Monkinetic Weblog

[via Jim] Poynter.org has anarticle about different kinds of weblogs and the uses they can be put to in the corporate or news world.

As some of you know, and some of you have figured out, and some are about to discover... I've been out of work for about a month now.

I just completed a... 12 hour coffee-powered hack-a-thon. I got a bee in my bonnet about halfway through, convinced I could find a way to get at the content data in a servlet's HttpServletResponse. No dice. I'm implementing (as part of my learning experience) some templating idioms you'll find elsewhere.

Wow. I'm in the process of dredging up some long unused knowledge from my brain, and trying to weld some new knowledge onto it. What a pain -).

I rode another 8 miles this morning, in approx 30 minutes. I don't own a watch, so I have to guess on the time, but the distance is easy to judge. Here in the valley, major intersections are all 1 mile apart, so ust count intersections to find out how far you've gone. -)

I'm posting this in the hope that after Google indexes it, it will help some other poor soul.

Gilbert (our fair city) is getting it's first rain in 6 months this evening! Jodi and I went out and stood in the street in our bare feet under an umbrella and simply loved it. What a feeling.

Jodi went running this morning. She's out there now, getting fit. We both need it - we've been complaining of our lack of proper diet and exercise, and corrensponding lack of energy, for some time. My bike gets out of the shop today (after a much-needed tuneup) so I'm going to start riding again.

Blog Links

Dave McCusker got himself a shiny new TiBook a little bit ago, and is learning the pleasures of Mac OS X. I love seeing someone "get it" (no matter what they're "getting"). What a cool thing.

From an infertility board I came across (the web is funny like that) (The question is about alcohol affecting infertility treatments, the doctor's response is below):

I'm headed up north to Flagstaff today with a friend of mine - he's getting the final piece of a set of tatoos that cover his whole upper right arm. Dustin is, literally now, a "piece of work". -)

I don't want to jinx anything, but here's a clue:

Hehe. Jodi has never seen Spaceballs, and it just came on TBS. Fun!

This has been blogged a number of other places, but I just got around to reading it and you should too.

Jodi and I went to the central Phoenix Library today, to pick up several books. We left with the two I needed, plus one other of interest: That Same Flower, by Jostein Gaarder (review).

I got my first gift via my Amazon wishlist today!

Jodi and I are watching an all-star cast in Cradle Will Rock.

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am now available for Java/WebObjects work. I also have some experience in J2EE/Servlets, and a degree in Graphic Design. I've been developing websites in a number of environments since 1996, and have worked with clients to help them define their needs and requirements.

Found here.