http://www.blogfloat.com is my newest adventure into the podosphere. The site is a social news site meant to let bloggers post links to their blog posts, podcasters post links to their blog posts or episode downloads, new media types to post any news they can find, and heck, we'll even let those video content creators use the site, too. There's also a spot for general tech posts, humor, and a site specific to your news findings on the gadget world!
I hope… Continue
Hi all. I just launched a new blog called Nerdnology. Nerds + Technology = Nerdnology.
Nerdnology
Not entirely sure what I'm going to do with it but I intend to do some blogging about geeky things. If time ever permits, maybe there'll be a Nerdnology podcast or vidcast...who knows. Anyway, if you're tired of checking thetwistedpickle.com and not seeing any action, it's probably because I'm over at Nerdnology. Stop by, check things out, and embrace your i… Continue
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Either somebody at Amazon has a sense of humor or their database designer is off his rocker. I just checked Unbox for a documentary on the history of the F-word. Result #1 was this. I am now starting to understand why my 4-year-old finds SpongeBob so funny.
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After 13 years of waiting for the Dropkick Murphys to come through Omaha, they finally did on Wednesday night. The below video was taken by someone about 4 people down from where I was standing. It's nearly the same vantage point I had of the show. The show, by the way, was awesome! Continue
Alright, here's the scoop. Time just doesn't allow for an audio podcast at the moment. I'm home with the kids all weekend and having two is so much more time consuming than 1. I've now come to terms with it, hopefully you'll all understand. But...this doesn't mean that there aren't still weird and funny things going on...things that I like to share.
This being said, I vow to do a bit more blogging. Hopefully those of you who were/are/were/whatever listeners of the Twisted Pickle Show can still… Continue
I've been thinking a lot lately about making the switch to a Mac. If you haven't seen my valiant effort to beg the universe for money yet, check out http://www.helpmeswitch.com.
Well after a recent "whoops, what the heck just happened", which infected this machine with 174 pieces of crapware, spyware, and the like, this beast is running slow. It's even annoying my lovely bride. So I brought up the "I want a Mac" concept again with my wife yesterday and… Continue
Last night it was about 2:30am and I'm up with the baby feeding her a bottle. We've had some severe weather the past week, two nights in a row earlier this week that had the weather guys all over the evening TV instead of regular programming. Yea, I get sick of it, but I understand it. Stuff happens. Weather, especially in tornado alley, can be a big deal.
Anyway, 2:30am, baby bottle, and then the sirens go off. I take my tiny baby girl #2 out to the living room and flip on the tube. Sure enoug… Continue
Desktop Tower Defense v1.5
I have fallen into a sink hole of fun called Desktop Tower Defense. It's simple, it's brilliant, it's difficult and it's fun. I have created a group called "twistedpickle" (no spaces). If you play level Medium, as I do, you can submit your score under your name and get it listed in the "twistedpickle" group. Come join me, come kick my scoreboard butt, and we'll see who's the best of the best at wasting tim… Continue
Hi everyone. Sorry it's been so long since we spoke...been busy being a daddy and a cubical worker bee. Home with the kids today, one's asleep the other's into a Sponge Bob episode so I actually have a few minutes to say hi....HI!
OK, here's how things have been shaking out lately. I'm continuing to write code for my Twitter -ish but different .com. Development is coming along great. I'm just working out a few of the final bugs, which always seem to take the most time. I'm hoping in the next mo… Continue
Progress on my Twitter-like-but-different idea is coming along well. Wish I had 40 hours in a day, though. Staying up late to write code isn't ideal, as I'd rather be playing Fiesta or hanging with the family, but I really think that what I am about to offer is what a lot of users wish Twitter was.
I don't want to give too many details just yet, but imagine if Twitter had filters that would let you pare down messages form folks you follow. Imagine if Twitter let you categorize your posts into m… Continue
I've been around, just kind of quiet. We're doing some more home improvement stuff (my backsplash looks outstanding...nearly complete) and in terms of the internet, I've been working on a few projects.
My Twitter-like-but-different idea is coming along nicely, although I still have a lot of programming to do before I'm comfortable releasing it. Hang in there, it's coming....and I'm excited about it.
Also, I've been working on another little project: http:/… Continue
I've been on Twitter for the sake of this show for months...I love the concept and I think the Twitter folks have it right on. Although I have never used it, I feel Pownce has it right, too. These two entities, often referred to as mini-blogs, are an excellent way of creating your own little social network of people sharing ideas, links, photos, or just filling time typing a brief 140 character message from your PDA while you're on the toilet at work.
What I want, though, is something very much… Continue
I'm still around, just busy. Work, house projects, real life stuff, being a daddy to my 2 punkin heads.... I haven't had time to record anything in a while...might be a while, too...but stay subscribed, check back here every now and then for the random blog post, and that's that. -C- Continue
I don't know what it is about the smell of new carpet, but I freaking love it. It's not often that I actually think about how much I love the smell of new carpet, as who gets new carpet very often?
So it's Wednesday morning, 6:15am and I'm at work. I've got the latest Keith and the Girl in my ears, Brother Love is on the episode, and all is right with the world....And then, I've gotta poop.
Because I don't want to destroy the ozone on my floor, I always like to jet down a fligh… Continue
Having been in love with EverQuest for years and having to give it up for very good reasons, I've recently been looking for a free MMORPG that I could play as time permits that isn't so time intensive. I think I found the one....Fiesta Online. http://www.outspark.com/fiesta This game is a blast and has killed my cravings for Ever Quest.
Let me set the scene....just got home from work...picked my daughters up at daycare. Set the 3.5 year old up with a movie in her room, set the baby down in a bouncy seat in front of my recliner for a little nap. I'm in the recliner, having just flipped on the boob tube for a few moments of wind-down TV....
*Screams from my daughter's room* "My nipples, my nipples!"
As I tilted my head sideways in confusion, at the same time propping myself up on my arms to get out of the ch… Continue
I'm sure it's every office in America...for the sake of not going completely insane, I must assume such....one guy gets a kick out of the daily Dilbert cartoon either from the newspaper or his "one a day" calendar given to him by his 1/2 Corky grandchildren. Then this tool then makes it his mission for the rest of the morning to do as little work as possible, consume as many cups of coffee as he can force down his face, and spread the Daily Dilbert like a bad case of the Herpes, infecting every… Continue
