or so on dinner for two. Things went wrong from the […]
Read more "The Challenge of Customer Service"If you don’t have kids you might not get the title of the post, it’s part of the theme song from The Lego Movie. We went to see it this past Saturday. Good fun! Lots of stuff to enjoy. The average hero pining for the girl who already has a boyfriend – Batman! The have […]
Read more "Everything Is Awesome"I’ve been trying out the Melitta Coffee Brewer for a few weeks. Not much to it, it’s just a plastic stand that holds a coffee filter. Add coffee, then add water to do a “pour over” and wait for it to drip into the cup. It comes in two sizes, one that uses a small […]
Read more "Melitta Coffee Brewer"I’ve never written a novel or a movie script, but I’ve sure consumed a lot of both and enjoy both. I’ve always been excited when a book I have read becomes a movie. Validation of a sort I guess – I like something popular! But really it’s a chance to see it. Yet I’m almost […]
Read more "Movie Adaptations of Books"Cell phones are incredibly useful tools. Even a bad one is better than not having one, but a bad phone can get in the way a lot. Every couple years I spend a few hours evaluating the market and picking a new phone, hoping that I get it right. I’m starting the search by deciding […]
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