Blog on a Stick

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

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2/12/2014

The Best Calvin and Hobbes Parodies

I love Calvin and Hobbes comics. I read them growing up and still love them today. Turns out I’m not the only one. There are still...

2/10/2014

A few days ago I wrote about how WordPress’ Heartbeat and cron jobs were killing my server. Turns out I was wrong. John Havlik connected...

2/8/2014

Google rolled out the ability to manage pages in the Google+ app quite a while ago, but the user experience is so bad that it...

2/8/2014

Well. Now I can say I played it. Failed. But played it.

2/6/2014

Update: It’s not heartbeat and cron, it’s your server. My journey down running my own server has hit a snag. It seems my machine likes...

2/3/2014

When I heard about Cookie Dough Oreos I knew I had to try them. However, the idea is better than the execution. They’re ok, but not...

2/2/2014

A conversation with a Twitter friend over who's going to win the Super Bowl when neither of us know who's playing.

2/2/2014

We made a deal with Lily that if she could go 7 consecutive days without sucking her thumb during the day that she could get...

2/1/2014

Sassy cat only does tricks on her own time. You can’t tell her what to do.

1/31/2014

Our kids are watching us. The good, the bad, and the ugly things we do. Even if you don’t think they saw it, they probably...