A New Beginning
Posted on Jul 23, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
For my one and only.. a promise to give honor and respect.
love, eyes, lover, wife, friend
MySQL Sort Order with NULL
Posted on Jul 11, 2004 | Last Updated Aug 17, 2010
Learn how to force NULL values to the end of a sorted list
MySQL, NULL, ORDER BY
Near and Nearer
Posted on Apr 12, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Images of small things, and then closer looks at those things.
macro photography, closeup photos
Using the Internet
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
This editorial on education was printed as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
how people can use the internet, internet value
EA, HP, and user frustration
Posted on Feb 6, 2007 | Last Updated Feb 7, 2007
How misnomers and programming error can frustrate your users.
EA Link, jetdirect, networked printing, design
Creative Arts
Posted on Jul 31, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
Essay on creative arts and the true value of art and creativity.
creative arts, art, creativity
Monty Hall Game
Posted on Aug 2, 2004 | Last Updated Feb 6, 2014
Example of the workings of the Monty Hall Game paradox.
monty hall game, statistical analysis, statistics
Reviewing the Slate
Posted on Feb 26, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
blank slate, human nature, steven pinker, cultural relativism, feminism, brain, psychology
Statues Go Away
Posted on Apr 15, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
A poem on the march of time. Things can change even if they seem eternal.
statues, time, erosion, temporal world, poetry
My Wife Likes it Hot
Posted on Dec 7, 2014 | Last Updated Dec 31, 2019
A little story about when my wife made things a little too hot.
