The title refers to the board game, not a business monopoly. Sorry to anyone coming here looking for juicy Bend business gossip. 🙂 According to CNNMoney, Monopoly is updating its look with modern places and landmarks and further, letting users vote on their board placement. That’s pretty cool, and it brings to mind the panoply… Continue reading Bend, Oregon Monopoly
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Blogday, Earth Day, and a lawn rant
When I said “the first part of my day” in my earlier post today, I really had no idea that actually meant “the entire day.” Somehow I always undershoot these estimates with the misplaced optimism… like also thinking I’d only need one load of compost… In order to topdress the lawn with compost, I had… Continue reading Blogday, Earth Day, and a lawn rant
Blogiversary
Yes, it was exactly four years ago today that I started this blog. I don’t have much to say right now, I just wanted to mark the occasion. Though I should probably do something special for it. The first part of my day will be hauling manure around, topdressing the yard, so I guess I’ll… Continue reading Blogiversary
Best spam name ever
I’ve seen this name show up a few times now in my email spam filter: Natalie Gadzooks. Perhaps it’s not the best spam name ever, but every time I see it, it makes me laugh.
Quote of the year
I’ve just gotta give Shannon props for writing up the quote of the year: “i thought it was cool in a blog stalker sort of way.” Love it! I am totally going to steal it. 🙂 Okay, maybe not for the entire year… but I’ll give it to her for April, at least.
I used to drink there!
One of the Flickr feeds I’m subscribed to is photos tagged with “Spokane,” since we lived up there for a few years a decade ago. One of the photos that showed up tonight is here: a tavern I used to drink at named Snoops. Yeah, it was kind of a dive, but what are you… Continue reading I used to drink there!
You know what the Easter Bunny is doing the other 364 days of the year?
Oh, this is such a twisted, twisted thing to laugh at, and yet I couldn’t stop laughing: The Easter Bunny Hates You (video). I wouldn’t let the kids watch this one, lest they be scarred for life… Thanks, Shannon!
Newport Avenue Bridge closing… someday
Okay, the headline is a bit sarcastic. But since the date for the closing of the Newport Avenue Bridge has been a moving target up until now, it’s hard to take it seriously when they finally commit to it. But there’s this item on KTVZ naming tomorrow (Saturday) the day, and I also heard the… Continue reading Newport Avenue Bridge closing… someday
Bad PHP! Bad!
If you’re familiar with web programming and AJAX and PHP, check out this item about Client-side PHP on The Daily WTF. Go ahead, take a look. I’ll wait. Done? Good. Now, if you’re familiar with what’s happening in that code, I’ll wait while you convulse in horror. 🙂 Holy expletive, that code makes me angry… Continue reading Bad PHP! Bad!
Pointing to my writing elsewhere
Yes, April has been a slow month on this site so far. I’m working on rectifying that. But it also occured to me that I hadn’t blogged about the High Desert Sun lately or even pointed to my articles that were published in it (and are online). So, they are here and here, and the… Continue reading Pointing to my writing elsewhere