Doug

Doug

Husband & father with youngins; Presbyterian; Will devops for boardgames; Dadjoke Enthusiast; Longtime WordPress user; The failure mode of “clever” is...

Your Ponderable For The Day

What ever happened to “Ring-Around-the-Collar”? If the advertising of my youth served as any indicator, RAtC was not only the enemy of those wishing to be well-dressed, but also the very fabric of civilized society itself. Detergent after detergent vowed…

Attack Of The 50 Foot Baby

Me boy’s one month birthday passed last Thursday without note in this space, so I thought I’d note it now. William is almost 5 weeks old now and growing like gangbusters, truth be told. He came into this world at…

Today’s Assignment

Attend meeting with networking equipment vendor. Attempt to not giggle every time vendor representative mentions “out of the closet” and “in the closet”. Berate self, Dimsdale-like, for juvenile sense of humo[u]r. All of this hypothetically, of course.

WordPress Comings And Goings

There’s been quite a bit of activity in the WordPress community as of late and it’s worth summarizing in brief. First off, the development version of WP has been “rebranded” from 1.6 to 2.0 and Beta 1 was officially announced…

Bah, Says I

As Andy(I) helpfully pointed out, this past weekend was host to this year’s incarnation of the historical rivalry between Lehigh University and Lafayette College. Unfortunately, Lehigh snatched defeat from the jaws of victory yet again, making them losers in 3…

Test Your CBGIQ

Just how well do you know your comic book superheroes? What is your Comic Book Geek I.Q.? If you think yourself a real comic book afficionado, BBSpot has a quiz worth taking titled Superhero or Household Cleaner?. See how well…