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Incoming

April 14, 2014

Hank the cow dog cover As is apt to happen, being a parent, I was recently listening to a bit of a Hank the Cowdog story in which the canine protagonist is describing being in the heart of a thunderstorm. In typical hyperbolic fashion he likens it to being bombarded by eighty-eight artillery.

This seems oh so very appropriate for a Monday morning as it describes well the feeling of wanting to yell incoming while tip-toeing through one's email box.

Writing at the speed of life

May 17, 2013

A friend and childhood neighbor reminded me today of the importance of just doing it when it comes to writing. There are so many reasons to wait to get the tools and things in place. To get everything just so. I've been collecting things in several places over time but none should be a reason not to make the writing the habit. And so it is time to just do it.

Hello World???

July 8, 2009

Seems like I need a Hello World post... OK so it's not really a new site or blog it is, however, that I've been up to my alligators in travel and projects for the last many weeks and haven't been posting much. Finally things are returning to a more sane state and I'll get a chance to spend a little more time in these parts. First up I have a few presentations to post and then to get caught up. For a quick look at some of what June included check out this video.

Where did the time go

February 14, 2009

Somehow we've fast-forwarded the clocks and it is now the middle of February already. So many projects to get done have been waiting for attention. Fortunately now that there's a little time to breathe I'll get some of them going. The photo a day will soon get posted and the redesign of the blog will roll out just before Drupalcon to celebrate six years of this particular instance of Drupal.

Back on the horse

March 24, 2008

So I'm slowly getting back up to speed following the post-Drupalcon bug that so many seemed to be catching. Easter weekend brought about releases in a couple of new projects. The Forum Thread module got a beta release. A few bugs have already come to light as have a few feature requests that will get on the list. Many thanks to http://fixingtheplanet.com/ for supporting development of this module.

Another project that I didn't start but have recently started to lend a hand with is a great theme project that started as a part of Summer of Code 2007. The Light Fantastic theme is a great theme that we use on the business website. The initial release has some bugs that need to be worked out and I'll be rolling up the changes I made to get it into shape for a release soon. This is a theme that lucksy created as a part of summer of code. (Hint! Hint! Summer of Code rocks... Be sure to read more about Google Summer of Code.)

It sucks to have the bug but it's great to be getting back on the fast track. Lots of yummy Drupal in the future.

C7 and 22

August 1, 2003

We have a couple of vending machines at work that are chronically ill. The first, a Pepsi bottle dispenser has a constant full row of bottles. The remainder of the machine can be empty but C7 will remain full. At some point one might believe the vending machine operator might get the wiser and figure out the machine errantly says the row is sold out. Several months have passed and the problem persists.

On the other end there is another machine with slot 22. Slot 22 is consistently filled with the last tantalizing bag of Cheetos. The rest of the machine is largely full and only the Cheetos are so low. The bag remains stuck, as it has been for several weeks. When do people stop looking at such things.

Numbers kind of day

June 5, 2003

It's been a numbers kind of morning. Last evening though I took a stroll down memory lane. Working in the garage yesterday I found several old notebooks I'd been casually looking for. Seventeen years ago today I was on the way to see my orthodontist. Was scribbling jokes down in a note book... apparently those heard on the radio? It's interesting to see what I was writing back then. In one entry I have the soliloquy from Hamlet... "To be or not to be..." the minds of 13-year olds!

The week ahead

April 27, 2003

The week ahead promises to be quieter than that just passed. Friday brought a trip to Wichita, Kansas. I didn't see enough of the town to comment much on it. We had very productive meetings on Friday. Now for the follow up. It will come and things will be even better moving forward. We got back just in time for a quick nap and setting up for the LCSAR practice search. All went well and today was a day of recouping and catching up on e-mail.

Coming this week will be a redesign of the template and a clean up of the site. Monday or Tuesday I hope to wirte about the Tidbits CMS question and get some pictures posted.

I had the first trouble ever with the Cannon Sure Shot this weekend. All and all I lost about 30 pictures that I know were on the card when it downloaded but were not downloaded. Bob will be happy.

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