Author: Kevin Lawver

I only got a 36

I only got a 36 on the Blogaholic quiz. Maybe that’s why no one comes here (well, other than the gigantic black hole where the content should be).

It’s pictures like this that

It’s pictures like this that make me want a dog.

Rapidly Developing

A few bits of news from the home front: My brother and dad got back from Battlebots a couple days ago and regaled us with lots of cool stories about geeks and their remote-controlled mayhem machines. I think I’ll enter a lightweight next time or the time after it. I’m still working on names (which […]

Little Singing Sensation

Max is two. He’s my son. So, use that information however you need to in order to process this story. Max has been singing a lot lately. Jen got him this little music set with a tambourine, two maracas and a little clapper thing. Max has taken to beating on the tambourine and singing a […]

Cravings Jen wanted a hot

Jen wanted a hot dog. I don’t know why. She went on and on about how she wanted a hot dog. It was 10:30 (in the middle of Iron Chef) and she wanted a hot dog. I reminded her that there’s a 7-11 right down the street, open 24 hours and chock full o’ meat […]

Snipe Hunting Dan over at

Dan over at Red Cricket came up with a list of “You Know You’re From North Carolina if…” stuff, and snipe hunting was mentioned. It brought ugly memories flooding back of my snipe hunting days when I was young and dumber. They say Boy Scouts is a good way to learn responsibility, how to tie […]

97,000 results on Google for

97,000 results on Google for “powered by blogger“. That’s pretty cool.

Inspiration Complete – Please Close Door On Way Out

I was talking about inspiration the other day. Well, it works. It works so well in fact that it scares me. There’s nothing greater than having a big idea, building it and seeing it come out right. It’s just great. I showed it to my manager yesterday, who promptly realized that I could be writing […]

When asked, most executives say

When asked, most executives say they’re not going to be moving to Linux in the near future. That’s funny. What “executive” really knows what OS their web site or infrastructure runs on? Do they care? Here, we’re moving quite a few “essential” systems to Linux, and folks are loving it. The best part is the […]

In the words of Eve,

In the words of Eve, “Corporations are bastards.“