Blog on a Stick

Exploring modern web development, WordPress, parenting, weather, and whatever else piques my interest.

8/14/2016

Unfortunately, Archie had to go back.

There were a lot of discussions and tears on Friday as we had to make the hard decision to return Archie to where we came...

8/11/2016

Apple can issue a refund if software purchased drops in price.

About a week after I finally persuaded myself to get Fantastical 2 for the Mac, it dropped in price. For most software I wouldn’t care,...

8/9/2016

Crystal Pepsi is back!

My wife saw it at the store and picked it up for us. It’s just as good as I remember. You can go get Crystal Pepsi...

8/8/2016

Lily got to release a butterfly today.

Our neighbor finds caterpillars and helps keep them safe while they turn into beautiful butterflies. They’ve been sharing the experience with Lily and tonight she...

8/7/2016

Training a dog to go down a slide is hard work.

When we got a puppy, we knew we’d have to train it, but I didn’t think trying to train it to go down slides at...

8/6/2016

Welcome Archie

Today we adopted a dog. His name is Archie. Adopting a dog is something we’ve wanted to do for a while and we finally found...

8/2/2016

Fantastical 2 is a full featured Mac Calendar app including Google Hangouts links.

I finally broke down and got Fantastical 2. Yes, Apple’s calendar application is nice, but it’s also limited. I was tired of trying to utilize...

7/31/2016

My Evernote Replacement is Evernote & Notes

I’ve been trying different Mac apps to come up with an Evernote replacement since they’re moving to a more restrictive free plan. However, I’m kind...