After last night's epic (and no doubt pulitizer-worthy) post detailing the preferred wardrobe of the technically-inclined individual, I have a confession to make: I got way sidetracked. It happens a lot more than you might think. I'll sit down at my keyboard, prepared to spit out an insightful 500 words about whatever topic I've been … Continue reading Of side tracks, not-dirty pants, and lip balm

I used to wear Docker-style casual pants to work on a daily basis, and I hated it. I hated it because being a software engineer, I've always preferred to adorn myself in what my family has, for years, mockingly referred to as "programmer-wear". Programmer-wear is, of course, based on a foundation of basic denim blue … Continue reading This is what my closet looks like

I work at a pretty cool place. As with anything else, of course, it's not without the occasional challenge, but that's beside the point. Today's point is that it's cool because everyone in my department gets a Blackberry, paid for by the company. In general, I like stuff I don't have to pay for; gadgets … Continue reading I am a modern technophile luddite

If you've seen Mundane Haiku #8, then you should have a pretty good idea of what I was doing last night instead of writing. As a result, today was full of the (capital T) Tiredness. Yes, that's me, with the being tired. All tuckered out. Sleepy even. I'm not talking the usual bone-deep fatigue that … Continue reading Sleepiness brings an acute a case of the randoms

Sometimes, life conspires against you. Sometimes you're looking for the simple route, but the only decent road you've got takes the long way. Sometimes, no matter how much you want to do the right thing, you get nothing but a kick in the face. Obviously, I'm talking about lunch. I had a bunch of work … Continue reading The Dragon rocked that soup, though

An old friend that I used to work with in the way-back time (before there was a Puddinette or clean laundry on a regular basis) sent me an email today with a brief message. I'm sure he probably would have preferred to send me a text message, but I can't send or receive texts (and … Continue reading Physical memories

It starts off simply enough; you innocently decide one day to start a family and sometime later you spend a few days in the hospital. When you leave, you have a wrinkled, helpless infant in tow and your life is changed in ways you can't grasp, describe, or really even fathom. And that's just the … Continue reading Birthdays don’t age you half as much as the school bus