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My Best Photos

Monday, 2010.03.15 J.D. H. 6 comments

These are some of my favorite photos that I feel have some artistic or technical appeal. These aren’t necessarily my favorite in general, because many of my absolute favs are simple snapshots with family or friends. Rampart (2002) Composition This photo was taken in Puerto Rico on Spring Break. Normally I struggle with ocean photography or any type of landscape. Architectural elements often elude me as well. This one is different from my normal efforts. It combines natural landscape and

Weekend Wrapup

Sunday, 2010.03.14 J.D. H. 2 comments

The weekend is almost over, where did it go? This weekend was pretty laid back compared to the past few weekends. Two weekends ago we were in Tulsa for a whirlwind business/pleasure trip. Last weekend I spent the entirety of it doing surprise projects for Samantha (self-installing DirecTV and replacing two windows). So this Friday we went to West Plains for some grub and supplies but I ended up striking out on most of the things I was looking for.

Busy and Thankful

Friday, 2010.02.26 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Things have been busy around here! Projects left and right, with a trip (thanks Jesse ;-)) coming up to top things off. But it’s a good busy and good projects too. These are worthwhile things that pay dividends in the long run. Despite the busyness, we are making sure to take time out for the little things that mean a lot to us. This is a very special time for us as we consider the future and treasure the present.

Projects this weekend

Monday, 2010.02.22 J.D. H. 3 comments

This was a wonderful weekend at home. I worked on some fun projects and did some “business” work. Samantha played with some new toys (stroller, etc.) and cooked some delicious delights. Also, before the weekend got here, we had a lot of fun going out to eat with my mom and dad to celebrate my dad’s birthday! Even before that, we had a great Valentine’s day (which I still need to post an entry about…) But now back to the

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American Airlines killed our Kindle

Sunday, 2010.02.21 J.D. H. 2 comments

Alternative title: What to do if your Kindle breaks after warranty coverage has expired. What happened: last night we found out our Amazon Kindle was dead. It had been killed by American Airlines. What we’re doing: We are getting a replacement Kindle from Amazon (see below). What we will do differently: We will be even more careful with carry-on items that may get “valet checked” when we’re boarding the plane. We will try to check all of our valuables before leaving

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The new facebook (Feb 2010 edition)

Friday, 2010.02.05 J.D. H. 3 comments

Some people (me included) have been switched over to a new facebook. Others haven’t gotten it yet. So if you haven’t been switched over and you’re wondering what it looks like, here you go: And facebook’s new “guide to the home page”: Top Search Terms:new facebook (197)facebook home (181)new+facebook (87)facebook home page (74)facebook+home (69)facebook+home+page (59)facebook (55)facebook new (47)facebook ui (43)new+facebook+homepage+2010 (27)

Snazzy Archives Error [solved]

Wednesday, 2010.02.03 J.D. H. Leave a comment

The Snazzy Archives plugin is a cool WordPress plugin for outputting snazzy archives. However, it seems that something in the latest update of the plugin (or possibly of wordpress) is causing some problems: Just allowed the latest plugin update this morning. My archive still displays… but shows this message above it… Help ! Don’t know why I’m receiving the following error message, after the latest upgrade: Don’t know why I’m receiving the following error message, all of a sudden, after

Drury, Fines, and Bricks

Monday, 2010.02.01 J.D. H. One comment

This morning I received an email from my alma mater, Drury University. Leave it to them to try to sell you a brick (from a demolished building) for $20. Note, you will need to go pick up the brick and pay $20, it is not shipped to you :-). While I have fond memories of my classmates at Drury as well as the majority of the faculty, I was never a fan of Drury’s financial policies nor their “security” policies.