YouTube Videos
Posted on 25 June 2009 | No responses
Sometimes, as a techie, I’m often the last person to take part in the latest web/tech/computer fad as I think… “everyone is doing it, so I’m not going to!” Take for instance, blogging. I only recently started actually blogging, well after the big original blog push started. Facebook? Still not on it. MySpace… NEVER. Twitter… Well, for Hank’s Homemade, I might, but other wise, no. I know, I’m probably missing the boat and all the benefits that go with it. YouTube has been something I often use for viewing, but I’ve never used it to upload content. That all changed last night.
RegEx URL Rewrites
Posted on 14 May 2009 | No responses
*** DORK ALERT ***
I was tasked yesterday with creating a rewrite rule in apache to handle a URI query that need to change for a site. This ended up being an exercise where my head was bloodied from banging it against my desk. Of course it didn’t help any that the client that needed this gave us hardly any time to accomplish it. Read on for more info.
Updates to Come…
Posted on 14 May 2009 | No responses
I’ve been pretty busy with life, work, family and NBA Playoff basketball, so I’m behind in my posts. I have some coming though. Hayden’s B-Day party, a Daniel Whittington show, and fun with apache redirects, all to come.
One Break Coming Up
Posted on 1 May 2009 | 1 response
As any parent of a boy probably already knows, it’s not a matter of “if” just “when” you will make a visit to the local ER. Today was our turn. Hayden was at school and running during PE when he fell. The fall didn’t hurt him… A kid, following closely, tripped over him and in an effort to stop the kid from falling on him, Hayden raided his hand to hold him up, only his wrist did not handle the impact with strength and grace. In Hayden’s words “It felt like getting hit with a sledge hammer and the crack was loud!”
Sitting in hospital, he described his arm as wormy, you know, like a worm.
Wormy Arm
He handled the pain and the situation really well. Prior to setting his arm, he was all hooked up to monitors and then they used an interesting drug to put him to sleep for just a short time.
I'm all Hooked Up
It took an amazing amount of the drug, considering that Hayden only weighs about 70 lbs. Not only was he given a decent amount of the drug, but while sedated, he moved a lot. Man, that kid is strong. I helped by trying to keep his legs still, but it was so hard to watch and be part of. I ended up a little flushed and the nurses got concerned I might be the next patient. I sat down after his arm was set and the nurse handed me some oxygen.
When all was said and done, his cast was on and he still had a great attitude. The set looked good in the second x-rays, but we’ll have an appointment with an orthopedist next week to see whats next for Hayden. A big thank you to all the Nurses and Doctors involved today. The ER is never a fun place to be, but it can be made a lot worse by bad doctors and nurses.
Wrapped and Ready
He’ll get a real case next week, so if you’re around, please make sure and sign his cast, I know he’s looking forward to that.
Jon Ward at Gather
Posted on 27 April 2009 | No responses
With a mix of vocals from Eddie Vedder and Johnny Cash, Jon Ward’s powerful vocals filled the small Arroyo Grande wine bar. Jon played a mix of soulful covers and heartfelt originals, like Man Down, a profound song of a man planning to trade in his family for a new one.
At times, Jon barely needed an amp, his powerful voice more than enough to fill the room. At other times his bass vocals rumbled the table that my Peachy Canyon Zin sat on. If you get a chance, definitely check out Jon Ward, he often plays in North County, which is why it’s my first time listening to my x-coworker. It’s been my loss for missing him until now.
As for my Zin, it was served a tad cold, but quickly came to temp. A very smooth Zin, but with hints of cherry and pepper, but overall wasn’t too complex. My time at Gather was much nicer than opening night, but that should be expected given the crowded nature of opening night. It started as a small crowd of only 8-10, but grew to about 25. Gather luckily has plenty of seating which made my stay extremely enjoyable. I should also mention the
acoustics were much better with the smaller crowd. I had no trouble hearing Jon’s lyrics and guitar. It’s a great location sitting in the village. I also had a chance to checkout their recently re-done outside deck. I think it’ll be a great location for some small shows during the beautiful Central Coast summer nights. If you like wine or local brews you should check it out.
An Ultra Portable Mac
Posted on 22 April 2009 | No responses
I did the funnest little project over the last day; converting a new Dell Mini9 (Inspiron 910) to a Mac NetBook! Thankfully, there is a great write up for the conversion project as it would probably have never been done without it. How those guys figure it out is amazing.
So first thing is, we start with a working Mini9 running Windows XP. Thanks to Jamie for the hook up!
1st boot
LEVEL Basketball – Game 8 (28-46)
Posted on 22 April 2009 | No responses
Man, we can’t seem to get on track or make a shot. I’m particularly shooting poorly right now. It bugs when you work so hard to get the position you want, fight for the shot you want and it doesn’t drop. Anyway, I continue to practice and I am being more aggressive inside. I got to the line twice last night, which is new for me… Too bad I didn’t make any of my free throws. Here’s this weeks press release.
LEVEL UNABLE TO KEEP BUDGET UNDER CONTROL
Drops Second Straight Shorthanded Game
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LEVEL Basketball – Game 7 (25-48)
Posted on 7 April 2009 | No responses
Brutal game, at least from a scoring and performace standpoint. It was still fun though.
REPEAT PERFORMANCE AS STUNTMEN TOO MUCH FOR LEVEL
Shorthanded Team Struggles And Drops Second Straight Game
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LEVEL Basketball – Game 6 (42-45)
Posted on 5 April 2009 | No responses
Again… Not much to day… but due to a different outcome.
OROMONDE BROTHERS EDGE OUT LEVEL IN OVERTIME
3 Minutes Too Long for LEVEL as Team Moves to 2 and 4
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Fun Ride with Hayden
Posted on 5 April 2009 | No responses
Went on the first “long” ride of the year with my son today. You can see the pictures we took over in the gallery. We took a couple of minutes going over the motorcycle for safety purposes and then suited up. We headed out first for a short ride, so we could be back in time to have lunch with Heather and Harrison. Heading first out Corbett Canyon, we came back along 227, over to Prince and finally home along Oak Park. Didn’t take very long, but it gave Hayden a chance to get his “motorcycle legs” back under him. As for the bike, I ride it almost every day, so I knew it was running well.
After a quick lunch, it was back out. I wasn’t sure exactly where I wanted to go, but I figured south was a good start. We stopped for some pictures just outside of Lompc, and then Hayden wanted to head home. I don’t like back tracking over the same roads, so I spiced it up a little, although we did back track some.
It’s always fun to get out, pretty much, no matter what the weather, but when it’s beautiful and warm, you gotta go. Of course the bugs were enjoying the day as well, as can be seen by my helmet. 
