shawnp0wers I slowly see myself growing up. Sometimes it catches me off guard, and makes me look back at the days of less stress and less responsibility. It’s funny for me to consider paying off our current vehicle, and then saving thousands of dollars to get a new minivan when this one finally drives to it’s last soccer game. It wasn’t … Read more
OK, I’ve already changed my mind on the “every article in MP3 thing.” Mainly because I’ve avoided posting because I’m not in a place I can record myself, and also because some things are too lame to have an audio version. “I think I should mow my lawn today” Has no place in a podcast, unless that podcast is a … Read more
OK, I know I’ve been playing with my website a lot lately, and today is no different. I’m going to try recording my blog posts, and publishing the audio version right along side the text. Is that cheesy? Maybe. But here’s the deal — I could use the practice with performance reading, and sometimes I like to listen instead of … Read more
It rained yesterday, and it seemed that everyone was gloomy right along with the weather. I LOVE the rain. I relish the closed in, cozy feeling when clouds are squeezing the town in a big hug. Don’t you just love the rain? [audio:gloomydaybliss.mp3] Download Audio File Here
I had a big ol’ bunch of white space in my header graphic — and I thought it would be cool to have some comics in there. I created a comic with the “Comic Strip Generator“, and Photoshopped it into the graphic. It gave me great joy. Then I thought it’d be pretty fun to have another comic. The problem … Read more
You can judge for yourself, but every time I see a picture in sepia, it makes me think of coffee. Maybe it’s just that I just haven’t had any coffee this morning, but still — seeing myself like this makes me want a cuppa joe.
I don’t normally like chain emails and such — but Lynda Walldez listed me as a blog she “tagged” to participate in “8 random things.” I like the idea of 8 random facts, so I’ll bite. 🙂 8 Random Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me My favorite color T-Shirt is orange. I listen to The Carpenters when I’m depressed. … Read more
I got my Linux Journal magazine in the mail today, so I guess it’s not too soon to brag a bit. LJ bought (2) of my articles, and they both appear in the August “Cool Projects” edition. The first article appears in the “Up Front” section, on page 16. It’s all about our school’s transition to Linux thin clients. It’s … Read more
I live in a small town. When I’m driving down the road, I wave to just about everyone I pass, because chances are I know them. I also tend to wave to everyone anyway, but here in town — I’m less likely to offend someone if I wave at everyone. Today, however, I almost killed an elderly man on a … Read more
Happy Independence Day to all my ‘merican readers, and Happy Wednesday to everyone else. After walking in the parade this morning, Donna and I decided to go to Burger King for lunch, and let the kids play in the playland. That’s us, enjoying the air conditioning. Later we have a barbecue and then giant colorful explosions in the sky. It … Read more