Category Archives: anecdotes

Coffee Haiku

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Josh Peters

Buttery coffee? This can only mean one thing. My wife bought French Vanilla

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Moving Day Fiasco

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Josh Peters

Yesterday Danielle and I moved from our apartment into a friend’s house, where we’ll be staying for three weeks. This was possibly the worst move I’ve ever attempted.

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The Lesson of Legotown

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Josh Peters

Rethinking Schools Online has a great piece about social justice, modeled via a Lego® brick economy. It’s a great read that really led me to think about how children develop their thinking. In times like this I’m happy I’m not … Continue reading →

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House Meets Google

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Josh Peters

One of my favorite televisions shows is House. One of its running gags involves the auto-immune disease Lupus (which my grandmother has). Well, Google has brought back its Zeitgeist for 2007 and guess what: Lupus is a frequently asked question. … Continue reading →

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Post Barn Dance Calamity!

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Josh Peters

Okay, calamity is a bit too strong of a word. Mishap would perhaps be more apropos. On my way back from the annual Cornerstone Barn Dance (which was quite a lot of fun) my beloved Auto Von Bismarck (ie the … Continue reading →

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chmod syntax for Restaurants?

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Josh Peters

I can’t decide whether or not Ian Hickson’s system for remembering ratings at restaurants (R3 anyone) is awesome or lame. It reminds me of the unix command chmod, which is used to specify the permissions of a file. You see … Continue reading →

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My Wedding

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Josh Peters

Many things have been happening lately in my life. (In order) I’ve moved from my home of the past four-plus years into an apartment; I’m now married; I’ve traveled to Canada and back for my honeymoon.

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Updog!

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Josh Peters

Today the campus I work on suffered a sudden power outage which lasted for about 30 minutes or so. Once the power returned my boss complained about his Linux box’s uptime which prompted a co-worker to ask about what uptime … Continue reading →

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Gotta love the self-checkout at Kroger…

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Josh Peters

Yesterday I dropped by the local Kroger to buy some amenities. Due to a mix up I was forced to use cash as my means of payment (rather than my credit card). The total at Kroger was around 38 dollars. … Continue reading →

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Someday I’ll get punched hard in the face…

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Josh Peters

Here’s a story: Sometimes when I am really having to use the restroom I walk rather quickly. Occasionally when things get in an emergency mode (or I’m just being super impatient or feeling super efficient) I’ll begin loosening my belt … Continue reading →

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