It’s amazing what they’re publishing in For Dummies books these days… I almost wish I had made this up: Pit Bulls for Dummies This just makes me laugh. The fact that it’s for real just makes this that much more irrationally funny to me…
Author: Jon
No clever title
In case you were wondering why I suddenly dropped off the radar, it’s because Thursday I came home from work feeling achy and tired and running an elevated temperature of 100 degrees or so. Went to bed, skipping dinner, slept more-or-less through the night, and got up Friday feeling better—not perfect, but well enough to… Continue reading No clever title
PHP contest: Texas Holdem
I thought this sounded interesting considering how popular poker is these days (you know who you are): PHP Editors is holding a PHP programming contest for a Texas Holdem game. I might try it out. It wouldn’t be anything like most commercial poker sites out there, but it would be an interesting programming project. …Not… Continue reading PHP contest: Texas Holdem
The snow started
For anyone keeping track of these things, the snow they keep warning us about (last I heard, the advisory was from 3pm today until something like 5am tomorrow morning) has started in earnest at about 1:30pm, here in Downtown Bend.
Check out today’s Pearls Before Swine
So, yeah. Go check it out. It’s funny.
Sucky week
I would’ve blogged this week… but work beat it out of me. (I did manage to keep blogging over on The Brew Site, barely…) Not just “regular” work, I’ve also been working on a website in my spare time as well. As part of my other, semi-freelancing gig. That’s taking up a lot of my… Continue reading Sucky week
A new car! (In my best Price is Right voice)
Yep, that’s what we did over the weekend: bought a new (used) car. The time had finally come to retire the pickup. We got a 2004 Hyundai Sonata, very good condition with low miles. It’s pretty nice. I’m now cruising around Central Oregon in style.
Resonate
I think Jennifer almost always has insightful things to say about Bend (and is a fine writer to boot), but last night’s post was really remarkable, I think. She points to the Bend 2030 website (the project of which I was only really tangentially aware of until the past few days), and drops the bomb… Continue reading Resonate
NYTimes on Bend (late review)
I don’t know how I missed this the first time around (December 23rd, probably because I don’t read the New York Times): Where Timber Was King, the Golf Club Replaces the Ax. I don’t really know what to think about this article. I certainly can’t relate to it, it’s aiming for the affluent and reeks… Continue reading NYTimes on Bend (late review)
The Dark Side of geocaching
Spotted this article on CNN today: Geocaching puts authorities on edge. It’s about what happens when police find geocaches and think they might be bombs and such. Rounding a corner on his motorcycle to finish rigging his cache, he was greeted by a barricade of police cars and a bomb squad. He struggled to explain… Continue reading The Dark Side of geocaching