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Sunday November 28, 2004

Dear Wells Fargo,

As a web designer, I understand the cost and frustration that goes into supporting the numerous web browsers out in the field. I understand that as a business, Wells Fargo needs to draw the line at some point regarding browser... Keep reading this entry »


Saturday November 27, 2004

An heron.

My brother-in-law is a crafty fellow. He is ever so crafty, so when my sister and him learned that they were expecting, they wanted to break the news to my parents in a crafty way. My parents are lovely folk,... Keep reading this entry »


Saturday November 27, 2004

An story. And another.

And so another Turkey Day TO THE MAX comes to pass. As with last year, I spent the day with my mountain friends Shane and Erin, the only difference this time around being the minor detail that we all... Keep reading this entry »


Monday November 22, 2004

no pictures of a clown

It appears that there was resounding disappointment when yesterday's entry, entitled Pictures of a Clown, came to an end with nary a picture of a clown. No clowns. Not a single one. There was a story about clowns, a story... Keep reading this entry »


Sunday November 21, 2004

pictures of a clown

This one goes out to Dave Adams, a good friend and a fellow Spontaneous Combustian, from back in my good ol' Duluth days. A number of years ago I was rambling incoherently on my website. This was back in the... Keep reading this entry »


Wednesday November 17, 2004

food4less free turkey

I first moved to Bend a year ago this Saturday. My new life in Bend also harkened my introduction to quite possibly the greatest discount foodstuffs store known to mankind: Food4Less. Yes. Food4Less is all one word. Yes. Food4Less is... Keep reading this entry »


Tuesday November 16, 2004

smoke detector

I think I'm going to try something new for a bit. Every evening (and by every evening I mean every once in awhile) I'm going to scan my referral logs for search strings, and write an entry about whatever crazy... Keep reading this entry »


Tuesday November 16, 2004

Please call service

Our huge and monolithic printer is on the fritz, but we can't figure out what the red flashing error is supposed to symbolize. It either means that the printer needs a shower, or it wants to go bowling.... Keep reading this entry »


Monday November 15, 2004

Dare to Stare Back

The funny thing is, is that even though she was completely comfortable in front of the one camera, she got nervous when I started taking pictures.... Keep reading this entry »


Sunday November 14, 2004

Running to Stand Still

The degree to which I am being pulled in multiple directions is currently at a level that I haven't experienced since college... and a search of this website on the term "anti college" will quickly explain how much I enjoyed... Keep reading this entry »


Saturday November 13, 2004

Mass Grave Transit System

I'm back in Bend, and I am so sick of traveling that I wouldn't mind being locked in the garage for the next two weeks. I don't even want to witness the act of movement at this point. In... Keep reading this entry »


Saturday November 13, 2004

waking up in a tub of ice without kidneys

I am currently at a coffee shop in Hood River, and I must say that the last week or so has been an absolute blur. My trip to San Francisco last weekend was quite possibly the most impulsive and most... Keep reading this entry »


Wednesday November 10, 2004

Search Optimization Reflexions (Part III)

In our last two installments on search engine optimization, we introduced the mighty search engine and briefly discussed its glamorous evolutionary history. We have touched briefly on the differences between ethical and unethical search engine positioning, and we suggested that... Keep reading this entry »


Thursday November 4, 2004

My Head A Splode

I have been hammering out my review of unethical search optimization practices, but there's a lot of ground to cover and it's going a bit slower than I had anticipated. The main subject areas include meta tag spam, content spam,... Keep reading this entry »


Tuesday November 2, 2004

Electioneering

I'm too drunk to call anything at this point, but I predict that a giant robot will show up and start eating planets, Optimus Prime will get the absolute crap beaten out of him for thirty minutes, Rodimus Prime will... Keep reading this entry »