HTCPCP and Error 418

I was snooping around the internet back in 1998 looking at all the cool stuff and learning about the technology when I read a memo from the IETF. They were introducing a new online protocol: Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol. Being that it was dated April 1st, I guessed it was a prank. Whoop…

Inorganic Food

One of the many things that annoy me is the use of the word organic. Organic chicken, organic beef, organic vegetables, organic fruit, what’s the distinction? I wrote a blog post about organic food to help you understand what “organic” might mean. At the Rock Show We were at the OMSI and there was a…

Dry.

Ever have a dry moment? Where inspiration and creativity fail you? My problem is that I feel inspired, but my creativity is in the shop. So the motivation is there to schedule the assembly hall create advertizements (flyers, radio, etc.) and get a whole bunch of folks together for an grand speech from me. No…

Open Says-A-Me

In light of the positive feedback I received on my last blog* I thought I should tackle a more serious issue. It is mostly out of concern for my friends and family that I post this. I have noticed in my travels around centers of commerce something to avoid. They’re waiting for us, watching us,…

Asterisks & Things Left Unsaid

I was driving home the other day and noticed an advertisement on the back of a bus. It wasn’t anything that deviated from the normal tripe I usually expect to see there. It was offering some great product that I cannot live without, but what caught my eye was part of a trend I’m seeing…

What Happened to Palpatine

I was digging through my old school files on my computer hoping to free up some space and I came accross this paper I had written for a fluff class that I thought fulfilled a requirement. I think I got an A on the paper, but it was only because the rest of the class…

I Choose Horse

In my life I have known many people who either wanted a horse or owned a horse. Some of those who wanted a horse as a youth bought one as an adult. A horse is not a trivial thing like a cat. A cat pretty much takes care of itself. All you have to do…

Pepperoni & Cola Conspiracy

I have been to a large number of parties over my lifetime most of them involving children in some way. A significant portion of these parties involved Pizza and an even larger portion involved soda. Now if we stick to the generic my personal preferences on both are sausage pizza and orange soda. That is,…

Clouds.

Here’s another amusing child anicdote. We’re at church and the kids are coloring. Lisa leans over and says to Byron (7): “What’re you coloring?” “This is grass and this is sky and these are clouds.” Lisa noticed that 2 of the 4 clouds were in shapes. “What are the shapes of the clouds?” “This one’s…