Author: jinksto

*sigh* Remember in Dear Santa… I mentioned wanting a new knife? For those that (for good reason) don’t read every word that I write here’s the bit relating to the knife: Gerber Lockback Pocket Knife I lost my knife last

Pilots have a rule called “the three strikes rule”. The concept is simple. If you are getting ready to go flying (or already flying for that matter) and three things go wrong then cancel the flight. It doesn’t matter what

Some days in North Carolina you get up and it’s a day like any other day in any other place in the world. There’s work to do, expectations to meet, obligations both personal and professional to attend to and you’re

Dear Santa, It was me. There, are you happy? I did it and I’m sorry. OK? I was twelve and after everybody went to bed I got up and I ate your damn cookies. The cookies were dry so I

I like to cook. Occasionally. Luckily, I’m good at it. Occasionally. See, with me, cooking is about big things. I usually cook for holiday meals and invite folks over or just make a really big pot of something and… invite

From Full Metal Jacket: Pogue Colonel: Marine, what is that button on your body armor? Private Joker: A peace symbol, sir. Pogue Colonel: Where’d you get it? Private Joker: I don’t remember, sir. Pogue Colonel: What is that you’ve got

In the Social micro-Blogging world this note would come across in 140 characters or less as, “what a fantastic day”. In the macro-blogging(?) world it comes across as the following. This is another post that I’ve struggled with for a

My buddy Rob and I gave a presentation at a local High School yesterday.   Let’s be very clear about something… I’m not very good at public speaking.  Even if the people that I’m speaking too are 15-18 year olds.

Me: “Ok, it’s done have a look.”TeamMember: “Holy cow! That was fast!”*pause*TeamMember: “Wow! It’s perfect! How did you do that!?”Me: ” I can show you how I did it pretty quickly but when i’m done you’ll just have that same

  Ever get bored on the weekend and decide to break something? Yeah, that’s my truck and that, was, my deck.