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Who doesn't love Pawn Stars? # Always something…but at least I have some good TV tonight (Modern Family) # Man – I almost have time for a blog post! #
Life
Farewell to My Helper
A few weeks after we moved out to Chicago from Penn State, I decided I wanted to get a kitten because my childhood kitten, no matter how many treats I gave him or how many hours I played with him, really jumped up in my lap or slept next to me by choice. One afternoon, […]
From Twitter
This Week's Tweets
Thanks for all the bday wishes! # Please send positive thoughts this way. Pita (my cat) just got back from a three day visit with our vet and is not doing so good 🙁 # I would love to see this: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100105.html # Day 2 of force feeding Pit. MKes me appreciate vets and vet […]
From Twitter
This Week's Tweets
I saw Avatar today – I cannot wait to see it again! If you have any interest in seeing it…make sure you see it in the theatre! # Back to the daily grind…for a day 😉 # Comcast is out again. No cable, no work, but plenty of Sopranos on DVD! #
From Twitter
This Week's Tweets
Looking forward to the holidays…and actually having snow on Christmas! # It is official – GoDaddy has moved from "bad host" to "horrible host" # just because I work at home does not mean I am always "home" just like when you are at work, you are not always "working" # Gotta love the holidays…the […]
From Twitter
This Week's Tweets
Everyone wants it all on Mondays…serenity now! # Wow, it has been one of those days… # Check out presidentsrock.com – they are using a custom version of my Lucidity Catalog theme 😉 # Actually got some decent snow here in Chicago! Time to make a snowman!! #
jappler.com WordPress
WordPress 2.9 RC 1
Well – it is that time again – another new version of WordPress is coming out in the next few days (WordPress 2.9). I am running WordPress 2.9 RC 1 here on jappler.com and only one issue so far. If you have not read anything about the newest version soon to be available and you […]
Serenity Now!
Index Spoiled
I really wish I could index and catalog everything in my house. Today I needed to solder something and I know I just saw that solder somewhere in the last two days, but I cannot find it for the life of me. Times like this I wish everything in my house was as searchable as […]
From Twitter
This Week's Tweets
Just watched the first Venice episode and tried diet cherry 7 up – both were excellent! # Crossing things off the to-do list…so far a productive day! # Nothing like a little Prodigy to wake up the soul… # Need to buy a new refrigerator this weekend – any opinions out there? #
Random
Jappler Recommends: 2009 Finds
I have found a lot of really cool things over the last year and wanted to share my 2009 favorites before the year was over. General Cleaning Service The money spent on hiring someone to clean is worth every penny. Dog Trainer With two more kids on the way – it was time we taught […]
From Twitter
This Week's Tweets
It is pretty wild seeing the new led lights everywhere as Christmas lights. The color is so different! # Don't ask for advice if you do not want it. # Up early for a big site migration! #
Business Hints
Quality Assurance (Pre vs. Post)
So many people want to get their sites/projects/etc out so fast they completely overlook quality assurance (QA). I have recently worked with two extremes and wanted to comment on both. Quality Assurance pre-release Any time I work on a project – I always build in time for quality assurance. Quality assurance time is specifically spent […]