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I’ve been having a “heated discussion” (Andy’s words, not mine) over at a friend’s blog and while the discussion has been good, I feel as though I have overstayed my welcome. So I’m moving the discussion front and center, partly to make keeping up on the discussion easier (navigating ’round Xanga stinks) and partly to... Read More
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CARDBOARDWHITE.COM After mulling over the fact that finding new posts on a friend’s blog is a little like remembering to brush, I’ve put together a site that brings together all of the most recent posts from the stoop group using RSS feeds. If you find it useful, I’ll add functionality like remembering which view you... Read More
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Protect from Contact Form Hijaacking
We’ve been spending some time on static publishing in Movable Type, because that’s really not what it was “made” for per se, and it takes some extra doing to make static content easy to access. In that spirit, I wanted to share my experiences with contact forms. As part of the whole Movable-Type-as-my-CMS philosophy, I’m... Read More
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The Disconnect Between Lips and Life
Why is it so devastating when a pastor has an affair or a priest molests a child? No doubt we are shaken to the core, but why? Well, it’s hard to see anyone fall, and people who we’ve elevated as heroes or trusted voices fall hardest for us. Also, no one likes to be misled,... Read More
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10 Most Interesting New Songs on My iPod
In no particular order: Smile – dZihan & Kamien Start With The Ending – David Wilcox Sweet Bride – Kate Rusby Open Skiez – Ethereal77 Between Us and Them – Ulrich Schnauss Hide and Seek – Imogen Heap (the sound not the sentiment) Retread Lightly – Moss Weather Report – American Analog Set Tomorrow on... Read More
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Expectations, Liberalism and Donuts
Did you ever notice how much we come to expect certain things in life? Like when you go to Dunkin Donuts and you expect them to have donuts. Sure, it was 12:30 am when the two of us had a hankering for donuts, but come on… the sign says Dunkin Donuts, not Dunkin Bagels or... Read More
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Arvind Satyanarayan of Movalog.com has created a gem of tutorial, a plugin-creation for beginners as it were, something sorely lacking from the MT scene. In plain terms and screen caps, he walks through the amazing functionality Movable Type offers to plugins and shows how to harness this power. Got some great ideas in your head... Read More
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Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever appearing on earth, my new nephew, Caleb Aaron Gardner, weighing in at a whopping 9lbs, 4oz and coming into this world a bit later than we all expected!!! Congratulations Nathan and Jessica and Gabe (the newly crowned big brother)!!!
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Steve Jobs, every geek’s Santa Claus, just spilled some seriously tasty beans. Here’s what Apple has in store for us: iPod with FM tuner Mac OS X 10.4.4 released with all sorts of new widgets New iLife released: iWeb, iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto Photocasting, aka the Flickr Killer “For years intel chips have been bored in... Read More
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“He was too great for his disciples. And in view of what he plainly said, is it any wonder that all who were rich and prosperous felt a horror of strange things, a swimming of their world at his teaching? Perhaps the priests and the rulers and the rich men understood him better than his... Read More
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Be Amazed: The Optimus Keyboard
Ok folks, start saving up for my birthday (April 5th) because this has just taken slot#2 on my wish list: the Optimus keyboard. Each key is an individual display–you read it right, a small screen on each key–that can be changed by the program currently running. So if you’re playing Unreal, the AWSD keys would... Read More
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Stalemate, Facial Hair and Decaf
So I taught Jessica chess last night (she wrote all of the moves and rules on a 4×6 card) and she up and beats me. In my defense, it was a stalemate; but she had a pawn and king left whereas I only had a king. Beginners luck. Went to this barber today, and he... Read More
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No offense to my tow-headed friends, but this has got to be one of the funniest blonde jokes out there.
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I have found that people will go mad trying to satisfy their curiosity. That is why the mad scientist stereotype exists: “Must… strip apart… every… hidden thing… discovery is… everything… must…” Throw in a mwuhaha for good measure. But I am a kind human being, not willing insanity on anyone else (having tasted it myself... Read More
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For Christmas, Jessica got me acrylic paints. So last night I tried my hand at painting for the first time. Jessica gave up on mountains and pursued modern art. I touched it up just a little in Photoshop (the moon and the fog). UPDATE: Ok, some of you are complaining about the Photoshop work, so... Read More
Hello, I’m Jesse.
