Archive for February, 2006

Things to Do on Presidents’ Day

February 20, 2006, 6:24 pm

Here’s a quick list of things you can do to celebrate Presidents’ Day.

See a play.
Hire an intern.
Tap the phones of your political rivals or other American citizens.
Search for weapons of mass destruction.
Play with bunnies.
Trade arms for hostages.
Give tax breaks to the weathly while cutting programs to the poor!
Drive along scenic downtown Dallas.

And remember, when your [...]

Katie Frolicking in the Snow

February 13, 2006, 9:13 pm

Katie loves snow quite a lot, so the recent snowstorm that dropped about a foot of the good stuff on us meant a lot of time in outside for her. She especially enjoys sticking her nose in the snow, like all good doggies. Unfortunately, she never seems to stand still for any length of time, [...]

Define Your Background Color, Double Dammit!

February 9, 2006, 9:43 pm

In my ongoing battle against lazy designers, coders, and testers, here’s another edition of "Define Your Background Color." A big thanks to Dan for helping to spot more offenders.

Nothing is better than getting like minded individuals together to discuss topics of web design. It’s a great idea and I fully support it. However, if you [...]

Akira Ifukube

February 9, 2006, 7:54 pm

Akira Ifukube, the composer for a number of Godzilla movies, died on February 8th. Godzilla movies were a constant presence for me growing up (and still are) and the Godzilla theme always gives me goosebumps. It’s a sad day for giant monster fans.
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Four Things, the Alternate Version

February 1, 2006, 8:39 pm

Always happy to answer semi-personal questions on my blog. Thanks, Dan!

Four awful jobs I’ve had:

Burger King (Fry cook, burger tosser, cashier)
Temporary file clerk at Merrill-Lynch. They wouldn’t give me a badge to come and go as I pleased, so I was pretty much locked up in an office for 8 hours a day
My first contract [...]