Mississippi river at 34.34 feet 4/22/2013
Mississippi river at 34.34 feet at St. Louis Arch.
Bowling – -1/6/2013
Jake called and said that we were invited to go bowling with them. This was the perfect excuse to get out of the house and the doldrums of winter darkness. Off to the bowling alley we went. Learning from a previous experience bowling with Kelly and Jeff, we asked for something special. Bowling alleys have … Continue reading “Bowling – -1/6/2013”
Oracle Sequence Promotes Poorly Maintainable Code
I started my professional career working with Microsoft’s SQL Server. I spent twelve years off and on learning how to design a database and write stored procedures in T-SQL. Then this last October, I switched jobs and was exposed to a new database platform, Oracle. Since this switch, I have used every curse word I … Continue reading “Oracle Sequence Promotes Poorly Maintainable Code”
Blog Engine .NET Tag Cloud Optimization
For all of the amazing blogs and websites that are out there, hundreds exist that are just average. Most of us are not experts, like Eric Lippert, who can write with authority on a single topic for years and have interesting and new things to say. Instead, there are blogs like mine. I write about … Continue reading “Blog Engine .NET Tag Cloud Optimization”
December – 2012
December was a good month. I got to spend time with Nathan, who is getting big! And the kids are learning to roller skate. We have taken them a few times to some open skates and they sure get a big kick out of it! Album
Winter Paddle – 12/31/2012
I’ve been talking about wanting to paddle while it was snowing for about two years now. Today, I got my first taste. I was snowing good and my boss let me out of work early for new years eve and snow. I called my paddling buddy, Jo Newbold and she was up for a snow … Continue reading “Winter Paddle – 12/31/2012”
K of C Award – 12/30/2012
My father in law was awarded a Knights of Columbus award for family achievement. We went to watch him receive the award and celebrate with him. Album
Christmas Bridge – 12/25/2012
My father in law is fascinated with bridges. He can spend hours in Google Earth searching for them. I could think of no better gift to give him on Christmas day, than to take him to see the new I-70 bridge being built in St. Louis. I picked him up in the afternoon and we … Continue reading “Christmas Bridge – 12/25/2012”
Art Show – 12-21-12
Danelle had three pieces in a local art show run by our wonderful neighbor. The evening was a lot of fun, and several people commented on the two-canvas sailboat pinting. The result? She got fourth place of the 33 artists at the event. (Don’t tell anyone, but Corvin voted twice!!)
Cookie Party! – 12/16/12
Everyone loves Christmas cookies, right? But not everyone likes to make all those different kinds of cookies. I mean, you make a batch of 5 different kinds of cookies and suddenly you’ve dirtied every bowl, baking sheet, cookie cutter, and utensil in the house. And you have way more cookies than a human being can … Continue reading “Cookie Party! – 12/16/12”