I do things on the cheap.

What do you say to your best friend's wife when she tells you that you're a handsome man?

So, I got two interesting compliments this week.
Last night, at church, L., J.'s wife, looks at me and suddenly declares, "New Glasses!" Apparently, she'd been trying to figure out what was different about my face since seeing me, but, considering it was Mercy Street's 10-year birthday celebration, she was a little too distracted to see it right off. Her explanation of that declaritive statement went something like this...

Not that I'd know, personally...

Yummy coffee!

When you go to your local, neighborhood coffee shop, do you ever wonder what really goes into your favorite coffee-based drink? Well, now, thanks to Coffee Drinks Illustrated, not only can you know, but you can see it in a handy infographic.

Enjoy!

I've lost count of how many times I've asked that question.

Have you ever seen a cool website and wondered what they run to make it all happen? Okay, so maybe I'm a bit geeky in that regard, but I wonder that all the time. Now, I have a tool to help me find out; BuiltWith.com. This website lets you put in a website's URL and comes back with what they run. The "blurb" said that the information would include blogging software, but I can't seem to find that info on the actual site.
Check it out!

Oh, I got my glasses yesterday!

Wow, people sure are paranoid about nothing.

Okay, so, I got the results of the biopsy today.
It came back clear. No sign of malignant lymphoma cells.  Cancer free.

After getting that kind of news, I feel like I should write something pithy and wise and profound, but, I don't have anything right now. Maybe later.
Right now, the most profound thing I can think to write is just this:
I'm alive.

NaNoWriMo will soon be upon us!

Golly, I feel rather like Linus announcing the immanent arrival of the Great Pumpkin. Well, misunderstood genius aside, as you, dear reader, can tell from my sidebar, NaNoWriMo is fast approaching. In just a few short weeks, hopeful authors will be scribbling away furiously, or typing, or whatever, trying to crank out 50,000 words, or more, in a month, or less. If that shapes up into an actual novel with a discernible plot, then they will have done better than anticipated. But, that's not even the point.

Yes, there are plenty.

No, really, even though IT is a male-dominated industry, there are still plenty of powerful women in high-ranking position. Here's a link to the top ten, according to eWeek.com. I just thought it was worth mentioning for any geeks who might be reading my blog that happen to be female. I'm sure it gets frustrating sometimes, being a woman in our industry, so I thought it was worth reminding you that there are women who've "made it to the top", as it were.