Swimmin

So - i had forgotten how much i love to swim. I have an odd pool - its in-ground and octagon shaped - when i initially saw it i though it was an above ground pool that someone had put in a hole - but after repairing the liner i learned that its just a really odd in-ground pool...

last year things were so crazy around the house that we never really got to use the thing and because of that i may have accidentally not kept up with cleaning it...so it was a little ickey at the start of the season this year...

After 10 week ends of cleaning it - i finally had it ready for Nora's frist birthday party - which was 66 degrees and cloudy...eeh...

this week i decided that i was going to use the pool no matter what - and i ended up going swimming both wednesday night and last night - and i loved it. and i will do it again tonight. and tomorrow. and any other day i can - because after all that work i am going have fun with it.

Anyone want to come over to my house and play? i have a pool!!!

Need some Tips

My wife has one of the hardest jobs (no its not being married to me...but thanks)

She's a stay at home mom for our 2 kids - Ages 2(Avery) and 1(Nora).

I don't know how she does it - i'd go insane with nobody to talk to except for people who almost speak English (though Avery speaks quite well and has a longer attention span than i do)...

The perpetual problem, though, is what to do? During non-summer months there was Music Class on Friday and Gymnastics on Wednesday and the Library Story Time on Tuesday - but now all that stuff is closed/stopped for the summer - the kids are board - so they're being a bit more grumpy then ANYONE should have to endure...

Jen has planned arts & crafts - but nobody wants to sit still long enough to get in to any sort of activity (well - whining...they seem to be really in to that)...

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

anyone got any ideas?

The Garbage Collecter Will Get It

Ok - i am on a dumbass programmer rant today - i cant stand it today - i didnt want this blog to be a big rant about stupid programmers - but today - today it just needs to be.

IF YOU HAVE EVER SAID "We don't need to dispose of that, the Garbage Collector Will Get It" please turn off your computer and go home. You dont deserve your job.

If you think its a good idea to RELY ON EXCEPTIONS AND ERRORS in your code flow as a regular tool please turn off your computer and go home. You dont deserve your job.

Ok so "please turn off your computer and go home. You dont deserve your job. " is a bit harsh - people need to learn somehow and mistakes are one of the best ways to learn - but you know what - the people designing the software and object models really should adhere to the above - because those 2 things alone will cause your software to be slower than you're prepared to handle ... or maybe you just dont care - if that's the case...go home.

just because you CAN do something doesnt mean you SHOULD do it or that it's a GOOD IDEA

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

what i meant was

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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In case anyone cares..."Rapid Application Development" does not have to mean "NO ARCHITECTURE " or "ARCHITECTURE BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS"

Its RAD and by that i mean stupid. and by that i mean bad. and by that i mean narrow minded.....

i'm all for making life easier to code - but not when it causes the app to slow down to the point of headache for the user.

my head asplode.

Turning 1

So - Nora will be1 year old tomorrow, but we had our party for her on Saturday - which completely messes with some of my family members (since we celebrated my birthday 2 days early even when mine fell on a Sunday) "Why don't YOU PEOPLE celebrate on the actual birthday - why are you always having parties on non-birthdays?

Why? To paraphrase Denis Leary from The Ref "Because we're adults and we can [have the party] WHENEVER WE WANT" - seriously - one day i'll come up with my own wording for stuff - and not just pull it from a movie i've seen - just not today...

I am surprised to admit that i am going to miss having a baby around - Avery's 2(+) (not going type out the months because that's just silly) and now Nora's 1 - i mean - my little girls arent going to be little all that long...on the other hand diapers != fun...but still - there's something about the laugh and the learning new things - i just love it...i guess i'll just have to cut out of work early a few days to make sure i dont miss too too much...

"And we don't notice any time pass; because we don't notice anything" - The White Stripes

the new math

So – I used to be an athlete. Ago…and I have decided that while I may never be an athlete again – I really shouldn’t get tired or winded walking up some stairs (or chasing my dog as she runs down the street after some poor unsuspecting pedestrian)….anyway – I’ve decided to take up running and what not to get myself back to some sort of shape.

I’ve been running 4 miles a day (pats self on back) – which sucks in case you’re curious – im inside on a treadmill staring at a wall…the runing’s not so bad – I’m just board…

Anyway – so last week I went to wal-mart for some reason or another in the middle of the day – after my run – and picked up a king size snickers bar because that’s what I do(did) when I got to stores by myself. For grins I flipped the package over to see how many calories I was about to consume – 170 per serving– hmm that’s not too bad –– 3 servings in one bar – wait…what? Is the snickers bar wrapper somehow re-sealable for me to eat 1/3 of it then put it back? No. no it isn’t – but hey – thanks for manipulating the data – that’s pretty super (lies damn lies and statistics) – anyway

The new math:

1 Sinckers=3*170=510cal

4Miles=34 minutes of running

4 miles=725 cal

510/725=.7034 (rounded

4miles*.7034 =2.8136 miles

34Minutes*.7034= 23.9156 minutes

1 Snickers=2.8136 miles =23.9156 minutes

Eeh. That sucks

do i need to explain the title?

should i?

i guess - i'll just say what i say to people who ask me unsolicited computer questions - google it...and if you still cant find the answer give me a call and we'll figure it out.

I'll even throw The Bobs in there for anyone who cant find it right off (since its in not the first 4 links)