My Short Open Letter to President Obama

2011-04-28T11:24:55-05:00

Via HeritageAction.com, I composed and sent an email to President Barack Hussein Obama II today. If you would like to send the White House an email of your own, you may do so at http://capwiz.com/heritage/issues/alert/?alertid=43827501

First of all, you're not worthy to sport a name with "of America" in it, so if I weren't so interested in this post showing up in Google searches for you, I would simply refer to you as Bank of Suckbutt. Since I do want as many people as possible to find this post, though, I shall use your full name. Additionally, I'll preface this post with a simple yet entirely accurate insult: YOU SUCK!

Adding and Customizing Mura Editor Styles

2011-01-10T14:21:00-05:00

Preface (aka, my rant)

Skip this preface and go directly to The Scenario if you're not interested in my opinion (thus far) on Mura. Some of it is good, some of it is harsh and opinionated. Never the less, ranting is therapeutic for me so I have to do it.

I finally got fed up with ma

Liberals are from Venus, The Rest of Us are from Mars

2010-11-04T13:42:25-05:00

Early in 2010, the Tea Party movement began. People from all walks of life and different political positions felt the overwhelming need to do something to save their country from the destructive course that their elected majority and president had set it upon. They got off of their couches and rallied at their state capitols, and even amassed themselves in their nation's capitol in order to make their extreme dissati

The Birth, Evolution, and Meaning of The Tea Party

2010-11-03T16:16:36-05:00

Making sense out of the chaos that has been the past two years is nearly impossible. Each analysis of the facts and trends will reveal yet another facet that composes this rather large gaudy gemstone we call politics. Yet some analytical results seem to be consistent, from my point of view, and I felt it necessary to pen them down as my own personal prognostication and explanation of how these things will come to

Obama's Post-Midterm Election Speech

2010-11-03T16:04:34-05:00

Alan Colmes, democratic analyst and radio talk show host, appeared on Fox News to discuss the meaning of the midterm election results and what he believes Obama should say in his speech at 1 PM today with regard to the newly elected congress. Colmes' opinion shows that he is as out of touch with true American sentiment as Obama himself, believing that what the people want to hear from the president is that he will

Assurant Health (NYSE:AIZ) Denies Coverage Because Young Man is Autistic

2009-07-15T16:42:00-05:00

I have spent the majority of today shopping around for medical benefits for myself and my family. Only it wasn't very much like shopping; not at all. It was more like going through a divorce, or a death, or some other traumatic event that causes the rest of life to be put on hold while you do lots of typing, talking, researching, worrying, counseling, fretting, waiting anxiously, and spending money you didn't have to begin with.

Employers: Save Yourself And Your Employees Some Healthcare Cash!

2009-07-15T14:18:00-05:00

Health Benefits and the costs thereof. I won't even pretend to be anal enough to have managed to have wrapped my head around the unnecessarily over-complicated subject of health benefits, but I did just go through an experience regarding that topic that I feel is worthy of sharing.

The Scenario
I am the non-custodial parent of several children for which I provide support and me

Small But Seriously Irritating Export to Excel Issue

2009-06-30T12:30:42-05:00

Alright boys and girls, here is an issue and its solution that had me going NUTS for a couple of hours. I actually wrote and implemented three DIFFERENT solutions trying to find a way around the problem, only to find out in the end that I kept carrying the true issue with me.

The Scenario

My user clicks a link and a window pops up allowing them to save

Resolution to 'Mysterious' Bash Script Error

2009-04-10T16:22:00-05:00

(to skip to the very heart of this post, click here. otherwise humor me and read until you get to it )

So I was sitting there working on a CF-based resume builder app when my boss walks in and asks me to take over responsibility for our company's database and then implement a solid backup plan and polici

Hey, Did You Catch South Park Last Night?

2009-03-13T10:53:00-05:00

I can't tell you how excited I was last night when I saw the previews for South Park and saw that the Disney Channel and the Jonas Brothers had found their way into the crosshairs of the South Park writers! I myself have been a long time HATER of the Disney Channel, despising its infinitely flowing pre-pubescent stream of sickening, mind numbing garbage that's as incoherent and directionless as the pre-pubescent kids who are add

A Look at Male Enhancement

2008-12-16T04:03:00-05:00

Allow me to preface by saying that I am well aware that NO MALE reading this post has ever considered, imagined, entertained the remotest thought of, or especially TRIED any of the seemingly popular and wildly successful (according to Ron Jeremy) male enhancement nutraceuticals. I know this is the case...we're all fantastically pleased with our packages just the way they are; no room for improvement there. Lend me your imaginati

TinyMCE Refusing to Display Icons

2008-11-18T13:17:00-05:00

Okay, this post is as much informative as it is a rant, so bear with me while I vent as I share.

Let's talk TinyMCE. Typically I use FCKEditor, but for my current project I'm going with TinyMCE. How hard can it be, right? An editor is an editor is an editor. I download it, I add the two simple lines needed to transform my textarea into a full blown editor, and voila: it's an editor. But the men

Is Your ColdFusion User Group Lame?

2008-10-08T14:16:00-05:00

For the last several months it has been my distinct opinion that the ColdFusion user group down here in San Antonio is, to put it frankly, lame. Attendance is high when we have more than three people show up (including the manager and co manager), the agenda is non-existent really, and all of our best meetings are held at the Flying Saucer (local college hangout with hundreds of kinds of beer) or TGIs (killer apple tinis). It's

DON'T GET SICK IN ARKANSAS!

2008-09-26T19:14:00-05:00

Let me begin this post by telling you the moral of the story you are about to read: DON'T GET SICK IN ARKANSAS.

That is not to target ALL Arkansans (because I haven't met every single one of them), but the ones I and others I know HAVE encountered have convinced me that the Arkansan stereotype came AFTER the Arkansan, not before. The following account is further substantiation of that stereotype. It

Why I Hate ORMs (a solicited rant)

2008-05-01T11:54:00-05:00

A necessary disclaimer...
Everything in the following post that appears to be an opinion most likely is and should be taken as such. My personal view on a topic does not (necessarily) invalidate any other opposing view. Readers should ascribe whatever value they so choose to the information that follows and either adopt it or reject it at their own discretion.

In the comment threa

The Little Red Rooster

2008-04-18T13:15:00-05:00

Once upon a time, there was a little red rooster and his three friends Mr. and Mrs. Armadillo and Miss Tortoise. One day, the little red rooster had a wonderful idea for a business that would both benefit the town they all lived in, the deaf community as a whole, AND enable them all to provide for themselves and their families. So, the little red rooster gathered Mr. and Mrs. Armadillo and Miss Tortoise together and told them all a

Letter from a Frustrated Patron to their Bank

2008-03-11T11:10:22-05:00

Just wondering, but has anybody else ever gotten to the point in their banking experiences where they felt like trying to deposit a third party check was like rolling the dice or shaking the magic 8 ball as to whether or not they were going to hold or release your funds to you? Well, it's been that way for me for some time now at my bank, and last Friday morning was the last straw. The experience was so frustrating that I wrote a f

For Your Entertainment Only: CF is Dead Dialogue

2008-03-07T02:40:00-05:00

The following post is for entertainment purposes only and is not intended to prompt any real responses from anyone. In addition, if you're truly tired of the topic of "Coldfusion is Dead", don't even waste your time reading this post. I just received a comment from a Javaphyte on an older post I had done and couldn't resist digging him a little bit, so thought I'd share it.

Javaphyte's Comment:

Using Google as your CF Mail Server

2008-02-04T12:13:00-05:00

Ah, sounds like a no brainer, right? Why even do a blog post on such a thing, right? Because Google requires that an SMTP connection be encrypted...something that CFMX7 just doesn't do all by its lonesome. I need to vent a little, so here's my story followed by some useful info....

It's extremely late on a Sunday night and you're in the final final stages of a site migration for a client. Their "under construction&q

Reactor: A LOT Like a Wendys Drive Through

2007-09-12T12:29:00-05:00

Okay, I've been up since 3 A.M (went to bed waaay too early last night) working on a Modelglue project, and now I'm feeling the need to rant a little bit. Not complain, per se, because I truly do appreciate the blood, sweat, and tears that must have gone into creating the frameworks that comprise Unity; But out of the 4 hours I "worked", a full third of it was spent on issues related to trying to get my app to "see&q

Human Global Genetic Updates: Is it Really That Hard?

2007-08-28T10:48:00-05:00

So I'm sitting on the couch the other night watching a documentary on Gigantism...a condition in humans where uncontrolled growth occurs due to a genetic defect...when the narrator says that "unfortunately it is beyond the scope of our current abilities to correct this condition at the genetic level...". Suddenly I have an epiphany, that indeed it should be within the scope of our ability to correct this or any other gene

Getting Your Deposit Back

2007-07-04T13:50:00-05:00

Any other renters out there? If you've EVER rented before, you know the incredible disadvantage you can be at as a tenant when it comes time to get your deposit back. Out of all the places I've rented in my life...and that's actually quite a few...I can't remember EVER getting my deposit back, and that's not because I tore up every house I lived in, either. In fact, I've been a very GOOD tenant and have done my

The Key to True Conflict Resolution

2007-07-01T06:23:00-05:00

A design pattern is a recurring concept, arrangement of things, and/or repeated process. Life is composed entirely of such patterns. From the patterns found in the genetic blueprints of even the simplest form of life to the consistent and measurable rising and setting of the sun: life is a beautiful matrix of overlaid and interacting patterns. Ah, but more than simply random patterns, these are patterns in the very des

American Airlines, YOU SUCK!

2007-06-27T00:00:00-05:00

American Airlines, if you were a gas, you would be malodiferous and noxious; if you were a teenage girl, you would be gangly and plain, nobody would ever ask you to the prom, and you would die a virgin.

This particular day, I've found myself with you, American Airlines, in an intimate setting, and all of the assumptions I had about you based on hearsay and things gleaned from between the lines over the years have turned

Doug Boude (rhymes with 'loud')

Family Law: The Weapon of Choice for Woman Scorned

DON'T DEAL WITH CHARLESTON WHOLESALE

November 7th, 2012 - Day 1 of the Restoration of America's Greatness

Point Counterpoint: .NET Rules

Obama Got Osama? Not!