Author's posts
Aug 11
Jazzin’ up the Hymnz
The wife and I were trolling flea markets and second hand stores, you know, like ya do. I was looking through the CDs, cuz I’m a sucker for cheap and/or weird music, and I came across this gem: I came home and looked it up. Turns out the artist, Richy Petrello, has a page. A …
Jul 23
Protected: The Adventures of Bob the Jawa
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Jul 23
Songwriting Advice
MUSIC TEACHER: Accent marks should be used sparingly. It’s generally considered bad form to write a song in which *every* word in the verse is accented. AUTHOR OF ‘ROCKY TOP’: Hold my beer.
May 05
Quotable: Herbert V. Prochnow
“The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes disguised as hard work.”
May 02
Programming Training Resources
Just over a year ago I made a career switch, from desktop support and project management to programming. As I have been learning to program, here are some of the best free or inexpensive resources I have come across: Bob Tabor is the great for C#, HTML5 & CSS3, and his videos are on Microsoft Virtual Academy. The C# …
Apr 29
I fixed the clock and bulbs in my Toyota
I drive a 2005 Toyota Corolla which I adore. Unfortunately, ever since I purchased it in 2013 it has had trouble with the clock sometimes working and sometimes staying dark. You can buy replacements, but they run around $60 for a used clock. Then I found a link to DC HomeMaker, where the author mentioned …
Dec 20
Quotable: John Piper
“I’m not an emotional person; I’m a Minnesotan.” (out of context quote from a sermon illustration)
Nov 04
Zerk
When I was growing up I remember hearing the term ‘grease zert,’ and I just assumed it was a made-up word. While my dad was skilled at a lot of things (drawing, aviation, mechanics,welding), he was not always known to handle the English language in a manner consistent with the generally agreed upon principles of usage …
