I work at a software company where we’ve been developing a pretty sizable ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. The office is an open layout, we all have our work stations, but there is no private office, so we can pretty much hear everyone’s conversations. Today, one of my coworkers got on the phone for a […]
Find Mouse Position Whenever You Need It
When responding to an event from a control, some events provide back the mouse coordinates, but not all of them do. So how do you get the mouse coordinates when your in an event that doesn’t provide them in the event args? Well, the answer is simple: Cursor.Position. Cursor.Position provides a convenient way to get […]
Returning a default value when no value returned
Today, I came across a problem where, after a lot of searching through forums and other various mediums of programming support, I was basically told it couldn’t be done. I don’t like to take “it’s impossible” for an answer, so I continued to dive into it and I finally came up with a solution. The […]
First Beach Experience
Today is Julianne’s birthday and we decided to make the trip up to Traverse City, Michigan. There is a resort that I grew up going to with my parents and brother, that we decided to visit. Every room has a beautiful view of the Grand Traverse Bay with a private and pretty quiet beachfront. Although […]
My Son’s First Birthday
Yesterday was my son’s first birthday. Wow, I can’t believe it’s gone by so fast. It seems like just yesterday that he could barely hold his own head up, and now he’s constantly on the move. Now it seems like he doesn’t want to he sit still for a minute. He’s such a joy in […]
Excellence is an Attitude
I was out shopping with my family Sunday and my eyes caught of few of those wall placards which have some catchy sayings or well-known proverbs, like “I’m retired, stop asking me to do things.” or “If at first you don’t succeed, try the way your wife told you to do it.” (I know some […]
First Day of the New Year
So today was the beginning of the New Year, 2010, and I have to say, I rather enjoyed the day off and the time with my family. Today, I slept in and was awoken by my wife telling me that breakfast was ready at a very early 11am. After breakfast and beginning to get ready […]
Catching up with Finances
So tonight was a busy night, I spent pretty much my entire night catching up on getting our finances in order. (Okay, I did manage to have some time playing Legos with my 11 month old and dinner with my family.) It’s amazing how difficult it is to keep track of everything when you use […]
Last Guys’ Night of the Year
Tonight my brother and I are hanging out (as we do every other Tuesday), except tonight is the last one of the year. I’m sure it will be good. We’re going to eat some leftover Christmas turkey and watch a couple of movies (District 9 and Tropical Thunder). Because my brother is such an avid […]
Mother’s Day Picnic at Millenium Park
For my first Mother’s day, I requested we celebrate by having a picnic in the park. We picked up subway sandwiches and ate at Millenium Park. We walked around the park and enjoyed our time together. Kaden slept the whole time, which was OK since it was a little chilly in the wind.