2008

Jul

Here’s what I look at when I get home from work and...

Please describe your I.T. issue...

Being in the IT field, one of my biggest pet peeves is when people tell me they are having a...

Not to be confused with Princess...

Jason: What did you do when you spent the night at Miss Gina's?
Peyton: We watched "Princess Diarrhea".

My nurse duties for the day.

Last Sunday night, Braden was playing with some other kids when he went head first into a piece of...

The first of the new Heroes webisodes is now online. I’m looking forward to September 22nd...

After hiking down to the Conasauga River in the Cohutta...

My sister sent me this photo of a chicken she purchased in...

Amazing video! While shooting this video, the camera was struck by lightning: Because you insisted,...

Frustration or pirate talk?

Redneck IT?

The problem: there’s a connection on a cable you need to test, but it’s up in the...

Pastor And Family For Sale

“Programming today is a race between software engineers...”
— Rick Cook

They should do a follow-up video taking it into an Apple store to see if they can get replacement....

More Sunset Louisiana Swamp Tour Photos

I just uploaded more photos of our Louisiana sunset swamp tour at Flickr.

That’s dedication. I love it.

Watching the sunset in the swamp

Becki: I have to fill out a survey and want your opinion.
Becki: This question wants to know if I'm argumentative.
Becki: Am I?
Jason: Yes.
Becki: I AM NOT!!!

Jun

IT Hires Gone Bad

With Chris kicking butt back at the office while I’m out, I started thinking about times in...

That kinda hurt!

Becki and I were rummaging through my parents’ attic when we stumbled across some drawings I...

Being on vacation, I probably won’t post here too often until I get home. I’ll be using...

Becki: If you say that much more I'm gonna get upset.
Jason: Exactly how many more times can I say it before you get upset?

I smell bacon!

I have no idea why, but it seems I’ve posted more than a few bacon related posts. There was...

As if robot dogs weren’t bad enough, now we’ve got to worry about robot snakes too!

I just realized Becki was trying to get me eaten by a bear yesterday. She bought me honey flavored...

Let Me Hear You Squeal Like A Pig - OR -...

Warning…this is a long account of my adventure today. Nothing exciting…just the facts...

One of my pet peeves when traveling is the lack of outlets...

jakeandamir: Elevator

marco: This is the result of cutting a hole in an IKEA...

“The word user is the word used by the computer professional...”
— Dave Barry

Free Music From Amazon

I purchase most of my music now through amazonmp3.com. Today, I received an email stating: “we...

I know I’ve posted several stories of my encounters...

And Then There Was None ($)

Before the economic stimulus check: After we gave the economic stimulus check to Chris Holland:Pics...

“I realized that the older I get, the music I like gets more...”
— Me (to Becki)

I’m not sure, but I think there might be a slight...

Kids birthday parties bring out the party animal in Randy.

Bacon Bandages - I wonder what the free toy is. (via)

Bacon Wallet (via)

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will...”
— Lewis Carroll

“‘Enterprise’ is how people who like golf...”
— Merlin Mann

More military cutbacks.

I vow to not mention the iPhone on here today. DOH! Ok…starting NOW.

“There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the...”

Braden Was Watching An Infomercial

Braden: Daddy, do you see those old people?
Me: Yes.
Braden: Well, they used to look REALLY old.
Me: Oh?
Braden: If you buy the cream they're selling, then when you get old you can rub it on your skin and have skin like mine, but you'll still be tall.

"Thong Bandits" Surrender To Police

Our First Canoe Trip In Georgia

It’s been 4 1/2 years since we relocated our family to Georgia. This week, we realized we...

Best Practices For Integrating Mac OS X Into...

“We just lost a database about 5 minutes ago and this has...”
— Twitter No kidding?!?!

As an IT professional, it is my responsibility to make sure...

Just a reminder that the “cool pose” for a photo...

Just Another Day In Rome

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1)

Pablo Picasso Vincent van Gogh Charles Schulz Leonardo da Vinci Ruby the Painting...

While walking through the woods

Braden: Look at that white tree. (There was a dead tree on the ground that was white because it had no bark and had been there a while.)
Jason: Yes, I see it.
Braden: Maybe a bunch of birds flew over and pooped on it to make it white.
Jason: We should get out of here.

That’s a cool bridge. I’d love to know where it...

May

If they have to tell you not to do it, you know it’s...

Jason: The new Mars lander has successfully landed.
Becki: Where did it land?
Jason: Uh...Mars!

A Lesson I've Learned

If you’re in north Georgia, don’t walk in the woods to a river unless you want to walk up on people...

Minor Leaguer Traded For 10 Bats

The scenario: you are a software company that needs to lock...

Photographer captures own javelin-spearing accident at track...

Japanese Office

These are great.

“Perception is reality.”
— Immanuel Kant

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-18)

Blockbuster Museum Offers Glimpse Of Movie Renting Past

Bob Ross is alive!!!

How Braden Sees Me

During an assignment in Kindergarden, Braden had to fill in blanks about me. Here’s the...

Girl’s twin is found inside her stomach

Drawings of cartoon characters in middle- and old-age.

Wal-Mart giving away free ice cream May 18th

Drawings by kids recreated in real life. More here.

Bull Terrier loses fight with porcupine

Swiss man flies with jet-powered wing. More at Yahoo News.

Hang in there past the opening 20 seconds of music to see Mac King on David Letterman - May 6,...

Don’t go down without a fight.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-11)

“A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours...”
— James T. Kirk

“To get something done, a committee should consist of no more...”
— Robert Copeland

Mike Rowe pushing dolls on QVC - Now that’s a dirty job!

BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) during reboot after Windows XP...

Nothing says “Happy Mother’s Day” like a...

“Never ask a man what computer he uses. If it’s a Mac, he’ll...”
— Tom Clancy (via tmblg)

not cool like you

So here’s the dilemma: I have a pair of shoes that I really like, but I hear that...

Our mail lady isn’t afraid to let us know when we...

NBC Streaming Full TV Episodes to the iPhone

Same Umpire, Different Day

I’m getting a quick look at how competitive 5 & 6 year old baseball is around here. Not...

“Plagiarists at least have the quality of preservation.”
— Benjamin Disraeli

Guys backflip into jeans. Who thought of this idea and how did he tell it to the others? Do you guys...

Soldier stands at attention for hours to...

Very cool, but the seat doesn’t look like it would be...

The first guy deserves it for being an idiot. The poor lady should have returned the favor on the...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-4)

The Dunder Mifflin (Scranton branch) structure chart, as...

Some stats from our family bike ride

Becki and I dusted off our bikes and loaded up the family for a bike ride this afternoon....

World’s Longest Foosball Table

New Theme & New Domain Name

The first thing you probably noticed just now is that I have a new Tumblr theme. I have to thank...

Buy Dwight's New Car

New Domain Name

I’ve changed my Tumblr address from incidentalthinking.com to jasonalford.com. There will be a...

Don't eat the deer jerky! - OR - How to...

Several years ago, I decided to try to make some deer jerky. I didn’t know what I was doing,...

Apr

Appalled By What I Just Saw

I just got home from Braden’s baseball game. This is a 5 & 6 year old team. The coaches...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer using a MacBook Pro for a...

You might be from Texas if you nail the gate to your back...

This is dead on. Click for a larger version of the image.

State moves to ban fake testicles on...

I Need A New Wallet

After over two years of daily use, my Money Wallet finally tore. The wallet is now...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-27)

A Lesson I've Learned

If you hit a snake with a weed eater, there is a high probability that the snake will be slung...

How To Lose A Customer In Five Easy...

Fail to give a customer their license keys when software is purchased. Take three days to find...

A blogger's visit to "The Office" set (lots...

Anyone got the time? (via)

Braden and I went to watch Isaiah Bagwell play baseball tonight. Here’s a few things I...

Anberlin’s singer Stephen Christian explains the title of the band’s upcoming release...

Nothing to see here!

Tonight (last night, rather since it’s after midnight) after Braden’s baseball practice,...

“There is no code that is more flexible than no code!”
— Brad Appleton

My new office decor thanks to Jarrod and Craig.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-20)

I’m not sure if this confirms or discredits the rumor...

Cool origami shadows.

This picture represents my life lately. I’m connected...

Braden: “Take a picture of its nipple.”

This internal Microsoft video is just like Windows Vista itself: a complete failure and an...

“The quickest way to combat burnout is to say...”

It’s furniture like this that will ruin friendships:...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-13)

This is what I saw as I walked into a church I visited this...

Stuff Christians Like

“Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of...”
— Andy Rooney

I’m not sure if it’s wrong of me to post this...