The Google Report

Swiped the code to display the last 30 searches that arrived somewhere on this site, and put it here.  There are some very strange people out there, searching for worrying things.  "Lavender brew" sounds nasty, but several searches about the correct way to make and brew tea have

Praise the geeks

Today is sysadmin day.  It is a pretty thankless task.   No-one notices that the network is running fast, or that you can get to all the printers you need, or that email is working.  Only when things break down do you get noticed. There are some telling comments to

Coding thoughts

Wrote something yesterday that turned into an essay in the Thoughts section of the site, called Code Conventions.  I was thinking about code as a conversation between two or more developers separated by space and/or time.  My code is written so I can pick it up in 6 months

Church-like substances

Midwest Conservative Journal referred to the Church of England yesterday as "I Can't Believe It's Not Roman Catholicism" and it makes me laugh every time I read it.  Rowan Williams is the new Archbishop of Canterbury, for what it's worth.  He'

Beta Group: New Confidence

Philippians 3:1-11 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. For it is

Paws and a new Coffee Site!

This blog is now a certified Coffee Site.  :-) (From Erraticfrog.com) Q. What are Coffee Sites? A. Coffee Sites are independent sites I peruse while I drink my first cup of coffee. Next, I link to them on my blog and on this page so others can visit them too.

Heading for Boston

Olof and Snorri have left for Boston and I miss them already!

Compassion Fatigue

Compassion fatigue is where you have seen so many needy people you have absolutely no sympathy for the next needy person in line.  I've got compassion fatigue about the people demanding we put message boards back on the Christian Depression Pages web site.  Message boards were an experiment

Beta Group: New Friendships

Philippians 2:19-30 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.  I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare.  For everyone looks out for his own

Bugged

I have a theory that in every couple, there is one person who is seldom bitten by insects, and one who may as well be walking around with a neon sign saying "Bug buffet, all you can eat, free!  Bring a friend!" floating above their head.  I currently