Of interest only to the local yokels

Ultimate Electronics is leaving the DFW area as part of Chapter 11
Not too surprised. They were high-priced and didn’t have all the peripherals. I walked in once and thought “and why would I come here instead of Best Buy?”.
In more bad news for Willow Bend from the “teach-you-to-keep-your-nose-in-the-air” […]

Work has been so stressful this week. Probably why I have a scratchy throat and congestion (suppressed immune system under stress and all that). I really hope that clears up for the trip cuz I feel like crap right now!
My code is being thoroughly investigated to see if it is causing a major problem in […]

Chatty Cathy next to me is talking again on the phone. To everyone. About everything (except work). On and on. He feels he needs to share his outlook on process management, on football, on the English language with every person he talks to on the phone or walks by.
AAGGHHHH!!!!!
On another note, how is everyone’s day? […]

Just noticed an odd little thing. On the day pass for Salon (where you’re forced to watch a long commercial to get access to the articles for the day), it was an add for Visa Bill Pay. It showed a desk accumulating past due bills along with other stuff (stapler, keys, etc.). The point being […]

Well, production issues are keeping me busy while I try to get my project started. Although my code triggered the problem right now it looks like it is a bug in the server, not my code!!
This weekend was moving furniture, working in the yard while the painters did their thing, and then moving everything back. […]

A New Screen Test for Imax: It’s the Bible vs. the Volcano
This is ridiculous. Imax theaters, including our own local one at the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History, are passing on education films because “some people said it was blasphemous” since it refers to evolution.
This quote REALLY got me: “We have definitely a […]

Finally found a good restaraunt in The Colony. Japango, a Japanese restaraunt and sushi bar opened recently. We went with Jeff & Jeremy and had a good time. The place was nicely decorated and the food was great. Very fresh sushi!! Yummmmm
Clearing out all the rooms for the painting on Saturday! It’s going to […]

Caught the movie Robots the other night with Jai and Ian. A fun, fairly predictable little animated adventure of the little guy that could. The “what would everyday task XYZ be like in a robot version of the world” prank got a little old. The animation was amazing…that type where half way through the movie, […]

Day 3. It’s been good, but slow in places. I got pulled out most of yesterday for a production issue, but apparently a few of us missed so the teacher did a recap this morning for an hour.
You get out what you put in in these classes, and it seems sometimes not everyone puts in […]

Finally have made some progress on my train set. I had a number of tasks that were dependent on one another and have finished a lot of them. The table has been built, the track painted, the track nailed to the board, the talus (rock debris…there, you’ve learned a new word today!) laid along the […]