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My truck at my tickets

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We didn't get to go to the show last night because I lost the tickets, presumably in an inaccessible cavity behind my dashboard. It mostly-likely happened en route to the gas station on the way to Orlando.

Daddy's Girl

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She wanders around without a clue
A little girl that envies you

The best sweet tea ever

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A recipe I got from a friend in Texas who makes the best sweet tea ever (thanks, Johnny Ray!):

Fraidy cat cartoon

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Does anyone remember this cartoon? Every now and then it runs through my head…like memories of watching the number 9 cloud chasing this poor cat through the alley and trying to zap him with lightning.

The warm fuzzy tale

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Some people have never heard of or read the Warm Fuzzy Tale. Boy are they missing out:

A clean inbox

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I love it when my email inbox is empty. For me, that means everything I had to follow up on is complete. I keep all sorts of things in there, from calendar reminders to to-do lists, and I never delete a single one until it's complete.

Good morning, kitty

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My cat learned how to open my bedroom door this morning. I woke up to the sound of the alarm clock and, before I was even on my feet, I heard him jumping outside of my bedroom. It sounded like he was scratching the door as he was jumping up and down.

Names not to use on your test server on presentation day

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Developers often use bogus temporary data to develop and test the systems they're working on. This is a short list of names that shouldn't appear on your test server come presentation day. They make for quite an awkward moment.

Learn how to format text

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I propose a new law that will allow for the capital punishment of anyone who sends me an email with 36pt purple Comic Sans writing in it.

Letter to Brian

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Today I learned that having a unisexual name can increase the hilarity of sending a letter to one's brother who is currently in Marine Corps Boot Camp.