Month: February 2005
Sweet Vindication
Back on Jan. 14 I wrote about a day in court at the Kansas Court of Appeals. After you have your day in court, you wait. And wait. And then finally a decision is announced. Today was a good day for the good guys. The opinion is posted here. If anybody’s curious about what I do for a living, that’ll show you a little about it. The opinion hasn’t arrived in the mail yet, but I’ve been watching the Appellate Courts website. The other side will, no doubt, file a motion for reconsideration, and then a motion for rehearing in the Supreme Court, but it won’t change anything. This was actually a pretty significant case. It doesn’t set any new precedent or anything, but it reaffirms and clarifies some basic principles about real estate titles. In view of the decision that was made by the district judge, these principles were apparently in need of some reaffirming.
Webmasters and Poets
As some people may recall, one of my website projects was Hanrott & Horsley, who are authors in Washington, D.C. Martha Horsley is one of Jeffrey’s piano students. They’ve published a book entitled “Telling Tales”, and a children’s audio CD entitled “Foxtails”. One of the sections of their site is devoted to “Light Verse”, and they invite submissions by visitors. So, I submitted my epic masterpiece, Two O’Clock in the Morning, and now I’m a published poet. Woo-hoo!
As long as I’m pointing out my website projects, Hanrott & Horsley was followed by Douglas County Bar Association. This website features a forum, using phpBB software. Unfortunately, the members of the DCBA rarely visit their website, much less post anything on the forum.
The latest project is the Steve and Kathie Wedding Website, still a work in progress but coming along. It features a style switcher that lets visitors change the “look” of the website with a single click.
Wedding Off, Sagacious Spam
February 19, 2005
General, Humor, Language, Wisdom
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John
What chagrin when my browser couldn’t find the Steve and Kathie Wedding Website this evening! Checked the webhost server and the steveandkathie subdomain was simply gone. I could tell you about the live chat support dialogue and the help desk tickets, but the short of it is I added it back and it seems okay now. No explanation for the disappearance. Schitt hat pins, aye wreckin’.
Today’s spam attack included one which, incredibly, I was tempted to forward to family and friends! Instead, I’m posting it here, except for the two links for viagra and cialis. As you know, one of the techniques spammers use to get past spam filters is to add some “legit” sentences. This one had a collection almost good enough to make up for the spam; to-wit:
When ideas fail, words come in very handy. When you’re in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough. I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship. Read More »