Archive: 2008
January 2008
- 01: Happy New Year 2008
- 02: Playing the Expert Game
- 02: Rose Parade 2008
- 02: CFNM
- 03: Rose Bowl 2008: USC 49, Illinois 17
- 03: Rick Neuheisel
- 04: Remembrance of Things Past
- 06: Why TV Shows Are So Stupid
- 06: Lightning on the Balcony
- 08: EppsNet's Greatest Love Songs: I Can't Explain
- 11: The Peanuts Kids: Where Are They Now?
- 11: Managing Teams
- 12: Cat and Dog (Not Cat or Dog) Photos
- 13: James Bach on Software Testing
- 17: Aren't Cell Phones Great?
- 17: I've Been in a Room
- 21: Bobby Fischer, 1943-2008
- 21: Another Difference Between Dogs and Cats
- 22: Heath Ledger, 1979-2008
- 24: Word of the Day
- 25: Fruit Pickers
- 26: 79 More
- 26: Can You Die Too Soon?
- 26: Don't Waste Your 15 Minutes of Fame
- 26: Wives of Spanking Husbands Club
- 26: People I Thought Were Dead
- 27: Changes of Life
- 30: The Competition: A Sonnet
February 2008
- 02: Overheard
- 07: I Have a Dream About Bananas
- 09: Trash by Any Other Name
- 12: Changing Requirements
- 12: Wasted Years
- 12: The Average Software Developer
- 19: Dinner Conversation
- 23: Lotus Notes Sucks
- 24: Best and Worst Software Features of the Week
- 26: Overheard
- 28: William F Buckley Jr: 1925-2008
- 28: Well Played, Sir
- 29: Finding the Core
March 2008
- 03: The Customer is NOT Always Right
- 03: Waterfall: The USSR of Software
- 03: Slipping Away
- 04: Career Advice for the Deluded
- 06: Obvious
- 07: Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
- 08: Guarantees vs. Commitments
- 08: Once is Not Enough
- 12: Early Shift at Starbucks
- 13: Breakfast at EppsNet
- 14: EppsNet Labs: Glider
- 17: Honor Roll
- 20: Gathering Requirements
- 26: The Agile Elevator Speech
- 26: What Kind of Person Are You?
April 2008
- 02: A Couple of Tips on Bad Parenting
- 06: My Wife's Philosophy
- 07: That's What You Think
- 08: Cat and Dog Photos on Flickr
- 09: It Isn't a Thing You Do
- 09: California Enacts a Cell Phone Law
- 10: Out in the Streets - The Shangri-Las
- 11: USC Ranked as a 'Dream College'
- 11: Embedding YouTube Videos in Valid Web Pages
- 12: EppsNet Book Review: The Elegant Solution
- 13: Cool Gadgets You Can't Get
- 23: He Didn't Go Crazy
May 2008
- 03: Asian Gang Activities
- 04: People Who Bear Watching
- 04: Political Season
- 06: The Secret of All Secrets
- 09: Scrum Cheat Sheet
- 09: Political Analysis from a 9th Grader
- 10: Go Ask Alice
- 20: Hockey Practice
- 23: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 26: Another Reason I Like to Just Stay Home
- 26: Scrum Doesn't Do Anything
- 26: It's Not Easy Being Green
- 27: Leading Horses to Water
June 2008
- 02: A Wish Come True
- 06: What is a Trans Fat?
- 08: Our Kids Are Smarter Than Your Kids
- 08: A 9th Grader Reviews the World Literature Canon
- 09: Overheard
- 10: The Boneheads Who Camp Out for Apple WWDC
- 10: The Price of Gas
- 10: Who Says Creativity is Dead in Tinseltown?
- 11: The Girl in the Fishbowl Sunglasses
- 12: Happy Birthday, Anne Frank
- 12: Picture Exchange
- 13: House of Cards
- 15: Our Deepest Fear
- 16: Interview with Jim McCarthy
- 18: Two More Reasons I Won't Go on a Cruise
- 18: The One-Sentence Motivator
- 22: Some Things I Did This Weekend
- 24: George Carlin, 1937-2008
- 25: My Father-In-Law Died Today
- 28: More People I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 29: Del.icio.us Wordle
- 29: Is the Front Door Locked?
- 29: Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
July 2008
- 02: 3 Easy Steps to Simplify Your Life
- 08: Sex in Space
- 10: Family Reunion
- 10: This Doesn't Look Good, Indy
- 11: Horses, Barn Doors, Etc.
- 11: Quality Time
- 12: Mowing the Lawn
- 13: Spanning the Globe
- 14: Chuck Schumer Can Blow Me
- 14: One More Thing on IndyMac
- 16: My Dog Calls a Press Conference
- 16: "The Scenery Was Disappointing"
- 16: The Forgotten Man, Ted Kennedy and Warren Buffett
- 16: Me Too!
- 18: HW's Movie Reviews: The Dark Knight
- 19: Depression 2.0
- 20: Eliminate Unnecessary Paperwork
- 22: Mother-Son Advice
- 22: Never Wait in Buffet Lines Again
- 24: Why I Don't Tell Jokes to My Wife
- 26: Father-Son Wisdom
- 26: Randy Pausch, 1960-2008
- 28: Milestones
- 29: Ashley Harkleroad Nude!
- 29: Cheech and Chong Reunion
- 31: Worst Book Ever Written?
August 2008
- 06: Brush With Greatness
- 07: Brush With Greatness: Postscript
- 07: The Most Famous Person I Ever Met
- 09: You Have to Explain Something to a Computer
- 11: Planned Parenthood
- 14: Kingston the Pug
- 15: Turn the Demands Around
- 15: Peter Pan, Snow White Arrested at Disneyland
- 16: Watching Olympic Equestrian with a 10th Grader
- 16: Watching Olympic Women's Basketball with a 10th Grader
- 17: PostSecret
- 17: Watching Olympic Women's Weightlifting with a 10th Grader
- 23: You Gotta Have Heart
- 23: A Business Model for Selling Crack
- 25: How Not to Succeed in Business
- 27: I Love Money
- 27: Thoughts on the DNC
- 27: How I Met Your Mother
- 31: Little-Known College Football Fact of the Week
September 2008
- 02: What We Choose
- 04: Sarah Palin
- 06: Chick's vs. Dick's
- 07: Iced Tea and Lemonade
- 09: Will They Pay My Relo?
- 10: A Paradox
- 10: You Don't Say
- 11: Stories
- 13: Pugs for McCain
- 13: Another Difference Between Dogs and Cats
- 13: BYU 59, UCLA 0
- 16: The Downside of Effective Communication
- 17: No One Listens to Me
- 17: Never Mind
- 17: We Have a New Chair
- 17: Wishing and Hoping: A Metaphor
- 18: Goofus on Software
- 20: Fun with Charts
- 21: Huck Finn Uses the N-Word
- 23: Romeo the Pug
- 23: I Think Trees are Overrated
- 24: More People I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 24: Access Denied, Dork
- 26: Overheard
- 26: What Do They Do to the Unpopular Professors?
- 28: To Kill a Mockingbird
- 29: Getting Behind
- 29: The Life That is Waiting
- 29: Mommy's Water
- 30: Wolves
- 30: Homework Follies
- 30: Other Than That . . .
October 2008
- 02: Breast Awareness Month
- 02: Pug Photos on Flickr
- 04: Raising the Confident Child
- 05: That was Then, This is Now
- 07: Epigram
- 08: Good News, Bad News
- 08: Dog Buttons
- 08: At the Lakers Game
- 08: Free Advice
- 09: Dog Investors
- 09: Nigeria Rules
- 09: Another Reason I Like to Just Stay Home
- 10: Hockey Moms vs. Soccer Moms
- 12: It Could Have Been Worse
- 12: They Grow Up Fast
- 14: Santa Ana Winds
- 14: Trained Dogs
- 14: Declinations
- 14: Proposition 8
- 15: Cat and Dog
- 17: Let's Get Fiscal
- 17: The One Most Important Thing
- 17: Prop 8 Ramifications
- 17: The Audition
- 18: PSAT Testing
- 18: You're Under Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- 20: Aloha, Gary
- 20: Noises Off
- 20: Bad Dog
- 20: Girls are a Distraction
- 21: A Subtle Reminder
- 22: Another Difference Between Dogs and Cats
- 23: Father-Son Conversations
- 26: Thomas Jefferson's Election Blog
- 28: Plaid Pants
- 28: The Lost Art of the Hickey
- 30: Happy Halloween
- 30: We Are Not (Just) Nerds
- 31: No Accountability Without Volition
November 2008
- 01: The Handsome Men in Our Family
- 01: You're Blocking My View of the Band!
- 01: Autumn Haikus
- 04: Clothing-Optional Voting
- 09: Design Breakthrough of the Week
- 09: The Obamas Should Get a Pug
- 09: I've Got an Idea for a TV Show
- 09: With Friends Like That . . .
- 09: Sting Operation
- 15: Puppy Cam!
- 15: Love in the Parking Lot
- 16: Why Spending Stimulus Plans Fail
- 16: What I Learned Today at Hair Masters
- 18: A Perfect Game
- 18: A Handful of Editors
- 21: Is That a Primate in Your Pocket? Etc.
- 23: Good Places for the Blues
- 23: Software Tips from Bjarne Stroustrup
- 23: The Drudge Report is the Pug of Web Sites
- 28: Thanksgiving Pies
- 28: I'll Take a Pass on the 'Master' Chorale
- 30: Stacking Plates is Woman's Work
- 30: Thinking About It
- 30: American Tune
December 2008
- 01: More People I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 01: A Tradition Returns
- 04: I Had a Great Meeting
- 05: Movin' On Up!
- 05: Wife "Accidentally" Shot During Sex
- 06: The Postman Always Rings Twice
- 06: Easily Annoyed
- 07: A Time for Sharing
- 07: EppsNet Snack Bar Reviews: Planet Hockey
- 08: My Dog Sends a Bark Out to the Puppy Heroes
- 09: A Mixed Blessing
- 09: An African-American Name
- 11: Best 10-Word Explanation of Why the Big 3 Bailout Should Die
- 11: I Didn't Get a Pizza Square
- 11: A Gay Mexican Guy with a Mohawk
- 11: A T-Shirt with a Gorilla on It
- 12: The Man Who Wasn't There
- 13: Time Management
- 13: Higher Education May Soon Be Unaffordable
- 15: Stormy Weather
- 15: More People I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 15: Blago's Football
- 15: The Bloody Olive: A Christmas Film Noir
- 15: Pond Hockey
- 16: How to Be a Good IT Customer
- 17: Drummer Boy
- 17: Really Crazy
- 17: Overheard
- 18: Death of a Programmer
- 19: I Got a Snow Globe for My Blog!
- 21: Winter Haikus
- 23: Career Advice
- 23: Mankind Is No Island
- 24: There are Different Kinds of Small Dogs
- 24: A Time to Worry
- 24: I Went Deaf on Christmas Eve
- 25: Christmas Cookies
- 26: My Dog Reviews Marley and Me
- 26: Footsteps
- 27: Good in a Crisis
- 27: EppsNet Movie Reviews: Gran Torino
- 28: Another Way Computers Are Making Life Better for Everyone
- 28: Couriers
- 28: Bat Out of Hell
- 28: Experience and Education
- 29: Lullaby
- 29: The Renaissance Man
- 29: A Consulting Axiom
- 30: NFL Week 17 Recap: You Can't Win With Knuckleheads
- 31: Free Samples