Girls' hats Aug 18, 2006
I've mentioned before that I'm not very fashion savvy, but that doesn't mean I don't have opinions.  One such opinion is this:  Girls' hats are stupid.  I'm not talking about the mesh baseball caps that all those stupid new-age poser-punk teens wear (though they're stupid too).  I'm talking about stylish hats that go with certain outfits.  The reason I think these are stupid is because I don't think a hat should be a fashion accessory.  When guys wear hats, they're permanent.  They'd wear the hat to a baseball game, a bar, a wedding, etc.  But girls who wear fashion hats only wear them once or twice, and then the effect wears off.  I think you should either be a hat-wearer or not.  Don't sit the fence.  Plus, girls don't do well with hat hair.  Guys can usually pull it off because their hair is short and usually isn't styled to begin with.  But girls use "brushes" and "shampoo" and "hair dryers", so it's obvious when their hair is messed up. 

One exception to this rule is old ladies at church.  For some strange reason, certain churches have a hat-matches-your-outfit requirement for older women.  I applaud that.  I even applaud it when the younger women do it.  I don't know why; it's just cool. #lifestyle
National debt Aug 17, 2006
This government site has information about the nation's debt, updated daily.  As of yesterday, the national debt is $8,483,654,083,915.88, which includes debt held by the public as well as intragovernmental holdings.  (via Neatorama) #politics
Tiny animals on fingers Aug 17, 2006
This Flickr photoset shows a bunch of tiny animals on peoples' fingers.  My favorite is the hamster.  (via Neatorama) #entertainment
Technology birthdays Aug 15, 2006
I didn't want to write about this stuff because it was so geeky.  But who am I kidding?  I'm an uber geek. 

August 12, 1981 - IBM launched the world's first personal computer, the IBM PC 5150, at a cost of $1565.  It came with a green screen, 16KB of memory, and Microsoft DOS. 

August 6, 1991 - The world wide web went live, combining information and communication and making it accessible via a PC (quickly followed by porn, email forwards, and spam). 

So happy birthday, computer and internet. #technology
Experts Exchange (2) Aug 15, 2006
Whenever I search for help on web programming languages (html, css, php, etc.), one or more of the results is always located at Experts Exchange.  It's a great site full of tons of information, but it has a major flaw:  After you scroll past all the junk and view a page once, you can't go back and view it again unless you sign up for their service.  I don't sign up for things unless I absolutely need to, so I'm sometimes not a fan of the site (plus the site charges some sort of fee).  But a comment on this site shed light on the solution:  Disable cookies for Experts Exchange.  In Firefox, it's easy:  Go to Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Cookies, and add it to the exception list as something to block.  Now every time I go to an article on Experts Exchange, I can view it as many times as I want.  Problem solved. #technology
SwissMiniGun Aug 15, 2006
The SwissMiniGun is a tiny little 2-inch long revolver that shoots 2.34mm bullets.  Its muzzle velocity is 426.5 ft/s, as compared to the M16's 2800 ft/s.  Its range is somewhere around 180 feet, as compared to the M16's approximately 980 feet.  (via Boing Boing)
#products
Giant sticky notes Aug 14, 2006
The Genius Table is a piece of "sticky note furniture", which is a table whose top consists of 12"x12" sticky notes.  (via Neatorama)
#products
Khakis and white sneakers Aug 14, 2006
For several years now, I've been casually observing strange people (males) who wear khaki pants and white sneakers (usually high-tops).  Not that I'm in any position to make judgements about other people's fashion sense, but I doubt many people would argue that this is a very unusual and "uncool" style.  I used to see it in high school, and I figured it was a passing trend that people would eventually grow out of.  But then I saw a few people who dressed like that in college.  At that point, I figured these people would probably grow out of it the next time they bought clothes.  But later on I'd see them with brand new khaki pants and brand new white shoes. 

The bottom line here is that it just looks terrible.  I'm not a fan of white shoes to begin with.  But coupled with khaki pants or jeans with big seams at the bottom, white shoes look ridiculous.  Like I said, I'm no fashion queen king, but even I know this doesn't pass as "acceptable". #lifestyle
Motorcycle parking Aug 14, 2006
Although I have a longing for a motorcycle, I can't stand when they waste parking spots.  Especially when they waste good parking spots.  A normal parking spot is for a full-size vehicle, not a tiny little motorcycle.  You could easily fit 4-6 motorcycles in a standard parking spot.  And motorcycle riders usually travel in packs, so this shouldn't be that difficult.  My advice (or plea) to motorcycle riders is to stop wasting parking spots.  Park farther away or park with a friend.  Park on the sidewalk.  Park in that dead zone near the handicap spots.  Whatever you do, just stop taking my parking spot. 

I used to work at a place that had designated parking spots for motorcycles.  This was the smartest thing I've ever seen.  A normal parking spot was divided into 2 or 3 smaller spots and a sign was posted designating those spots for motorcycles.  No complaints from car drivers, and no complaints from motorcycle riders.  Parking lot zen. #travel
Intrasite picture links Aug 11, 2006
I updated my Zenphoto theme to include a function similar to Intrasite Links.  So if a WordPress post references a Zenphoto picture, the Zenphoto picture page will say so. #technology