Why "Sliding Constant"?

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It's been a long time since I had a web site up. When the entire geek crew started getting domains and web sites, I began pondering if it was time for me to plunge back in. I knew that Amy would do the design for me. I also figured I'd probably go ahead and start a web log. The only thing holding me back was a reason...a unifying concept for the site that would help motivate me to actually keep it updated. I didn't have the foggiest where to start.

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18 Mar 2005

Broken Things

Posted by Jeff in life events/news, rant

Okay. Things need to stop breaking.

About 2 weeks ago, I noticed that the relief valve on the water heater was trickling water. Rather than try to do that one myself, I just called the plumber. Verdict? The valve was bad, but it was bad because the incoming water pressure to my house was about 100 PSI. So, replacement relief valve and a new pressure reducing valve on the incoming water main. Read more »

25 Jan 2005

Do people really fall for this?

Posted by Jeff in funny, rant

I've been meaning to post about this one for quite a while. My spam filters do a pretty good job, but a couple a day usually slip into my inbox. Here's one from a sender named "Hubby Watch" that I just had to share: Read more »

24 Jan 2005

my weekend

Posted by Jeff in life events/news, rant

It's funny how the smallest things can cause such problems. I woke up on Sunday morning, expecting another uneventful day. Maybe I would finally get around to tearing out that sheet rock around the shower head and figuring out what's wrong there. Unfortnately, the furnace had other ideas. Read more »

13 Dec 2004

Interview time

Posted by Jeff in geekiness, memes

This came from a friend of mine:

1. Leave a comment saying you want to be interviewed.

2. I will respond by asking you five questions.

3. You'll update your web log with my five questions and your five answers.

4. You'll include this explanation.

5. You'll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed. (3 - 5 are, of course, optional)

Here are Joyce's questions for me and my answers: Read more »