April 2011
13 posts
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass (via nefffy)
(with a nod to John Gruber at Daring Fireball for linking to it.)
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[see also: Robert Rodriguez’ director’s commentary on the Spy Kids 2 DVD for similar inspiration]
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Kev concedes defeat (A to Z Blog Challenge)
Well, I gave it a shot.
I made it to J (K if you count this post), but due to some pretty major real-life distractions, I’m throwing in the towel.
It was fun to write on a semi-regular basis again, and this challenge has definitely inspired me to do so more often. I hope the momentum keeps up, but honestly, I have more pressing things that require my immediate attention (my marriage, my...
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Joy
I mentioned in my “H” post that my marriage had just endured its first major trial since we got married nearly fifteen years ago. Again, I won’t go into details about what happened, but I will discuss what I have taken away from it.
Our marriage had fallen into the trap where we never had time to see each other without the stress of the house and the kids (at least one of our...
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iPhone as a camera
The old saying that the best tool is the one you have with you does indeed ring true, and I’ve found that since carrying an iPhone around with me all the time (pretty much non-stop since Apple issued me one in July 2007), I tend to snap a lot of photos with the camera that’s built in to it.
It’s never been the best quality camera (although admittedly, I do not own an iPhone 4),...
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Her smile is beauty, comfort and love
I first met her on the phone, and even then, I could hear her smile. She had a quiet energy and youthful zeal in her voice that lifted me during a dark period in my life.
We spoke for hours a day on the phone for an entire week before we first laid eyes on each other. During our conversations, my low self esteem painted the image of a monster in her mind’s eye, and yet she wanted to see me...
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Gaga, Google, Glamour, Glee & Gays
OK, so I really couldn’t pinpoint a “G” topic.
Oddly enough, every one of those items in the post title have a common theme: breaking down barriers of sexuality. Maybe I’ve got something subconscious going on here.
I recently saw the “Gaga at Google” interview, and since I pretty much don’t listen to the radio, I figured I’d see what all the fuss...
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Friends & Family
I recently found myself on the needing end of a confidant, and quite to my surprise and chagrin, after going through my inventory of current relationships, I found no one that fit the bill. It’s not that I don’t have any friends, it’s just that I no longer have any friends close enough that I could approach with my burden.
I suppose that’s just something that comes along...
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Everything Is As It Should Be
I have a rather unremarkable spiritual life. While I was raised as a Christian, I’m not aligned with that faith in its current incarnation. I do believe in a Higher Power of some sort, but I don’t think it’s a magical man in the sky that grants wishes if he’s showered with enough praise. I think nature has a design, and we have sort of a sixth sense that is attuned to that...
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Don't be a jerk (DBAJ)
Don’t Be A Jerk (DBAJ) was the cardinal rule in the online gaming group (as well as its host forums) I played in during the early 2000s.
It’s a basic rule of society, and of course it’s managed to make its way into our family’s ruleset, as well. Our kids are at the ages (11 and 8, currently) where they are aware of the motives behind their actions (well, most of them,...
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captkevman, by any other name
captkevman has been my online nickname for nearly 15 years now. There are variations - in the beginning, it was CaptKevMan, and sometimes I abbreviate it CKM or ckm, but it’s always been a variation thereof. I’ve settled on the all-lowercase captkevman, but it’s always been pronounced “captain kev man.”
The origin of the name is pretty straightforward: when I was...
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Birds - both Angry and with Tiny Wings
I am a hopeless gamer.
I’m not talking about a die-hard World of Warcraft hermit or a gung-ho First-Person Shooter sniper (although I have been both in the past). I’m a husband, a father, and a business owner, so unfortunately, I don’t have time for extended gaming like I used to.
But thanks to the explosion of casual gaming brought on by the mobile market (particularly...
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And...here I go trying another challenge
Apparently, there’s an “April A to Z Blog Challenge,” where the goal is to post one blog entry per day (except Sundays) during the month of April. Having just found out about this challenge, this is the entry for April 1.
I’ve been meaning to spend more time blogging — not necessarily here, but I figured here is as good a place to start as any.
The only theme...