Have you ever found yourself typing the same repetitive code whenever you need to access web.config settings or session values? Static class members can isolate hard-coded values while providing all the advantages you expect from strong types. And they're much better than constants, because you can also freely encapsulate logic and other static references inside them. Read More.

I love these Fall Photos.

Something to do in the cold... Winter Photos.

Thu 3 Jan - My favorite photos are available at St. John Vacation. I also salvaged a few Underwater Shots from the disposable cameras.

Visit the official, non-existent Disney site for Ducks On Ice!

Don't forget to use the word "the" as much as possible whenever it's not needed. Examples:

The Google.com
"Just launch the google.com and do a search for..."

The Amazon.com
"Ok, I just bought those shoes at the amazon.com..."

Five ideas I've had for family-themed restaurants

Five creatures I would display interacting with one another if I ran a creationism museum

Five fake titles for those tiny booklets sold in the supermarket checkout line

Five observations from my first 25 minutes of yoga

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1. Corn Mash Inspector at A.B. Denim's Grain Reduction Facility in Muncie, Indiana.

2. Efficiency Optimization Consultant at the Prime Meridian Conservatory in Greenwich, England.

3. Senior Park Ranger at the Children's Cott'n Candy Pink Elephant Pett'n Zoo in Kaula Lampur, Malaysia.

4. Field Trip Evangelist (and lead piano tuner) at The Jansen R. Murray School for Highly Gifted Children in Allentown, PA.

5. Special Advisor to the Committee for Quality Assurance: Barcode Division at the CERN SuperCollider in Geneva, Switzerland.