When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now, we’d have a livestream cam on that dog to see if he’d take a shit or run back inside.
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Is Your Software Catholic?
[My latest piece over at Austin Catholic New Media] I’m a big geek. While some guys like to fix cars, build things with wood, or tinker with things like that, I tinker with the Internet. I like digging into the guts of computers, specifically, what makes the web work. One of the reasons the Internet…
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We Are Too Important
[My latest piece over at Austin Catholic New Media] Rita wrote a beautiful post about the passing of Austin’s own Leslie and how, despite virtually everyone’s uneasiness when meeting him for the first time, he had some impact on many in Austin. My wife and I had a brief conversation with the priest who administered Leslie’s last…
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Making Ends Meet
As my extended social network learns that I’m staying at home with the girls, I’ve been increasingly asked for advice on how to make it work financially. There is no one-size fits all approach to this issue or else, I believe, more people would stay at home with their kids. The easy answer would be…
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Quote of the Century
Tonight while Olivia, age 2, was drinking her milk after dinner. Olivia: Is this almond vanilla milk? Me: Yeah, almond vanilla. It’s your milk. Olivia: It’s yo’ momma’s milk! Oooooh snap! She leaned back and put her hand to her mouth during the “Oooooh snap”. Perfect delivery. I don’t say anything like that often, very…
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10,000 Days
Today is a red-letter day. Yes, it is the 176th anniversary of our Independence, but more relevant and important, today is my 10,000th day of life. A bit more arbitrary than a birthday, sure, but a milestone nonetheless. I remember watching a movie when I was around 11 years old about how your 10th birthday…
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Have You Cheated Yet?
[My latest post on Austin Catholic New Media.] Alright folks. One week down. How is everyone doing? Been perfect so far? I admit, I already had a Lenten slip-up. This year, for better or worse, I didn’t mention what I was offering up for Lent on my personal site. In retrospect, I usually fail at…