Our story begins a little more than a month ago. A young woman posted on the WordPress support fora that she wanted to move her blog to WordPress, and she needed to know if it would be possible to bring her website’s design over as well. My curiosity was piqued, and seeing an opportunity toContinue reading “On Future Proofing”
Monthly Archives: August 2008
On Bernie Mac
Actor Bernie Mac passed away earlier today, apparently of pneumonia. He was fifty years old. To be honest, I wasn’t that familiar with Mac’s work. I loved his performance in Bad Santa as the head of security for a Phoenix department store. If I caught a bit of The Bernie Mac Show, the sitcom heContinue reading “On Bernie Mac”
On the End of the Week
It seemed, as the week wore on, that I would never get through the things I needed to do at work this week. I had writing. I have proofing. I had more writing. I had more proofing. I had to do research for writing. I had to get clearances on various things. It never seemedContinue reading “On the End of the Week”
On Thursday’s Quick Hits
Today, a round-up of things on my mind. The Olympics begin in a day or two. That I don’t know exactly when they begin is a sign of how much I care. Which is to say that I care about the Olympics not at all. I’ve no intention to watch them. When I was eleven,Continue reading “On Thursday’s Quick Hits”
On Being a Bluesman
Because the coffee has yet to kick in and the brain is not yet engaged, an early morning meme, this one snagged from the legendary Curly Dog Dupree himself, the meanest blues guitar man this side of the Bronx. 😆 What’s Your Blues Name? Follow the instructions below for the genuine thrill that comes withContinue reading “On Being a Bluesman”
On the Restoration of the Knights Templar
A successor order to the Knights Templar has filed suit in Spain against Pope Benedict XVI to restore the name and assets of the disgraced military and religious order. The Knights Templar were one of the monastic military orders to emerge from the Crusades in the eleventh century. With the end of the Crusades, theContinue reading “On the Restoration of the Knights Templar”
On Wal-Mart, Politics, and Corporate Lobbying
On NPR this morning there was a story about Wal-Mart. The company had, according to the report, asked its store managers to vote Republican this November. The reason? Unionization. Legislation is pending in Congress that would make it easier for workers to unionize. The NPR report indicated that this was a Democratic-backed initiative, and electingContinue reading “On Wal-Mart, Politics, and Corporate Lobbying”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Some recent comic book purchases… Star Trek: Mirror Images #1 IDW Publishing Written by Scott and David Tipton Art by David Messina A long time ago, when I was but a wee lad, I loved the classic Star Trek episode, “Mirror Mirror.” A transporter accident sent Kirk, McCoy, Uhura, and Scotty into a weird, twistedContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On the Oncoming Storm
The sky clouded over. What had been a clear blue sky turned grey and threatening. The wind picked up. Trees limbs lashed against the house. The wind howled. An ear-splitting roar filled the air; a crash of thunder came down from the skies. I huddled against the portents of the oncoming storm. The clouds movedContinue reading “On the Oncoming Storm”
On Sharing Some Things About Me
A meme about me, stolen from a dozen friends — Keith, Lisa, Geoff, the guy in the blue suit, the guy snorting dandelions, the Dread Pirate Roberts… Okay, I made up the last one. He’s probably still off the coast of Patagonia. But if he were here, he’d probably do it! Welcome to the newContinue reading “On Sharing Some Things About Me”