http://www.thatwebguy.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:04:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [Cross-posted from Facebook.] Law of attraction? "The Secret?" Feh. Nonsense. New Age bullsh*t. Right? And yet... In Rachel's high school yearbook, in her blurb (or note, or whatever; I haven't actually seen it), there's a reference to the fact that, even then, she craved to live an expat life at some point. And, for the past several ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=43   [caption id="attachment_28" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Katie the Dead Bride, Halloween 2008"][/caption] Our daughter Katie turned eight in November. She's a bright, sunny, sweet, sensitive, smart, funny kid. Unfortunately, she's had trouble sleeping through the night -- and, particularly, staying in her own bed -- for the past several months. Rachel mentioned this to ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=27 Based on my infrequent Facebook status updates, I've gotten lots of mail about why I was in the hospital recently, why I'm on Percocet now, etc. So, rather than retype or copy/paste every time, I thought I'd just post the tale here. In 2003, I had open RNY gastric bypass surgery. ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=25 See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Ever get a song stuck in your head? Now, imagine having the song stuck in your head, only it's played on multiple harmonizing kazoos, accompanied by a scowling menace in the lower-left who scats the drum part. I'm trying to imagine the sequence ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=22 In which a half-Jew from Jersey sings goyim carols and freezes his little dradel off. -=-=-=-=- I got roped in to singing with the "Starlight Carolers" (not my name), with whom I've been "singing" at the Biltmore Estate, at the lighting of the Menorah... er, Christmas Tree in Fletcher, NC, where we ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=20 I'm inclined to agree with this comment (on the story at the end of the link below). I know that I'm sort of in denial about the economic crisis. It hurts to think about, and it's so far failed to hurt our family much. But I'm increasingly feeling like (a) it's ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=15 I posted earlier today about an excellent article on the financial crisis by Michael Lewis. In the post, I mentioned the "righteous rage" I felt, and I suspect we all feel, the more we learn about what's happened to our financial system. It's the helpless anger we feel when bad things ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=11 Those who have suffered an about-to-burst gall bladder will generally attest it was the most painful experience of their lives. (Some -- the Democrats -- may even express glee that John Ashcroft suffered the same.) Those who have suffered an about-to-burst gall bladder and a kidney stone will generally attest that ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=9 Soon, I'll have a couple of other blogs up and running -- one for RentBeep, to be sure, and one for IncrediblyGreat.com (the ironically named web strategy/design/build shop under which I sometimes do work and/or favors for friends). But until then, this one will have to serve as a little bit ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=5 After literally years of threatening to blog, and the indulgent laziness of not getting one set up, and the attendant guilt and self-loathing that accompanied it... here it is. This is my personal blog. Although I work at, own and operate, or am otherwise involved with a variety of companies (most ... http://www.thatwebguy.com/?p=3