There’s a silly competition going on for WordPress Themes. I’ve decided to go ahead and give them the link notoriety they’re asking for, since I’ll probably end up adopting one of the entries as the appearance of this website, but my linking them doesn’t come without some commentary. Here’s a short list of why I …
Author Archives: jpbroome
Ray Nagin: New Orleans and God’s Wrath?
Heard an audio clip of Ray Nagin – Mayor of New Orleans – saying during MLK day (paraphrased): “God is angry with the US… likely over the war in Iraq… and that’s why He sends hurricane after hurricane to beat up New Orleans.” I was driving, I couldn’t write it down or record it. But …
An Idiot with a Hammer. Or, How I Learned Not to Rely on Cached data
I’ve spent a good deal of time this week un-doing performance improvements because they clash with acceptable practices at work. It’s brought this saying to mind: “To an idiot with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” I was an idiot with a hammer.