I’ve taken to wearing sneakers more often. This might seem to be of little importance but it’s indicative of my role in the world. I am a mom. My hair is always up and while I’ve avoided scrunchies I have given in to the claw. I’m certain the device has a name other than that [...]
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Found Poems
When I was about to leave San Diego the last time I found this note on my windshield…
“I was on a Wednesday walk with Smokey the Dog
you swept the steps without any shoes on and I
passed by silently
there was something in me that
wanted to say hi
i could see your eyes
i’m not sure why
it’s not like [...]
Worpress 2.0.3 Upgrade
I wrote a while ago about my plan to upgrade from Wordpress 1.5 to 2.0, but never actually got around to doing so. Work and family took precedence over playing around with FTP, PHP and any other fun acronyms that make the web run. That being said, I had a few extra hours [...]
Games and Learning
I was looking around the net as usuall, but ended up finding this post on Games and Learning. The author hits his point right on the head. Educational games tend to suck. They beat you over the head with what they are trying to teach you. Math games are some of [...]
Measure Map *hearts* Google
Well it looks like just hours after I write about Measure Map they go and get themselves
Measure Map – Blog Stats Done Right
Cinder Inc. has very little traffic, but I have always liked to keep on top of how many people came by, and how they got here. It’s always interesting to see what search terms brought people by, where they come from, which pages they saw and even the technology they used to visit. [...]
Tacoma Coffee – The Kickstand Cafe
Again on the search for good coffee in Tacoma, we come to the Kickstand Cafe. I’d insert a link to their website but they don’t have one-I think you know this frustrates and confuses me. Located near downtown Tacoma and Wright Park, the Kickstand is home to Tacoma’s growing crowd of hipsters (Seattle [...]
Pandora
I wish I could remember where I found the link to Pandora.
What is Pandora? It’s an incredible webapplication that answers the question, “If I like xxx band, then what are other bands I might like?”, and in the end Pandora does a great job of answering this question. It’s simple to [...]
WordPress 2.0
So I just saw that Word Press 2.0 just came out. I’ve been using WordPress for Cinder Inc. since it started and have been impressed with it all along. Even with the few hiccups that happened with the 1.2->1.5 upgrade, they were minor and I ended up with a much nicer and easier [...]
Best Webgames of 2005
In the interest of saving you the lameness of collecting all the other top X of 2005 lists, I thought I’d just do one that I noticed today, even though it’s not the best, and I don’t always agree with the choices, I liked enough of the games on the list, and many of them [...]
Projects
Getting time while commuting over the last few years, I’ve had a lot of time to think, and contemplate things. A common occurrence is to continue to think of my “projects” that I have mulled over for years, but still have never had the time to really sit down and do. Well not [...]
Excuses
Seems I’m always good at coming up with excuses as to why I’m not writing much here these days. Mostly it’s a real good reason now. My son, Ash, keeps my wife and I busy and I really don’t have much time to sit and relaxingly write much or do much on-line anymore [...]
A Challenge and social networking?
My wife challenged me to something and I’m going to take her up on it. Write here on Cinder Inc. for a week straight. At least once a day. “It’s your blog, you can be self indulgent and get away with it really easily. Just write though.” So why not.
Social [...]
Tacoma Coffee – The Mandolin Cafe
The first entry into my quest to find good coffee here in Tacoma, WA, and generally anywhere else I go. I’ll keep a running page of all the shops I go to here with links back to these stories.
First up is The Mandolin Cafe, located on 12th Ave. just up the street from Union [...]
