Archive for December, 2008

• RestauRant: Joe V’s

  Joe V’s Sports Louge is a decent place to have a beer and watch a game.  It’s a bit dark, with lots of TV’s, and a friendly wait staff and bartenders.

  December 18th, 2008

• Sir Sack-a-lot

   
  Named after one of the football teams in my fantasy league, this fine squirrel specimen was captured on SD Card this past fall, feasting on a slice of bread we left for him.

  December 14th, 2008

• Thanks, Sean!

  Yesterday when I got home from work, I found a large, unexpected package on my doorstep. Upon opening it, I discovered my missing Sand Wedge – it must have slipped into my good friend Sean Hancock’s golf bag when he visited this past summer.
  As a thank you for the pleasant surprise, I recorded this little [...]

  December 13th, 2008

• Five and Change: Seven Dirty Words

  Today is December 12, 2008, and this is Five and Change.
  Today’s episode is a bit different; this isn’t so much a current event.  This year, 2008, a great performer passed away.  His name was George Carlin.  He’s best known for one of his comic routines, known as the Seven Words.

  December 12th, 2008

• Interpreting CSS, part 1

  Hey folks!
  I’ve been seeing on the web lately that a lot of people are still having a hard time “getting” CSS. It’s not really code, in that it doesn’t execute, so it doesn’t really look right to programmers. Yet, it a kind of language, in that it has a syntax and a grammar, [...]

  December 8th, 2008

• RestauRant: Graydon’s Crossing

  I love Graydon’s Crossing. I’m just going to say that up front.
  Graydon’s Crossing is an authentic English Pub on the northeast side of Grand Rapids. They serve quite a few beers (including casked ales – awesome) and they have breakfast, brunch, and lunch / dinner foods, all with at least an English spin [...]

  December 3rd, 2008

• Violating Web TOS Makes You A Criminal

  Have you ever violated the Terms of Service on a web site? For that matter, have you ever read the Terms of Service for any of the websites you use on a daily basis? Here’s the links to a few of my favorites:

  GMail
  Flickr
  YouTube

  If you’ve ever broken the TOS on any of these sites, [...]

  December 1st, 2008