Breathe: Slowly in, hold, and slowly out. Repeat. I will vote for My Guy on Election Day. Even though I know one vote rarely tips the balance, it’s what I have, and I will use it. Breathe. Even if That Asshole wins on Election Day, Our Party will do what we can to block his […]
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02-Nov-12On Frustration
21-Oct-12It can be surprising to learn that frustration, which often leads to anger, can be easily dispelled. Frustration consists of two parts: first, a perception of how the world IS; and second, a belief that it SHOULD BE otherwise. Sometimes you can change your perception, and sometimes you can change the world — but you […]
Shopping Lists and the ‘No X’ item
10-Oct-12I do most of the shopping since Danielle works business hours. The primary shopping list is on a whiteboard that’s stuck onto the fridge with magnets. This is convenient for writing down groceries as soon as we use up the last one or discover that we need something. I keep another shopping list in my […]
Procrastination
30-Aug-12If you are actively procrastinating and you find yourself doing X instead of Y, then you’re already partway to the cure. Use X as a reward for having completed some Y. Example: I will reward myself with 5 minutes of filing after I do 25 minutes of bookkeeping. (Yes, some days I would rather do […]
Politics and Tribes
26-Apr-12Summarizing my current view of politcs as a primarily tribal activity, which generates much heat and little light, and has very little to do with how we run our country/state/city.
Moving Gaily Blogwards
26-Apr-12Reviving the blog and moving the political posts there. Like this if you want to see less politics on FB!
Progress: Bathroom Edition
17-Apr-12I remember when I was a kid my family had these little plastic handles that fit on the end of toothpaste tubes to provide a better mechanical advantage when squeezing toothpaste out. These days toothpaste tubes are made out of soft plastic and even kids have no trouble squeezing them.
Sqlite ‘database table is locked’ error
07-Feb-12Having even one query in-progress prevents you from dropping even a temp table in sqlite. Have a nice day.
Badge Care
15-Mar-11Do not use for any other purpose other than for access control or identification. Do not leave in direct sun light, for example on the dash of your car. Do not expose to extreme heat or open flame. For example, clothes dryers or clothes irons. Do not expose to organic solvents, thinners, mineral spirits, etc. […]
Little-Known Fact
09-Mar-11Before Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook (with the motto “move fast and break things”) he was involved in a previous venture. This startup — promoting Kellog’s All-Bran cereal — had the motto “breakfast and move things”.