I’ve been a Steve Martin fan for as long as I can remember, but have never made it a priority to see his play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The setup of the play is, essentially, two guys walk into a bar, except that these two guys are Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso. Although it’s […]
The Grass is always Greener?
It’s funny how you hear an expression and don’t give much thought to the literal meaning. I live in a relatively young neighborhood and when sales of new homes slumped, the builder started offering sod as one of the incentives. We built before that was offered and our yard was planted on concrete, rock, and […]
A Bright Moment in the Dark Night
“Dad?” I looked up from my computer screen, and all I could see was the black of the room. I knew where to look, but could not see the sweet little face behind it. “Yeah, buddy, what’s up?” “What are you doing up so late working?” That’s how my day started…or yesterday ended. As parents, […]
Setting the Pace
Last night, I finished the proposal. We had initially agreed on a 10pm submit time, but I started the process early. Most of the time, I can post multiple updates, so a last minute change is no big deal. This time was different. All submissions are final. As the “Submit Proposal” button stared back at […]
The Bad Side of Honesty is Still Good
A couple of years ago, I was doing some software development as a subcontractor and nothing was going right. Sure, I was able to get most of the functionality working, but that last bit that was going to complete the project was proving incredibly difficult. In short, nothing that I tried was working. I wrote […]
Why!? Because that’s who I want to be.
As the challenge was revealed this morning, I watched in a sort of transfixed horror. Not this week. It’s not because “I don’t feel like” or even because “I don’t want to.” It’s actually a bit more of “I shouldn’t.” Is that real? Sure it is. Is it an absolute? Probably not. I have a […]
Texas & Iced Tea
“I was just wondering how much iced tea it would take to cover the state of Texas if it were poured out in puddle a single molecule thick.” So one day Erin and I are driving down the road and she asks, “So, what are you thinking?” Well, that was the answer. Yes, this actually […]
Left Turning Vehicles
Erin and I were pondering this one together. This is one of those yellow traffic signs that I just ignore. Sure, I probably cared about it when I was 16, but now? It kind of begs the question, right? Left turning from where? Here is the funny thing. Erin was thinking it might be cars […]
Antagony (2002)
Several years ago, I was contemplating a career change. I wanted to show that I could start a sophisticated project and see it through to the end…in my personal time. So, I took on one of the most challenging things I could think to do. I wrote a video game. It is far from a […]
Countdown (2009)
In 2009, I had the privilege to travel to Little Rock, Arkansas to visit Fellowship Bible Church. This is the home church of Robert Lewis, the man who created Men’s Fraternity. They had a fantastic production which included a countdown display leading up to their Men’s Frat sessions. I thought that was pretty cool, so […]
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