Bad stuff happens, and it can’t always be the “other guy”.
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Posted in Twitter on Jul 31st, 2009
Stupid European recipes calling for “hectograms”. #
Let’s see, hectograms are a unit of mass, cups a unit of volume. Granulated sugar’s density. Screw it, 2 Cups of Sugar #
Penn & Teller’s “Bullshit” series is a bit light, but Penn’s colorful vulgarities almost make up for it. #
$46.61 PER click for this adword? Good grief, [...]
Posted in Twitter on Jul 30th, 2009
Protest is NOT Terrorism. Dissent is NOT Terrorism. Civil Disobedience is NOT Terrorism. Stop using the “T-word” as a gag & shield! #
I don’t think I could do this job without making constant LOLcat references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAZWOPER #
Nice to see that the AP learned so much from the RIAA and MPAA #
This article was written about [...]
Posted in Twitter on Jul 29th, 2009
If you were an electrician working on a house, would you get upset if the owner kept toggling the breakers while you worked? :-( #
Until the age of 11, thought “mohair” was “mole hair”. #
Transforming motorcycle helmets! http://tinyurl.com/mq6fnp Now, can you make me one like Anubis from the movie Stargate? #
Ah, Phonograms #4, [...]
Posted in Code, LinkedIn, Technology on Jul 28th, 2009
There is quite a bit of contention regarding exactly what factors influence a site’s ranking in various search engines as well as the “weight” of each of these factors. This arises from the personal interpretation of search engine optimizers, the secrecy surrounding the various search engine companies’ methods and the constant evolution of those methods. [...]
Posted in Twitter on Jul 28th, 2009
OMG, the temperature may reach 90s in Seattle. Panic, Panic, Panic! Lightweight. #
Good client rapport, you can tell them “I’ll make it a point to be sober this week, so I can give your project the attention it deserves.” #
Let me tell you what hot is… in a certain southern city, I have [...]
Posted in Twitter on Jul 27th, 2009
ID tags hint for fellow obsessive music organizers use ; (not & or , ) between artists names, will sort under each artist simultaneously. #
It’s always jarring when you watch a Pilot and then they recast in the first episode. #
“To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a [...]
Posted in Twitter on Jul 26th, 2009
Any excuse for a longboat in Ballard: http://short.to/kqi8 #
Salmon ladders must have been to crowded. http://short.to/kqi9 #
“I’m Roxy, the Badass Witch of the Northwest!” — currently quote of the day. #
Posted in Twitter on Jul 25th, 2009
As a rule, Bluetooth earpieces about as dorky as you can get, but I have to admit this is an clever design http://tinyurl.com/ltl8d9 #
While picking wild blackberries, bees always have the right of way. #
Mission accomplished. Next step, jam. http://www.arcane.org/?p=3444 #
OMG, these are good blackberries. Going to have to cut back the sugar in [...]
Posted in Outdoors on Jul 24th, 2009
As noted earlier this week, the first blackberries are starting to ripen in Seattle. Only about one per cluster is ripe (blackberries ripen from the end of a cluster to the base), but even that is a sizable amount if you know where a few dense, blackberry hedges are. I went out this morning with [...]
Posted in Twitter on Jul 24th, 2009
Finally! I can plug in every thumb drive I’ve gotten from vendors & conventions over the years! http://tinyurl.com/mfe42x #
iTunes – Fail, Songbird – Fail, MediaMonkey? Evaluating. #
The part about Lily’s chickens in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle has me laughing aloud. #
Dear Facebook, I don’t care how many of my “friends” contact lists you’ve looted to [...]
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