J. Timothy King
The Lazy Man’s Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry… at least the leftovers
Yesterday—which is when I’m actually writing this—I told the Missus, “You know, every time I make a new dish, I should take a picture of it as a matter of course. She agreed without hesitating. Because I had made dinner Sunday afternoon, and we had eaten our fill, and only then did I think that […]
OpenOffice Drop Caps Too Big? Try This Work-around
This is an issue I’ve been wrestling with in OpenOffice.org 3, and I just now figured out a work-around. I use OpenOffice Writer to typeset most of my books, because it works well enough, and it’s cross-platform (kinda). I also usually use drop caps of some sort, because studies show that they improve readership. (Believe […]
Abbie’s Artwork
(Note: Click here to skip directly to the video.) When does a child’s artwork become “art”? I was dwelling on this question as I put together some of my daughter’s artwork to post here. My daughter Abbie, now 10, has been drawing, sculpting, creating for as long as she’s been old enough to hold a […]
:-p :^) to Prospective Employers
This is a funny blog post. Really. Just hang on. I’m sure it will get funnier as I get snarkier. (By the way, how come my spellchecker doesn’t know the word snarkier?) I actually wasn’t going to post anything for Wishcasting Wednesday today (which by now is actually yesterday, since it’s now half past midnight). […]
4 Myths (and More!) Bloggers Believe about “Old” Media
Bob Baker pointed me toward this blog post by Leo Babauta: “8 Valuable Lessons Newspapers Must Learn From Bloggers to Survive”. I’m actually finding myself disagreeing with some of Leo’s points. For example:
Gilmores, Blocks, and Judging a Book by Its Cover
Recently, a friend commented on her little one’s first day of school. Must have been preschool. The little tyke was so excited, she was up and ready by 8:15 in the morning. For me, though, this week, the Missus is on staycation (except 2 mornings she needs to go in and catch up on work—she’s […]
11 Thoughts on the Love Boat
Earlier this week, I tweeted, “Yippee! NetFlix is shipping me the new Love Boat DVD’s today! (Yeah, I like The Love Boat. So sue me! <g>)” To that Robin (aka @Tuphlos) retorted, “I’m suing you for putting that theme song into my head.” No need for a lawsuit, Robin! (By the way, did I mention […]
Opening the Door to Your Own Destiny
This morning, after I dropped the Missus off at work, I headed down Washington Street toward Mishawum Road, where I needed to make a left turn in order to get to the highway. Now, this particular intersection has two left-turn lanes. That is, if you want to make a left turn, you can either get […]
So THIS Is Why I Can’t Find Work
I hope you get as big a kick out of this as I did. Here are a couple of recent craigslist ads I did not reply to. I mean, yeah, there’s getting work just to make money. But then, there’s getting work just so you can make fun of your new client. So, maybe I […]
Rediscovering Blogging
I promised something lighthearted and fun for Monday, and I know I’m a little late with this post. But I hope you’ll forgive me, and I’ll try to get future Monday posts up earlier in the day. Lately, as you may have noticed, I’ve been rediscovering blogging. That is, I’ve been writing more blog posts, […]