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Scott McCloud had an interesting post over on his blog today… http://scottmccloud.com/comics/mi/mi.html#12-22 “12/22: Just heard Magnet’s great cover version of “Lay Lady Lay” (iTunes has it if you’re curious). It got me thinking about my favorite covers. Way too many to mention, but a few that really changed the song in interesting ways for me…

I spoke to someone the other day that didn’t like a particular Christmas card. What was on the offending Christmas card? Jesus. That’s right, the card referenced Jesus… for which the holiday is named, by the way. Maybe it’s my southern baptist upbringing, but I found it odd that someone could really enjoy celebrating Christmas…

Like many people I’ve been debating a switch from Yahoo Mail to Google Mail (gmail). I even have a gmail account for testing. I like gmail, but it’s never quite been enough to push me over the edge and switch. Keep in mind that I have a couple of years worth of e-mail on Yahoo…

OK. I admit it, even after all this time. I still mix these two up. I mean, I know the difference, but there is a glitch in my brain every time I use those words. In other news, I am now a WotC Delegate. This means that I’ll be getting a bunch of free gaming…

If you lean a little left and want to spend money in places that lean the same way, here’s your chance… http://www.buyblue.org/BlueChristmas –sam

I was on a conference call today planning an upcoming technical conference. I somehow volunteered myself to develop a two day training session on SQL. I hate it when that happens. There you are throwing out ideas, because that’s your job. You’re the idea guy. Then all of a sudden everyone stops and says, “Hey,…

I’m going to take the time to learn PHP over the next couple of months. Anyone out there have any good resources… books, classes, sites? Even if it’s too late for me, I want to work out how to build a better honeymoon registry site. The one that and I are using is OK, but…

Here’s a chance to get that book you always wanted for 25% off. SWEET! 🙂 http://f.chtah.com/i/9/276579820/bcoupon_1019.html Act fast. It’s only good this weekend. –sam