100% Of Your Daily Dose Of Chuckles

Posted by Doug on August 31st, 2005 | 2 Comments

While hurricane Katrina and her aftermath are no laughing matter, Greg Gutfeld's declaration of martial law over at the Huffington Post definitely cuts to the humor bone:

Because of the mass disaster taking place in New Orleans, i feel i must declare martial law on the huffpo. Therefore, posters may be shot with a paint gun [...]

Posted in Humor, Movies, Politics

Further Traveling Observations

Posted by Doug on August 31st, 2005 | No Comments

Potbelly Sandwich Works - Southern for "Quiznos", only with milkshakes.
Radio stinks everywhere, it's just a matter of the precise nature of its suckage that varies from place to place.
"Redneck Yacht Club". Uhmmmmm…
People obey the residential speed limits around here. It's eerie to be driving and noting that everyone seems to be [...]

Posted in General, Humor, Observations

A Blogging Test

Posted by Doug on August 31st, 2005 | 1 Comment

I've done my share of ragging on MovableType as a blogging platform, however, with SixApart's recent release of MT 3.2, I decided to put my money where my mouth is and give MT a test drive.
Obviously, based upon my choice of WordPress as my publishing platform, I've preferred WP over MT in the past, so [...]

Posted in Blogging, Web Design, WordPress

Lessons Learned At Apple Training (Thus Far)

Posted by Doug on August 31st, 2005 | 1 Comment

Apple: good company, compelling technology, horrible coffee.
LDAP: Basis of distributed OpenDirectory setups, difficult to understand, even more difficult to navigate using commandline tools. Use LDapper instead.
Powerbooks: worth their weight in gold.
Steve Jobs must love that Apple logo, 'cause it's on everything here.
Those 30" Apple Cinema Displays? Drool-worthy at no less than 50 paces.

Posted in Macintosh, Observations, Technology, Work

The View From The Road

Posted by Doug on August 30th, 2005 | No Comments

I'm on travel this week in Reston, VA attending an Apple OpenDirectory training course. My job description doesn't call for much travel and so this has been an adventure of sorts.
I picked up my rental car from Avis yesterday afternoon - a newish grey Chevy Malibu with Texas plates. My wife must [...]

Posted in Family, General, Macintosh, Technology, Work

Of Bellybuttons And Excuses, Or: Why I Didn't Post This Past Weekend

Posted by Doug on August 30th, 2005 | 6 Comments

It has been a long time since I let a weekend lapse without a post. Generally, I like to try to get at least one post in over the course of a weekend, even if said post is of mere throwaway quality. Forcing myself to do so 1) encourages me to continue the [...]

Posted in Family, General, Site News

No Words

Posted by Doug on August 30th, 2005 | No Comments

Of all the things I wanted to wake up to this morning, CNN.com declaring in the largest letters possible
54 DEAD IN MISSISSIPPI
Levee Breached in New Orleans
wasn't one of them.
I'm sure that number will rise, as these things inevitably do. I pray for the families who have lost loved ones to this storm - [...]

Posted in General, Observations, Religion/Morals
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