I came across a simple two-panel comic the other day that hit harder than most essays I’ve read. In the first panel, a man stranded on a deserted island sees a boat in the distance. He jumps up, arms raised, and shouts, “BOAT!” Relief floods his face. His isolation may finally be over. In the second panel, we see the man in the boat. He sees the island—and the man on it—and he too shouts,...
For our last day honeymooning we drove up to Vegas but more on that in a bit. One of our first stops once we started exploring on the Vegas Strip was Coke World. I didn't want to tell the polar bear I'm actually a Pepsi fan. The best thing if you get to Coke World is they offer a flight of Coke from around the world. In order of personal preference, I liked: Stoney Tangawizi...
Christina and I decided to go hiking today in Sedona. The Devil's Bridge Trail was probably the most fun hike I've ever been on. Toward the end of the trail it gets very steep and you find yourself literally crawling and climbing up rocks like a ladder for a hundred or so feet which was so much fun. I didn't have enough guts, (or I had enough sense) to not to go onto the...
Sunday night Christina and I went out for dinner with some friends to Stone Brewing in Escondido, CA which is just outside of San Diego. Stone Brewing has always been my favorite brewery, so I was very excited to get the chance to go there. I got the miso salmon with bok choy and a Stone 15th Anniversary Imperial Black IPA, which may have been the best beer I've ever had (at least top 10). ...
A little after 11 am today, if you are a very frequent visitor of this site, you noticed it was down. I went to a talk on security today at WordCamp and installed a plugin which completely “hosed” my blog after I removed it. James looked at it today during lunch (above) and concluded that not only was the site “hosed”, but it somehow also completely broke PHP on the server. After a chat with...
In the packet of old images I was returned I also got some images with my Grandpa Hansen in them (my mom's dad). For those fortunate enough to know him found he was one of the most kind and gentle people you could ever hope to know. He loved teaching me to fish as a kid and every time I saw him he wanted to take me fishing with him. When I was a teenager...