Archive for the ‘Seen and Heard’ Category

The horrible party.

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Forwarded to me from a friend, from an IM he received from another friend: [10:49:42 AM] Trav: mmmmm, flat diet pepsi [10:49:48 AM] Moe: joy [10:50:01 AM] Trav: it's like a horrible party in my mouth

What’s your secret?

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Sometimes I go to Post Secret and read incredible postcards that people send in about their lives, loves, fears, strengths, joys, and sorrows. Sometimes I cry when I read them; but it's not always out of sadness. There are more videos like the above at the Post Secret Community website.

An apology accepted.

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

It's been an interesting week for me, personally. I've been trying to wrap my head around some recent events that have been a long time coming. I can't really go into detail, but suffice to say that it feels good to do and say the right thing, even if it's ...

Eye see you.

Monday, December 10th, 2007

This is what happens when you give me a mirror, a digital camera, and some spare time. For some reason I just love shots like these (ones with the lens over one of my eyes):

First snow of 2007.

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

It took most of us by surprise, but it was a pleasant surprise. We ended up with close to 4" of powdery fun for about a day before the rain came and washed it all away. And washed away a lot more, too. There was so much precipitation between the ...

Say it out loud to appreciate the humor.

Friday, November 4th, 2005

Tim, a staight-laced friend and co-worker was talking about his World of Warcraft character when asked a question about one of them. This was his response: I only have one miner, and she hasn't done it yet. She doesn't have the experience. And then much laughter ensued.

My old submarine, USS San Francisco (SSN-711).

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

Many moons ago I was in the US Navy, a submarine-qualified Radioman aboard the USS San Francisco (SSN-711). Earlier this year that same submarine ran aground on an undersea mountain and the damage was devastating. Here are some pictures released by the Navy. I can't begin to imagine what it ...

Ordering from Dairy Queen.

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

Me: I'd like the fish strip basket. DQ: The shrimp and chips basket? Me: No... the fish strip basket. DQ: OK. Me: And a small Snickers Blizzard. DQ: You want tartar sauce with that? Me: *blink* I do with the fish strip basket. DQ: Oh. Yeah... tartar for the fish, not the blizzard. Me: Yeah. That would be ...

The Mental Vasectomy.

Monday, May 2nd, 2005

Moe #1: <says_something_gross /> Me: Great. It's a good thing I've got two kids, because now I'm sterile. Moe #2: So you had a mental vasectomy?

There is no single-best development language or tool.

Friday, April 15th, 2005

My friend Greg and I are always talking about all aspects of development, and something that I've always thought is much more elegantly described in the following quote: It is worth remembering that a new programming language is sometimes viewed as a panacea, especially by its adherents; however, there is no ...