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Children and Communion

When fencing the table, the minister will call on unbelievers to not participate ("lest you eat and drink condemnation upon yourself"). Why do we exclude baptized children of believers, along with unbelievers? This isn't something I put much thought into until I tried and failed to

Why do Carseats Expire?

Whatever studies exist that justify the notion of carseat expirations, I'm confident they were authored by the same folks responsible for tobacco companies "proving" that nicotine isn't addictive and cigarettes aren't harmful. Bravo. I've got a perfectly good carseat that

App Development Drudgery (App Icons)

The problem here is not the tools; it's the fact that the tools are necessary at all. I get that there are some artists who want to tweak their app icon at each of the required three million different resolutions, but for the rest of us, I just

App Development Drudgery (App Store Screenshots)

One of the key elements of effectively getting folks to try out your app is also one of the most obnoxious and annoying requirements for app development: app store screenshots. I entirely dislike putting together app store screenshots. And once you're done, you have to it all over

The Wrong Dimension

Apple has been doing this for years. At this point it is impossible to believe they aren't just trolling the world. They never seem to know which dimension to focus on. How many years have they spent touting how they shaved 1/1,000,000th of a millimeter

Conversation with Aimee

A: We're in an apartment building. Do you think we'll get trick-or-treat'ers? C: *checks calendar* Is today Halloween? I bought candy just so that I'd have something cheap to toss their way. *Merry Christmas. Here's a USB hard drive. It&

Five Guys Online Fail

While heading for a Chipotle I made an unexpected detour for a near-by Five Guys burger place. Absolutely delicious. And I noticed that they seem to start the burgers when you order. That's good for freshness, but not so good if you're in a hurry. It&

Life in New York

This is without a doubt the single greatest description of life in New York that I've had the pleasure to read recently. 15 Minute Lunch. The author was blessed to miss out on both a poopy train ride experience as well as garbage day with its mountains of

Garmin Blows

I hope one day my primary motivation for blogging isn't the need to blow off steam in the form of a rant; but Garmin is simply infuriating and I can't help it. Do you know why Garmin is doing terribly financially? Because it's a

Leaky

Some moronic retailer leaked my AmEx credit card number (which I've had for years, and have had memorized for years) into the ether and some no doubt homely teenager used the card for purchases from Microsoft and Blizzard. American Express - always vigilant - sent me a fraud

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