From the category archives:

Reminiscing

Silently screaming

September 14, 2010 Humor

I spent an hour in my dental hygienist’s chair today, wondering about the state of affairs of Dentistry. I can distinctly recall a time when a dental check and cleaning took half an hour, involved 5-10 minutes of some mildly-painful poking and scraping, 10 minutes of polishing with some fluoride gunk, and then maybe 10 [...]

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Drums to get your blood pumping

July 22, 2010 Reminiscing

You just woke up.  You’re prying your eyes open, trying not to shuffle-bump into every wall, door and corner of your house as you do your morning routine.  You say to yourself, “I wish I had some way to get motivated, something that reached deep inside my lizard brain and touched something primeval, to really [...]

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Chug-a-lug

July 1, 2010 Humor

Via Parkwayreststop, something to put a silly grin on your face.  Have you ever heard of “Chug-a-lug?” The first time I ever heard this song, it came from my college roommate’s stereo, on massive, excellent old speakers.  This song takes me right back to my dorm room. If you’ve never heard of Chug-a-Lug, perhaps you’ve [...]

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The Green Screen

June 24, 2010 Gaming

It’s Thursday, and I can feel Friday coming right around the corner.  It’s too soon already, and yet I am eager to go home and see my family. For fun, I am experimenting with a minimalist editor called “Writer, the internet typewriter“.  Of course, it’s only usable if you’ve got an internet connection, but that [...]

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My Feet Hurt

June 23, 2010 Reminiscing

I forgot about this part of HP Tech Forum.  The walking.  And walking.  The convention center at the Mandalay is *huge* and if 20 foot high ceilings weren’t enough to make you feel small, then the miles of walking back and forth will grind you to dust. I remember going to one of these many [...]

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