I can’t remember the last time I was so anxious to get home from the road. I suppose the outside observer would say “Was’t that the last time you were on the road, whinypants?”, and they’d probably be right. However,between all the negativity and frustration at the office lately, having slept in my own bed […]

I haven’t done a “Stuff I Like A Lot” post in a while, but that’s mostly because I’ve been so darned fragmented lately; my head’s been all over the place, and I haven’t been able to focus on one thing long enough to come up with a few hundred words about it. Instead, I’m just […]

With much fanfare and Bravado, today, the Institute for the Study of Random Stuff Told to Chuck on the Phone during his Lunch Break received the results of a study which will, once and for all, settle a long-standing, heated debate in the disciplines of temporal physics and autovisual transmission which has raged between experts […]

Ever have one of those nights where you’ve got a problem working in your head that won’t let you go dormant until you come round to a resolution? That’s been this evening, though I think I’ve almost got these errant neuron firings wrangled. Let’s hope so, as I’m terribly tired, especially after the activity this […]

Little bit of snow this morning; nothing serious, but it still shut a lot of stuff down that didn’t need to be up and down VA. Whatever. The dusting didn’t affect me in any significant way, other than make the scenery on the way into work a little whiter and prettier. Wrapping up the week, […]

Are you all sitting comfortably? Good. Now, a couple of programming notes about site functionality: ♦ – I dumped the guestbook application; it had collected nothing but spam ads for valtrex, handbags, and penis enlargement for most of the last year, and honestly, I didn’t feel like dealing with it anymore. So, good riddance. If […]

The holiday break was rejuvinating. I did a lot of things, but most of them involved relaxation. I played games with the wife and kids, read some books, watched a few films, tended to the latest batch of baby mollies, and petted my cat. I also cooked some good meals, (sorta) fixed a car, and […]