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The Incredibly Muddy Boot

This entry is part of “The House Files”, a series of articles detailing the phases of construction on our new home.
Although it may not seem like it, I’m actually still going to write about subjects that do not include the new house. It just happens that I haven’t written anything since the last entry, [...]

A concrete slab and the framework

This entry is part of “The House Files”, a series of articles detailing the phases of construction on our new home.
After spending a few months scrutinizing maps from the city planner’s office, and driving all over North Austin, the woman and I have decided to give up the apartment life and build a house. [...]

The Wordpress 1.5 upgrade

In order to take advantage of the new features released this week as part of WordPress v1.5, I’m going to be spending the next few hours upgrading this site. (Editors Note: This does not include the hours that I’m watching Smallville, Jack & Bobby, Lost, and Alias. Damn you Wednesday night!)
Because the upgrade [...]

Insert Tagline Here

I’ve always appreciated memorable taglines. The “best tagline” award at the Bloggies is usually one of the more interesting categories. Sites that find a way to incorporate phrases like “saucy wench” deserve special recognition. You may have noticed that the tagline for this site is “disinformation, spread liberally”. Before I added [...]

Text Included in Outgoing Messages

It may be time to recognize that the email signature craze has gone too far. Do I really need that much information about you? It isn’t a book flap, you know. Thanks for letting me know the pipes are busted in the 4th floor restroom, but I won’t need your fax number. [...]

Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous

It seems that many of the people I know that are “well off” are also ridiculously tight with their money. We had an out of town guest this past weekend who is self-employed and makes a very nice living that doesn’t involve going to any sort of workplace. He has almost limitless free [...]