ChaosEngine

A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing….

Time for Grunt

Ahh, food. If there is any good side to being a fat guy, it is the ability to enjoy good food without worrying about what it will do to your health or figure. Those times do come, but generally a long time after a meal, like the next day when getting dressed for work. So [...]

Is it wrong to love a phone?

For a long time I have been a minimalist when it came to cell phones.  I just wanted a phone you could make a call on.  I didn’t need to browse the web, take pictures, play games, or any of the other dozens of things you can do on phones nowadays.  In fact I was [...]

Weston Ho

Saturday night was a trip up to O’Malley’s In Weston. Hadn’t been there for a few months, and my brother wanted to go seeBob Walkenhorst. Bob was the lead singer in a local KC band called the Rainmakers back in the 80s, and since I had been a fan of them I figured what the [...]

The user is not the Enemy

IT is an interesting place to work. The information infrastructure is increasingly becoming a critical component for normal business operations. Yet IT is often overlooked, with no attention being given to it until something goes wrong. Your average IT worker is probably unknown to 90% of the company, receiving no praise when things simply work [...]

Stupid, Ignorant Americans

I think that sums up how I feel about the recent outrage over a Dunkin Donuts advertisement that featured Rachel Ray wearing…..a scarf. A scarf, a piece of fringed cloth wrapped around her neck and draped over her shoulders has led a small but oh so vocal group of right wing idiots and sensationalists to [...]