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Change your binary clock to 24-hour format

12 September 2011 0 Comments

I have a binary clock on my desk, and like most other [normal] clocks, it loses time during power outages. Resetting the time easy enough, but I always forget how to change it to 24-hour format (a.k.a. Military Time). I figured it out, and decided to post a note here in case it helps anyone [...]

Geek Stuff

MySQL: Search and replace

7 September 2011 0 Comments

If you ever relocate files on a web server or need to change some markup in a weblog database, you could end up with a bunch of articles with broken content. You can use a simple SQL query to find a string in a particular column and replace it with something else: 123UPDATE `table_name` SET [...]

Snippets

Database, MySQL

Weekend in San Antonio

5 September 2011 0 Comments

What a fantastic weekend! For the first time in well over a year, I got to see my pals Dave and Noah. Oh, and Dave’s wife, Rebekah, too! The last time I saw them was at my wedding in Lubbock, back in May 2010. I was very happy that they came, especially since Dave and [...]

Stories

Carino's, Dave, Friends, Jessica, Noah, Rebekah, San Antonio, Shooting

If your teeth are unhealthy, would you know it?

5 September 2011 0 Comments

Ah, I can hear it now… mom’s warning to Jonathan and I when we were kids: “You keep that up and you’ll rot your own teeth right outta your head!” Usually referring to the mass quantities of junk we consumed, I thought she was just talking to Jonathan. Well, guess what! A couple of weeks [...]

Stories

Health, Teeth

Lindsey moved in

22 August 2011 0 Comments

We welcome Lindsey, a four-year-old, full-blood salt-and-pepper miniature schnauzer into our home. Jessica’s parents have owned her since she was a puppy, but recently decided that they couldn’t give her the attention she needs in an otherwise good home. So, they asked us to take her. I don’t think they would have given her away [...]

News, Stories

Lindsey, Pets

A break from the drought

13 August 2011 0 Comments

Woohoo! It rained today for the first time in months! My weather station measured 3.87″ of rain from around 0900 to about 1300 today. I’m not exactly sure when the last time it rained (and the few 5-minute sprinkles don’t count), but for a few months, at least, it’s been over 100° day after day. [...]

Ramblings

Weather

Ben!

9 August 2011 0 Comments

I finally got to meet my seven-month-old nephew, Benjamin, for the first time! In fact, it was the first time anyone in my family has met Ben, so we were all pretty excited. Jessica and I took a few days off from work to spend a long weekend in Lubbock. Jonathan brought his wife, Berenice [...]

News, Stories

Family, Lubbock

Cleanup Complete!

31 July 2011 0 Comments

I’ve just completed combing through each and every piece of content on this website, which took pretty much all day (sans the occasional distraction on CityVille). After the site upgrade a couple of weeks ago, I noticed some of the blog entries were chopped off, had missing images, or other problems that really needed to [...]

Stories

Geek Stuff, Web Development

Security Tips

18 July 2011 0 Comments

My dad forwarded me an email today that I thought was really good. Most of the ones he sends are very interesting, entertaining, or humorous, but this one in particular really got my attention. I thought it had a very good message, so I decided to reprint it. I don’t know who the original author [...]

Ramblings

Attackers, Burglars, Security, Tips

Heroes and “A-hoes”

15 July 2011 0 Comments

Sorry about the title — I know it may seem a little vulgar (which was by-design, by the way). I’m no angel when it comes to language, but I try to hide my filth deep within paragraphs and keep the titles clean. As Jessica advises, “Act like you were writing this for your grandmother.” Well, [...]

Ramblings

Kindness, People, Thought