Monthly Archives: August 2007

Back Issues Online

August 8, 2007 – 3:46 pm

I finally got around to fiddling with some code today to get my old weblog content imported here. You can now read all of my posts back to March 2000 if you have nothing better to do. (I assure you, however, you do.)
In other news, today is Abigail’s 11th birthday! Be sure to lavish love, [...]

By SeanMcTex | Posted in Family, WordPress | Comments (0)

Weekend To-Do: Postmortem

August 6, 2007 – 11:00 am

Post job opening to Craig’s List. Wonder why it doesn’t appear on the site. Email support. Fail to receive reply. Realize one gets what one pays for.
Go to airport to retrieve 15 year old. Scoff at 10 year old’s suggestions that repeated schedule changes are airline’s way of “breaking it to you gently that the [...]

By SeanMcTex | Posted in Family, Post-Mortem | Comments (0)

Summer in the Park Show

August 3, 2007 – 8:35 am

The Patio Boys, the band with which I play, put on a show last night for the City of San Marcos. We were scheduled to be in the park, but weather forced us indoors and scared away a good portion of the crowd that usually attends these concerts. We had fun anyway, though, as lots [...]

By SeanMcTex | Posted in Music | Comments (2)

Come Work With Me!

August 3, 2007 – 8:02 am

We’re currently hiring another web developer for my team at Texas State University. If you’ve got some Java and web application skills, drop in an application! Here’s the Craig’s List ad:
Do you want a great, big salary with a corner window office, free meals and in-chair massages during your work day? Well, you won’t [...]

By SeanMcTex | Posted in Computers | Comments (0)

An Earful of Stories

August 2, 2007 – 7:36 am

This is just a quick shill for Escape Pod, a Science Fiction/Fantasy podcast I recently stumbled across. It broadcasts well-read weekly stories along with a light sprinkling of discussion on top. The stories are of consistently high quality, and feature names such as David Brin, Robert Silverburg and Isaac Asimov which will be immediately familiar [...]

By SeanMcTex | Posted in Books, Computers | Comments (0)

Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler…

August 1, 2007 – 9:30 am

My boss just put a Red Swingline Stapler on my desk.
If you don’t understand the significance of this, please go watch Office Space immediately.
If you still don’t understand the significance of this, then move along. There’s nothing for you here.

By SeanMcTex | Posted in Curiosities, Movies | Comments (3)