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An old buddy of mine IM’d me asking if I knew an alternate to Crystal Reports or any other kind of reporting software (he’s a VB coder). Personally, I’ve had limited exposure to several packages, including Crystal Reports and JReports, and thought they were ok, and I know Oracle’s XML Publisher is supposed to be […]

A former co-worker of mine used to jokingly call most of what I drank at the time “fru-fru” … as in fruity, girly, etc. You get the idea. As it turns out, fru-fru drinks are good for you: Drink more fruity drinks, they’re good for you Researchers in the U.S. and Thailand have discovered that […]

I was cleaning out box of junk I had on a shelf at my desk — actually, my desk is covered with junk right now, but most of it’s Jim’s and Jessie’s. LOL! Anyways, I ran across some gift cards leftover from Christmas shopping. Since nowadays most companies allow you to check the available balance […]

You know, there’s one place that until a few years ago that I would not have ever thought of getting sunburned, nor even entertained the notion of putting aloe vera “cooling” gel on: my scalp. Exactly how the hell does my scalp get sunburned anyways? Thank God for Banana Boat’s “Soothe-a-Caine” spray. I keep a […]

Another bonus to having been so busy for the last few days, I haven’t had to have been lambasted with more of the media’s non-stop coverage of Cho Seung-Hui and the Virginia Tech tragedy, nor the aftermath of insane finger-pointing and blame game. Jokingly, I told Jim it was my “anti-death insurance,” given the constant […]

Yesterday morning I had every intention of getting home last night and eagerly posting the day’s events. I think I was aiming a bit too high, LOL. The crowds this year were MUCH bigger than last year’s or any previous A-Day’s I had ever attended! A record audience in attendance, Bama fans and alumni were […]