Happy Thursday, gang! We’re almost to the weekend! Have you survived?

All things are mostly the same in my neck of the woods. Came across a pretty interesting communication this week. Currently, I work for a software company (that in itself is another story). We are tied to the education industry, and that’s all I’ll say about that. But, there was a communication I was privy to between Teacher X and Sales Person Y. I just had to share this little pearl. You can guess how I feel about the No Child Left Behind deal… :: rolls eyes ::

Teacher X: We learned so much, and I have already begun implementing some of the suggestions you made concerning my ELL students. First thing this morning, I changed their passing score to be 70% rather than 80% on all tests. Hopefully, they will begin experiencing more success now. I have also taken out all lessons beyond 20 for my first grade students. That means that several are very nearly ready to exit the program!

Sales Person Y: I meant what I said when speaking of you being a MODEL implementation! Awesome job!

Come on… Really?

In other news, the new project is moving along. I’m getting probably one feature finished every day or two. Wish I had more time to concentrate on the code, but… I don’t. Both Heidi and I are pretty excited about this new project. I think it’s going to be fun! It’s been a learning experience for sure. At the very least it will be something to add to my portfolio. :)

Well, have a happy Thursday, and see you on the flipside.

Well, the new project is off and running. And thanks to my last alpha project, or The Chicken, the login code and user maintenance code is done for the new project. Most of that code is pretty generic and moved over with little tweaking.

Now I have to get to the meat of the project. I plan to work most of the week on this and hopefully get something done and working by next Monday.

The ad engine has been replaced by the good folks out at OpenX. Why reinvent the wheel? I should be working on building a better car. ;)

Ok, I’ve had a moment of clarity regarding this project I’ve been working on so long. The gist of it is, I was chasing a chicken… We have a saying around here, “HEY LOOK! A CHICKEN!” It means you’ve got some serious ADD goin on… or something…

Anyway, in other news, Rhys is feeling better and it looks like he might be able to avoid getting tubes in his ears. We will have to wait for the doc visit to know for sure, but here’s to hoping.

LOL I’m just kidding about changing the subject. I’m not that bad. Anyway, I decided to not reinvent the wheel and get back to my initial focus of developing properties, and not programming… If I have to do some programming along the way, great! But the goal is — and should remain — building properties and monetizing them.

YAY! The very first, and dirty iteration of BlaspNet is ready for Alpha. I told myself I need to get it done by Monday, and I JUST now got the last bug worked out. LOL! OMG. I thought I was going to have to give up for a bit there.

It won’t be long before the bugs pile up, I’m sure. But, hey, at least I got it to this point! That’s a pretty nice accomplishment for little ol me.

So, if you are interested in helping me out, just shoot me an email or comment here and I will get you a login for BlaspNet. :) Right now, I’m off to bed to allow my curdled brain some much needed rest!

Night night!

I know a lot of us out there are going to do the right thing and make that Get In Shape resolution. A great many of us will… Not all of us will exit this endeavour slim, trim and yummy. In fact, statistics say most of us wont. But, like the teeming millions out there, I will join the race and do my best to recapture my fit and trim self from yesteryear. I have my top secret plan of attack, and as of right now, the determination of a…. determined thingy.

I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite calorie counting websites. I highly recommend it if you are into the whole calorie counting thing. You know, the only diet that really works? … I say that like I’m not fat… Well, when I’m thin, I’ll tell you what, damnit! :: points and makes a face at you :: (yes. YOU!)

Good luck to one and all! See you on the fit and trim side!

Well, I thought I had plugged this site before. I guess I didn’t, so I will do so now. Since moving back to Linux — and did I mention that it really feels good to be back — I have been setting up my keydrive to be my portable lifeline. Something that gives me all the tools I need to access the things I have at home. Things like an X Windows server, or an SSH client, or DOSBox for when I am bored, or OpenOffice, or Gimp, etc… You get the idea. Well, finding apps that were specifically built for portability (i.e. they don’t leave tracks in your registry) was a challenge.

But, as with most things in the computer world, if there is one certainty it is that you are not alone in your troubles. Enter Portable Apps, a great site that has put together a collection of popular apps that run portably on a keydrive. They even have a Launcher app to give you an interface right from the Systray. So, now, when I’m stuck on a Winders machine, as long as I have my keydrive, I’m not isolated from my box at home. :) YAY! Check em out!