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on rudeness
I need to vent. I normally don’t post other things on Sundays, but I had to get this off my chest. Today Youngest had his first piano recital. He did just fine, and I’m more proud of him for learning...
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 2012 Winter Tour Review
Yesterday afternoon the family went to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This is our fourth time seeing them in concert, and it’s always an enjoyable experience. But this time was a lot more enjoyable —...
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Anthophila
I gave Wife a unique gift for Christmas – a custom-made kitchen knife. Anthophila (click the picture to embiggen) It has been dubbed Anthophila. Click here to see more pictures and specs on the knife....
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Fun Family Day
If you look down on “rednecks”, both the people and the things they do, then you should stop reading now because this post will probably offend you. Had a wonderful day with the family today....
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Commitments and Priorities
I saw the above image posted to the DangerouslyHardcore Facebook page. In case the image goes away it says: Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you...
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If you could give me one piece of advice…
…about running a small business, what would it be? I know other small-business-owners and entrepreneurs read my blog. So if there is one thing you can share with me from your experience, please do. A...
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Admitting fault
We take a break from the typical topics of guns and weight lifting to talk about something else. I’m not perfect. I’m happy to admit it. I don’t expect you to be perfect either. And, I’ve worked to...
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See the positive, understand the gain
I do not live my life in a typical way. Of course, what is “typical”, but here it tends to mean that those around me whose lives intersect with mine in some meaningful way… my life doesn’t follow their...
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Learning to program
Youngest walks up to me about a month ago and asks how you program (write software for computers). Oh joy! Now I’ve talked about learning to program before and even a second time. I always come back to...
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More stuff for learning to program
A few days ago I wrote about Scratch, a nifty way to help my kids learn how to program. I forgot a couple other things I found. Stencyl. This looks neat. It I haven’t used it, but from what I read it...
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Sometimes, you gotta be Dad first
As the kids get older, it’s been fun to take them to various events to “expand their cultural horizons”. I remember when I was a kid, my parents taking me to things like plays, musicals, orchestral...
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PanemQuotidianum 1.0 is now available
December 13, 2013 (Austin, Texas) – Hsoi Enterprises LLC announces the release of PanemQuotidianum 1.0 – an iOS (iPhone/iPad) app bringing you Daily Bread for your Daily Life. PanemQuotidianum is...
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Children learn from our example
“The Angry Coach” at EliteFTS was writing A Sad Commentary on the State of Youth Sports. As I read it, it actually felt like a sad commentary on today’s youth and parenting in general. He was observing...
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Hello Amazon
Saying goodbye to Sprouts is tough. You know the saying, “don’t you what you’ve got, ’til it’s gone”? Well, now that Sprouts is gone, I realize it was a larger part of our groceries than I realized (I...
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Improvised Weapons, and kids
Of all the presentations at the 2nd annual SDS Conference, the 3 kiddos were unanimous in what their favorite presentation was. Leslie Buck‘s presentation on improvised weapons. (yeah, it should have...
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How’s it going, Amazon?
About a month ago we said goodbye to Sprouts and hello to Amazon. I’ve been an Amazon customer for many years, but the change was starting to use Prime. So, how’s it going? Quite well, actually....
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My Great-Grandfather
I never knew my great-grandfather, John M. Daub — simple matter of time and age differences. But I do recall as a young boy reading my baby book and seeing the family tree, and of course seeing “John...
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Time to do my own thing
Today, I step out to be on my own. I’m leaving the world of W-2 employment to become a full-time independent software developer. I’m making Hsoi Enterprises my full-time gig. I’m excited, happy, and...
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Do you know what a “Livestock Guardian Dog” is? Let Sasha explain…
My dog, Sasha, is a Kuvasz. More cute than intimidating (for now…) The Kuvasz is a breed classified as a Livestock Guardian Dog, or LGD for short. Often when we discuss this breed or LGDs, people think...
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Life’s better, when you focus on the good things
Yesterday I went deer hunting with Youngest. He got to learn why it’s “hunting” not “bagging” because we came home with nothing. Actually, that’s not entirely true. We came home with a bunch of great...
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