Monthly Archives: April 2009

Pistol practice, Apr 25, 2009

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Davin Granroth

I hit the range again this morning for a practice 900 bullseye match. What a beautiful morning! I started just after 8 AM and was facing East, and the sunshine played a nice highlighting on my iron sights. Gun: .22 … Continue reading →

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1st foray with svn:externals

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Davin Granroth

Okay, confession. Since the mid-90s I’ve helped produce hundreds of websites. Yet, I’ve been using source code management software for less than 1 year. Hindsight, right? In retrospect, I was just plain ignorant. Had I been using something like Subversion, … Continue reading →

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Thanks MS. But I don’t want to disconnect from the Internet.

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Davin Granroth

That’s just a bizarre instruction. “You can now disconnect from the Internet.” I almost blew it too by clicking the “Cancel” button because (1) I thought it was all done and it was the only button shaped thing available, (2) … Continue reading →

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Helvetica vs Arial comparison

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Davin Granroth

I was on the phone with Adam and interrupted him because I noticed a commercial that switched fonts from Helvetica Bold in the middle of the spot to Arial Bold in the closing frames. The fonts are so similar that … Continue reading →

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Eva: It’s hard growing up

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Davin Granroth

Eva, my 5 year old, was sitting next to me on the couch. She looked up at me with a sad face and said, “Daddy, it’s hard growing up.” I gave her a little squeeze and prompted, “Yeah?” “I don’t … Continue reading →

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