New leaves in the fall (Comments)

Harold Combs

I like the password idea - Katie’s been having tro…

Jeff Roberts - Oct 4, 2006

I like the password idea - Katie’s been having trouble getting homework done with the internet within reach and we’re about at that point.

Sad, weak people

Harold Combs

This guy came and spoke at Georgetown College when I was taking religion classes there.

Sad, sad story, if it’s true.

Sad, weak people (Comments)

Harold Combs

How does a former gambling-addicted-embezzler beco…

Jeff Roberts - Oct 3, 2006

How does a former gambling-addicted-embezzler become a pastor in the first place? One of the key requirements is “not greedy of filthy lucre”. I understand the forgiveness angle, but certain actions should disqualify you for certain roles.

Eye candy

Harold Combs

Eye candy (Comments)

Harold Combs

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Whitney - Oct 2, 2006

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This is a radio-telescope image of the gas/plasma emmisions of a supermassive blackhole.

The New Cardinal workshop

Harold Combs

:-) Making things is fun.

My father-in-law, Stu, is a former shop teacher. He likes making things, and probably likes teaching others how to make things even more. He’s made me a fabulous workbench, and decided it was high time I learned about power tools.

Now, I’ve spent years watching Norm Abrams’s New Yankee Workhop, marveling at the things Norm can do with his keen eye, instincts, and…uh…$100k of power tools.

The New Cardinal workshop (Comments)

Harold Combs

Cool - you should post a “measured drawring” :-) …

Jeff Roberts - Oct 1, 2006

Cool - you should post a “measured drawring” :-) Makes me want to get out in the shop and make some sawdust!

Cool!!!

Harold Combs

Let’s see…

word-processor: Check.
spreadsheet: Check.

Google’s edging closer to having an Online office suite

Neat, go-anywhere technology.

Dialog

Harold Combs

Me: Man, I wish they’d create invisible fence for PEOPLE to keep them out of your dang yard!

E: They have.

Me: Really?

E: It’s just so hard getting people to wear the collars!

Dialog (Comments)

Harold Combs

I am so glad you didn’t say “office” instead of “y…

Jeff Roberts - Oct 2, 2006

I am so glad you didn’t say “office” instead of “yard” :-)

Happy unnecessary, decried holiday! (Comments)

Harold Combs

Apparently this holiday is for the overtaxed gover…

Whitney - Oct 1, 2006

Apparently this holiday is for the overtaxed government workers…not for actually celebrating. I was told tonight that a certain Goble gets at least three government holidays per month. Egads.

"Fun with Dick and Jane"

Harold Combs

This was a waste of time: A premise that can’t sustain a feature-film, combined with Jim Carrey’s hammy performance had Whitney and I surfing the web during the DVD.

Lone bright spot: David Duchovny is one VERY lucky man. Tea Leoni, as in “Spanglish,” was a lift to every scene she was in.

I'm gonna be one of THOSE dads....

Harold Combs

So I get an email from Wal-Mart with “This weeks deals” or whatever.

Inside was a little pink doll.

and I’m like, “AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Maria would love that!”

Yikes.

I'm gonna be one of THOSE dads.... (Comments)

Harold Combs

ugh.

Whitney - Oct 3, 2006

ugh.

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Nah, it’s a good thing. Much better than my neighbor who thinks his mission in life is to train his sons like attack dogs. “What are you cryin’ about? I don’t see no blood!”

With a daughter there’s no constant fear that something you do might turn her into a sissy. So you can lavish all the love and affection on her you want and it’s OK.

Build...

Harold Combs

Got to be really good friends with vimdiff today as I tried to kick-start the build for our “End of Lifed, never need anything else but a plugin” product.

Yeah, well. We need it again, and she’s not so happy to build this time. We played with the build significantly for the last product, pseudo-integrating Ant, while leaving around lots of makefiles, an arcane language of rules, predicates and suffixes

freaky dreams

Harold Combs

So, I had a dream last night that I was having an operation on my bad knee, but I was under local anesthesia (or else, I just couldn’t feel the pain…it’s a DREAM!).

So, the docs get in there and I have not one but TWO ligaments on the right side of my knee. One’s cut and the other is so badly cut the doctors cut it and repair it, rather like a Symphysiotomy (in my head thanks to Whitney’s midwife…ugh!)

freaky dreams (Comments)

Harold Combs

By any chance was MacGyver the surgeon? I know se…

Jeff Roberts - Oct 2, 2006

By any chance was MacGyver the surgeon?

I know several people who injured their hands and had to have the surgery with just a local, so that the doctor could ask them to move individual fingers to make sure they were hooking everything up right.

As promised...ultrasound! (Comments)

Harold Combs

I am so happy for you guys. A little girl. Hope ev…

Susan - Oct 1, 2006

I am so happy for you guys. A little girl. Hope everything is going well. Cute pic!!!!

OMG–just found out! Congratulations. I am so happy for you guys. I hope she isn’t half the handfull that mine is! I have been so busy that I haven’t slept in about a year! It is still worth every minute!