Rick Santorum offers Barack Obama dating advice. Quote: “Go down to the corner bar and have a drink, a shot and a beer.” I don’t know how to react to this. Either the fact that Santorum feels that he can offer advice to the President on how he and his wife spend their social timeContinue reading “On Rick Santorum’s Unnecessary Advice”
On A Rough Night’s Sleep
Last night I slept for toffee. Warm does not describe the temperatures in my room when I hit the mattress at midnight. It wasn’t excessively hot, but neither was it comfortable. I turned the window fan up to maximum, turned out the lights, and hoped for sleep, even if it were a restless sleep. AtContinue reading “On A Rough Night’s Sleep”
On the “Ask Me!” Meme
I’d been thinking of doing this anyway (because it’s something I’ve done a time or three), and then I saw it on David McIntee‘s blog: The problem with LiveJournal is that we think we’re close, but really, we know nothing about each other. So I want you to ask me something you think you shouldContinue reading “On the “Ask Me!” Meme”
On Work Travails
Okay, we’re not doing that again. I brought work home, because I needed to get this particular project done today. A complex idea was floated at the production meeting on Friday. And for a variety of reasons, that complex idea would not work. However, I proposed a similar idea that is actually useful to whatContinue reading “On Work Travails”
On May’s Statistics
And now it’s June. And thanks to some jiggery-pokery with server logs and Analog, let’s take a look at what people were reading on allyngibson.com in the month of May. First up, the top 28 search phrases for the month! (The number in parentheses is the number of times the phrase was used.) beatles remastersContinue reading “On May’s Statistics”
On Today’s Writing Discovery
Forty-two years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. I just thought I’d point that out today, on this most Douglas Adams-like of anniversaries. I would rather talk (more) about writing. Yesterday was windy and not too hot, so late afternoon I went kite-flying. It’s about a half-mile walk to the giant openContinue reading “On Today’s Writing Discovery”
On Working My Way Through Writing
Maybe it was the amount of wordage I produced at work on Thursday and Friday that left my mental space feeling bruised and battered. Maybe it was the summerlike mugginess that left me feeling physically drained. Maybe it was a little bit of both. Or maybe it was something else entirely. Whatever it was, IContinue reading “On Working My Way Through Writing”
On Misplacing Files
I need a better filing system. I’ve lost and/or misplaced two things on my computer in the past forty-eight hours. Or rather, I’ve discovered the two missing things in the past forty-eight hours. One. The macro I coded Friday night? I had it saved in a text file, and in cleaning off my desktop yesterdayContinue reading “On Misplacing Files”
On Mad Macro Coding Skillz
At work on Fridays, we have a weekly production meeting for the department. It’s a “Who’s working on what” sort of meeting, as the managing editor of each publication goes over what topics and/or articles their publications are covering in the next week or two, or updates are given as to the status in theContinue reading “On Mad Macro Coding Skillz”
On My Little Pony and Holly Hobbie
Occasionally, I have to write about things at work that, given what I normally write about at work, don’t seem to, well, fit. Take today for instance. I’ve written about My Little Pony. I remember the first time, nearly two years ago, that I had to write about My Little Pony, and my initial reactionContinue reading “On My Little Pony and Holly Hobbie”