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My Pad Thai Scares MeTruly SpicyBy
August 25th, 2011
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Pad Thai
So, in case I haven’t made it clear, I love spicy food. I said it before in “Some Like It Hot.” I have an ongoing love affair with capsicum, the little chemical that makes spicy food hot. It’s really good for you. (more…)
Quick FieldsA WordPress PluginBy
July 4th, 2011
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I recently created a new blog on my readersclubs.com site where I write reviews of movies and television shows I see. I enjoy watching and I have a lot of opinions. I also did it as a means of helping myself learn more about using WordPress, which is the software that runs my blogs. (more…)
FlexibilityMy Programming Autobiography Part 12By
June 5th, 2011
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Man Doing the Splits
You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but I’m flexible. I really am. No kidding.
So, I may not be able to do the splits, but if you look over my long career, you’d have to admit that one of my strongest character attributes is my flexibility–my willingness to change to fit what is needed.
Now THAT Is a Mountain!My Programming Autobiography, Part 11By
June 5th, 2011
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Crocodile Dundee's Knife
Do you remember the scene from Crocodile Dundee where some punk tries to mug Mick and his girlfriend? The mugger pulls out a knife and threatens them, saying, “Do you want me to cut you with my knife?”
Mick replies, “That’s not a knife.” He pulls out his considerable blade and says, “This is a knife!” (more…)
The Giant Mutant Prairie Dog From HellMy Programming Autobiography, Part 10By
June 5th, 2011
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Prairie Dog
Now, getting back to my prejudices about Easterners. In the movies, they are often portrayed as blunt, rude, and impatient. I know that Ohio is more mid-west, but my prejudices didn’t know the difference until I moved there.
One night, before Barbara and the kids joined me, I went to a grocery store. On the way out to my car, the very young man helping me with my groceries carried on a conversation with me. I was pretty stunned. I started see that everywhere I went, people actually talked to you. (more…)
The New EasternerMy Programming Autobiography, Part 9By
June 5th, 2011
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The Out of Towners
Turning down the transfer to Anchorage earned me a lay off. I was unemployed a couple of months. It didn’t look very promising to get a new job at that time. I always seem to be out of a job in the middle of recessions. (more…)
Prone to WanderMy Programming Autobiography, Part 8By
June 4th, 2011
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Boeing 747-8
Just when I thought I would be relegated to quality assurance hell, I saw an ad in the paper that looked just like something I wanted to do. They wanted someone with experience doing database administration (DBA). I really like indices and queries. They are beautiful things. (more…)
If It’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth DoingMy Programming Autobiography, Part 7By
June 4th, 2011
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Repeatable Processes
After my contract with the State of Oregon, I had a short dry spell. The rain fell again in the form of a contract position where I was to create a bug-tracking database using Sybase and SQL with a front-end product called Scopus. This is not the same as the current product called Scopus. (more…)
The Pebble, From My Hand Take, GrasshopperMy Programming Autobiography, Part 6By
June 4th, 2011
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Philip Ahn as Master Kan
So, I grew up on the original Kung Fu series. I loved Masters Po and Kan, played respectively by Key Luke and the ever soft-spoken, Philip Ahn. We knew that young Kwai Chang was ready to leave the monastery when he could the pebble take from Master Kan’s hand. (more…)
OOP’s! Did I do that?!My Programming Autobiography, Part 5By
June 4th, 2011
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