Random Morsels

Ugggg

Monday, July 21st, 2003 | Random Morsels | 3 Comments

I’ve been congested for 5 days or so now.. Feel fine – just can’t get rid of the stuffy head… Driving me INSANE… Guess this is punishment for my frolicking on the beach back east! *sigh*

Kind of Odd

Monday, July 21st, 2003 | Random Morsels | Comments Off on Kind of Odd

On the way to work Scott and I noticed that there were Fire Trucks on or near EVERY bridge over highway. 280 from Sand Hill Road all the way to DeAnza where we got off.. They weren’t doing anything – they were just hanging out… Almost like they were waiting for something to happen…

Can’t find any explanation on the news sites..

Hmmmm….

Search Results

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2003 | Random Morsels | 2 Comments

Ok… So this is pretty damn funny… In poking through my logs to see who is hitting the blog and from where I stumbled into the section that described what search terms people were using to wind up here.. The results are pretty damn funny… Some I expected but the one on the 28th of June is pretty damn funny… And what the hell is up with the one on June 19th?

Anyway.. Made me chuckle… Read below for details…
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What the f**k!

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2003 | Random Morsels | 1 Comment

Just found this:

Parents sue school over locker room cameras

What the HELL were they thinking? If I were a parent with a kid in that school I would have hit the ROOF… I’m sure the administration can come up with a lot of lame excuses for why they did this – NONE of which would justify it…

Sometimes people’s stupidity (and I’d love to belive thats all it is) AMAZES me…

WWDC and Coffee

Monday, June 23rd, 2003 | Random Morsels | 1 Comment

So I’m spending the morning trapped in a coffee shop because the electricians are upgrading the meters in our building to code and installing a few extra breakers in our house… And for some fool reason they want to turn the power off… hmmmmppppfffff… You’d think that a professional could do all that stuff with the power on so I could keep workin from my office… ah well… (just kidding)…

This afternoon I’m headin over to our developers conference to commune with the ‘puter types… I’m skipping the keynote cuz I’ve heard / seen most of the stuff already (but don’t bother asking)… This afternoon is when the topic specific sessions start and thats the stuff I’m interested in.. not to mention this is the first time that they’ve had the Pro Video Apps at the developer conference which is pretty cool…

Anyway… back to work.. just checkin in… if I get inspired later you’ll hear more from me…

(ever notice how AWFUL my spelling is – even WITH the built in spell checkier? :):) )

A weird phenomena…

Sunday, June 22nd, 2003 | Random Morsels | 3 Comments

So I’ve become completely fascinated by this whole ‘blog’ phenomena and what people choose to write about… I’ve spent many hours lately diving down the rabbit hole – bouncing from one blog to another seeing who is out there and what they write about and what the comments are like for each entry… It just AMAZES me the shear volume of blogs there are out there and the vast variety of topics and points of view….

I’ve read many that are really just random neurons firing and causing entries about whatever just popped to mind and I love those – they are this funky insight into how someone ticks. Shows what people think about on a daily basis. What interests them.. What irritates them.. What they stay up all night reading… Makes me want to know more about them…

I’ve seen some that are very literary – a good excuse to practice writing skills and get comments and critiques. The topics of the writings on these ranges wildly but they all have one thing in common – very beautiful eloquent writing that keeps me coming back.. Makes me want to improve my own…

I’ve also seen people that seem to be creating a mystique about themselves that or may not be their personal reality… Almost branding themselves to draw readers… Their lives seem fabulous, dramatic, exciting, and full of interesting people… Makes me wonder what isn’t going on their blog – what are they holding back…

Others are topical – some technical, some political, some social, some sports related – and the list goes on… I’ve got a stash of these related to work stuff that I use to help my work or work on my site cuz they stash away really good tips and tricks and tools I didn’t know about. Makes me want to innovate and try new things..

But every so often…

Once in a great while…

I find one like this one – one that really touches me. I don’t know what inspires people to write content so intensely personal but I’m really glad they do. Maybe its a way of coping with the events of life.. Maybe they do it in hopes that it will help others deal with the punches that are thrown. Maybe its a way of talking about things you can’t talk about in person without breaking down. Maybe its a way of getting the hugs you need. The comments people have written over there for the most part have been wonderful – loving, supportive, and attempts at helping even in a little way. It doesn’t really matter what the inspiration is really… It Makes me wish I could help somehow and puts the silly foibles in my life seem pretty damn silly… Also makes me cherish the people in my life that much more..

What inspires each person to write what they do? I don’t know … But I think all of these things are what has kept me bouncing down rabbit holes… It makes me laugh.. makes me cry… makes me mad.. makes me smile… makes me keep exploring…