http://scottsweep.com/blog Musings on my little slice of the world Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:49:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Friday5.org What’s your favorite orange-colored food?Cheddar Cheese What’s the best way to drink orange juice?mixed with Coke (popular in Germany aka Spetzi) Which candy’s orange-colored pieces taste best?Reese's Pieces What are your feelings about orange soda?Loves it, got some, come on I just want a sip, jsut cover me until pay day When did you ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2008/09/05/friday-5-2/ Friday 5 1. What was the last song that stuck in your brain and wouldn’t go away? The Hurra Torpedo version of the Pixies 'Where is My Mind' 2. What’s something that sticks around long after you wish it would leave? My cat Kwoan (stands for Kitty WithOut A Name). I don't respect him ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2008/08/29/friday-5/ This post was inspired by a twitter conversation on May 19th, 2008. The discussion was about how gas prices are rising and at what price will it really start to impact commuting habits. The talk then turned towards a discussion of telecommuting and the gist was that most folks would ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2008/05/19/why-telecommuting-is-your-right-not-your-employers-privilege/ If you were to choose someone to be your life narrator, who would it be and why? This question came to me on a whim last night as I was watching Deadliest Catch on one of the Discovery channels. The show is narrated by Mike Rowe, the host of Dirty ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2008/04/30/who-would-you-choose-as-your-life-narrartor/ A few friends have recently announced their pending membership in the Daddy Club. This got me to thinking about what makes fatherhood so special. I always feel like it is difficult to explain, but there are little moments that just make life wonderful. This is one of them… This week I ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2008/04/19/its-just-you-and-me-daddy/ Wait!!! Wait a just a minute here!!! This is not your usual Rick Roll. This is more like The Ultimate Rick Roll. Hmmmm,that may not keep you around, but indulge me for a minute. You'll notice that all of the words in this post are links to everbody's favorite 80s ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2008/04/11/80s-prom-night-and-the-ultimate-rickroll/ The classic post about twitter starts with something along the lines of 30% of folks who try Twitter simply don't get what its all about. There are also various posts on novel uses and Twitter etiquette. Twitter is a mini-blog, a glorified chat-room, a TXT tool and many other things, ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2008/04/04/why-twitter-yes-twitter-rocks/ I was picked last today... again*. Unfortunately it wasn't a soccer game, but real life. I was let go from my current job. After one of my previous posts I realized what the adult version of childhood insecurity really feels like. More tangible concerns than wondering what folks think about ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2007/09/26/i-was-picked-last-today-again/ Doctors have long been the most revered members of society. The medical profession is very noble in its aims to cure and ease suffering. Without the medical arts we as humans would be far worse off. We hold doctors up on high because of their abilities to see the human ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2007/09/26/why-software-engineers-do-more-for-society-than-doctors/ A few horrible acts of animal cruelty (and here) came to light yesterday that really had a number of folks justifiably enraged. I wholeheartedly agree that these acts were awful and should be condemned in every way possible. What struck me though was how much the first event stirred folks ... http://scottsweep.com/blog/2007/09/21/why-does-animal-cruelty-evoke-more-emotion-than-human-suffering/