The abuse I suffer
Can you believe the kinds of things my dad posts to the blog???
Where oh where is the Dan man tonight?
Why has he left us here all alone?
We've searched the world over and thought that we'd found him,
Shut down a web site and PHHHHHHPT HE IS GONE!
Luv ya,
DAD
I assume he's remarking on my lack of posts lately :). It's certainly been a busy one. I lost some clients due to the recent outage I suffered, and I've been hitting book deadlines like mad (damn you, I'll be famous....), and chasing new client work. Finally getting some really good eCommerce work, and I'm really excited about it :).
On top of all that, we gots a new car. Traded in the Saturn, and Kris is now sporting a new silver VW Beetle. Sunroof, CD changer, leather, the whole nine yards. I get to drive it occassionally, and it's certainly a blast. Handles like a sports car, and chicks dig it... I did however get a free 15 GB iPod. Kris got the Beetle, I got da tunes... I still think she came out ahead.
Anywho, now that I've been properly harassed by my father and everyone knows I'm still alive, it's back to the grindstone...
18 Comments
Daniel Short wrote on 08/22/03 9:59 AM
Yeah, she's definitely the driver, but damn that sound system sounds good with my iPod plugged into it :)
Dad wrote on 08/22/03 10:07 AM
Who gives a S@#* about famous. Get rich so you can support your old folks!!!!!! GET IT DONE!!!! DAD
Daniel Short wrote on 08/22/03 10:07 AM
Didn't noone never tell you that nobody gets rich off writing technical books? I'll tell Kris to pick up a lottery ticket on the way home ;).
~Angela wrote on 08/22/03 10:15 AM
Just obey your father Dan. ;-)
Daniel Short wrote on 08/22/03 10:15 AM
shuh... as if... yuh right...
Scott Leverenz wrote on 08/22/03 10:29 AM
WHAT? Dan has an Apple product? Could this be? Maybe there is hope you'll be a "switcher" yet.
Daniel Short wrote on 08/22/03 10:29 AM
lol... don't count on it ;). Uses MusicMatch Jukebox on the PC, but damn... Apple does know how to design a damn good piece of hardware....
~Angela wrote on 08/22/03 5:29 PM
Dan, c'mon... We all know you only got the VW for the iPod. P.S. At least *try* to listen to your dad about the rich part...sheesh. ;-)
Daniel Short wrote on 08/22/03 5:29 PM
I never listened to him before, why would I start now? :)
~Angela wrote on 08/23/03 12:19 AM
You don't really want me to answer that do you? ;-)
Daniel Short wrote on 08/23/03 12:19 AM
Wouldn't be prudent...
Danilo wrote on 08/23/03 11:34 AM
I thought with Muse.net that you could have your music anywhere? Whats this world coming to when you need multiple devices to do the same thing? Sheesh, next thing you know we'll be cooking without a wood fire!!!!
Daniel Short wrote on 08/23/03 11:34 AM
Muse only works if you're connected to the internet, and I'm not connected if I'm in the car :), but my iPod has 15 gigs of tunes on it... every CD I own.
Danilo wrote on 08/24/03 11:06 AM
Well, then I guess you gotta get connected in your car then, solves all the problems in the world. Surfing while driving can't be half as dangerous as the folks talkging on their cells. ;-)
Daniel Short wrote on 08/24/03 11:06 AM
Yeah, that'd be safe...
brenda wrote on 08/27/03 10:17 AM
Abuse? I thought that was pretty mild compared to what we used to do to each other!! Thought I exposed him to better than that so he could pass it on to the next generation!! Did wonder what had happend to ya though. Here we are back hard at work and you disappear for a while!!
Daniel Short wrote on 08/27/03 10:17 AM
lol... yeah, I was just sitting around sipping martinis ;)
Jeff wrote on 08/22/03 9:58 AM
yeah chicks dig beetles, because it's a chick car... not a guy car... better let your wife do the driving. ;-) There was a great episode of that one sitcom with 2 couples living together where the guy was thinking of buying a car he thought was *so* cool... his friend told him it was a chick car, then everywhere he went, he saw women driving them and telling him how cute it was, even little girls with barbie versions... ;-)