Frisco, the leopard gecko

Lea and I messed up Aaron’s eighth birthday.  He wanted a red-eared slider, which we generally (and, as it turned out, ignorantly) agreed to.  When I started researching how to properly care for one, it became an impractical consideration in a hurry.  Red-eared sliders need truly massive amounts of space. Then, well, the issue languished … Read more

Interface designers, make setup easy, but then hide it!

Whether it’s software, portable electronics, or whatever: interface designers, during normal operation, I should never be only one click, touch, or button push from launching a complex setup or other configuration mode that requires several more clicks, touches, or button pushes to dismiss. Is this really so hard to understand? Is it really so hard … Read more

Thursday miscellanea #226

I finally got by church early enough last night to be able to hear a bit of both boys’ piano lessons.  They’re doing wonderfully.  I’m so proud of them! Alabama kicks off against Virginia Tech Saturday, August 31, at 4:30 pm CDT. Found a graphics card that will enable me to play Star Wars: The … Read more

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