Writing

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    This Exists.

    If only I could count the times I needed something to slice a hot dog and provide a cup for ketchup all at the same time.

  • Who Shops at Best Buy?

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    Who Shops at Best Buy?

    The decline in sales was particularly acute for phones, tablets (so much for Apple coming to the rescue), and digital cameras. The company missed its projections by enough that it…

  • Texas Forever

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    Texas Forever

    The Texas Standard, an public radio news show focused on, you guessed it, The Lone Star State. They had this wonderful folklore piece that, while you can read it on…

  • The Bartender That Knows Everyone’s Name
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    The Bartender That Knows Everyone’s Name

    Murf’s “favors” sometimes register as tough love, especially when he’s trying to protect students from recklessness. “When kids come in on their 21st birthdays asking for shots, I don’t do…

  • Falling Off The Social Graph

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    Falling Off The Social Graph

    After blogging for over 13 years on this site and having a personal web presence (“being my own webmaster” as I imagine cool kids said back then) for years before…

  • Keyboarding Failure

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    Keyboarding Failure

    Sometimes, I try something that I can just work harder at, spend more time practicing, and reach a level where I’m happy with myself. Sometimes, I am not so sure it…

  • PHP 7!

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    PHP 7!

    After running HHVM with a PHP 5.6 fallback for about six months, I switched over to PHP 7. Initially, left HHVM on as a fallback to PHP (ha), but after a…

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    Future Hall of Famers

    This week’s Picture of the Week is of Teresa trying on football shoulder pads. The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum had a special exhibit from the NFL Pro Football…

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    Turning cupcakes into compassion

    When we use food to define culture, we declare that those who can’t eat the way we do are no longer part of that tribe. Source: Turning cupcakes into compassion…

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    Dvorak Frustration

    I absolutely underestimated my level of frustration from not being able to get my ideas out of my head.