super-cooper

Man I really don’t want to sell this truck. Especially after I got it detailed the other day. It’s never looked this good. But right now it’s what I have to do.

So here’s some info: 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4×4 Quad Cab, 5.9L V8 (360 c.i.d.), 67,000 miles, alloy wheels, BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A radials 285/75/16 (19,000 miles on them), PS, PL, PW, dual front airbags, heated mirrors, tow package, cloth seats, aftermarket CD player, great condition. Has seen virtually no off road duty.

Her name is mod_rewrite. Ever heard of her? She’s an Apache module, and man is she gorgeous. We first met last year. At first she really confused me and sent me mixed signals. On one minute, off the next; you know, like code or something. Always leaving me wondering “Is this really going to work?” Sometimes, if I do just the wrong thing, everything comes crashing down. It doesn’t take much. But once I figured her out, it’s amazing what I’ve gotten her to do for me. Things like redirects, URL rewrites - I’m getting chills just thinking about it. Oh, but don’t anyone tell my wife about this, she’ll kick mod_rewrite’s ass.

Tags: computing

So here are my New Year’s resolutions, in no particular order:

• Learn how to juggle
• Don’t buy anything on credit
• Capitalize the first letter of every sentence in my emails (a lazy, sloppy habit)
• Be a more laid-back Dad, don’t sweat the small stuff
• Take better notes at work of processes and cool stuff I figure out how to do
• Set deadlines for myself and actually meet them
• Read for pleasure - not read more, that would imply that I already read
• Learn how to use my SLR
• Comment my code better
• Give blood
• Put more money in the bank, and leave it there
• Be more charitable

We’ll see how it goes.