The Day I Became a Man

Can you pinpoint the day you lost your childhood innocence and became a man?

I can. June 29, 1999. I was 15 years old.

The day was pretty standard for that summer- my parents fighting each other and me being a cranky teenager and getting in fights with them too.  I was stuck in that sweltering hot house all summer, but in the outside world the Seattle Mariners played their last game in the old Kingdome the day before.  … read more “The Day I Became a Man”

Windows Azure: Super Confusing

Microsoft had me really excited about their new Windows Azure product: it is supposed to be easy to use cloud based hosting & databases.  Unfortunately, their user interface possibly has the worst design I’ve ever seen… and I’ve been a GoDaddy customer for four years lol.  The system makes no sense and has poor support.  I am about to say screw Windows Azure, and switch to GoGrid or another non-Microsoft solution.

South Park Creators Threatened by Muslims

The creators of South Park have now been threatened with violence & death by several Muslim groups for depicting Mohammed dressed up in a bear costume in the last episode and hinting at seeing more of him in the next episode.

Should Comedy Central declare pre-emptory jihad on Islam?

Most Acrimonious Divorce Ever- Randall & Linda Gross

I looked up the official court records for my parents, Randall Gross & Linda Gross.  What I found was a dry look at 12 years of a painful ongoing battle…. divorce, remarriage, divorce again (and that leaves out 4 unofficial breakups!), 2 restraining orders, domestic abuse conviction (not shown), continuous child custody battles, and official declarations from most family members, friends, neighbors, church members, church pastors.… read more “Most Acrimonious Divorce Ever- Randall & Linda Gross”

Tales

I have had quite a few happy & sad tales during my short lifetime.  I will be publishing a few of the interesting ones over the next week or so.

ScoreTask is Coming….

My new ASP.NET web application, ScoreTask, is currently under development. In the next month the initial version will go live. Some benefits of ScoreTask are:

  1. Simple, cloud-based task management system
  2. Ability to manage multiple levels of employees easily
  3. Unique & fun scoring system that will make tracking & comparing productivity easy.

Soon I will publish some screenshots and logos of what the application will look like.

The Friendless

The stories you hear about the sons and daughters of preachers being wild and crazy are true. Children that grow up watching parents who are forced to be holier than though in front of their congregations and seeing what happens when those same parents inevitably relax or mess up at home generally become jaded. I was one of these types of preacher’s kids who lost their respect for their parents at a young age and picked his own much more hedonistic path instead.… read more “The Friendless”

Facts

Facts: Tea party members do not refer to themselves as teabaggers. Fox news is yellow journalism. Obama has raised taxes. Obama is 100% American. Obama has created onerous new government regulations. Obama is doing everything he can to make America a better place. CNN, NBC, Jon Stewart, and the NYTimes have lighter shades of yellow journalism.… read more “Facts”