So I said to the Lord, ”You promised me that if I followed you, you would surf with me always. But I’ve noticed that during my most trying periods online, there was only one set of digital footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, weren’t you there for me?” The Lord replied, ”Those weren’t the times when you needed […]

If you’re like me, you can’t say no to an interesting new blog, no matter how bloated and clogged your Google Reader account has gotten. Why, just this afternoon, I subscribed to a couple of new ones, and I think you’ll want to do the same. The first is a brand new blog by my […]

I’m going to go ahead and blame the widespread service outage on the part of Rogers, the company that provides both my Internet and mobile phone service, for my general lack of productivity this evening. I had a whole bunch of stuff I wanted to do tonight, but I couldn’t get around to doing any […]

You know what I hate? I hate having to diagnose and fix a computer problem without knowing how to describe it. It happens more than I’d like to admit, and it never works out. This morning, for example, my laptop screen started acting up. It’s got a weird yellow tint, or sometimes a blue one, […]

Over the years, my wife and I have let our CD collections blend into one another. To tell you the truth, it’s mainly my fault. Most of the discs are mine, and I’m not as good at filing things away as she is. But I’m doing my part by getting rid of as many of […]

As I mentioned recently, I’m finding it tough to get as much done on the weekends as I’d like these days. I haven’t got nearly as much free time as I did before my kid came along, so my weekends aren’t the arena of accomplishment that they used to be. But that doesn’t mean I […]

I’ve started using an iPhone app called Habit List to chart my routines and resolutions. App Advice recently gave it a great review, and I’m more than happy to second it. It’s a simple but versatile app that offers a lot more usability and flexibility than some of the similar apps I’ve tried. What it […]

One of the things I’m trying to commit to doing this year is cooking more. Not cooking better, you understand, at least not at first. Just cooking more, for the sake of doing my part. I’m not what you would call a “food guy.” I like a good meal, but I don’t have a Twitter […]

I used to be a big weekend project guy, or at least I liked to think of myself as one. I used to love the thought of spending a weekend working on some household job or creative project. But that was a simpler time, before my weekends became more demanding than my weekdays. Remember Dad […]

When I first played BioShock, I rescued all the Little Sisters I could find. When given the option to spare a character’s life in Grand Theft Auto IV, I did so. Even in Jetpack Joyride, I’d rather high-five a scientist than gun him down. If a game allows me the option of making moral choices, […]