I must follow, if I can

Pursuing it with eager feet / Until it joins some larger way

  • The Dabbling Imagination

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on July 17, 2012

    I seem to have a better outlook on life when I am allowed to apply for other jobs. Whether those jobs pan out doesn’t seem to matter as much as you’d think; somehow the benefits that the realm of possibilities brings to my imagination seem to outweigh the pain of... [Read More]
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  • Visual Studio in the Cloud

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on July 9, 2012

    So, I have a couple of pending offers for side gigs lingering out there, and theoretically on any given weekend evening, someone could IM me and ask me to do a few small things for them. The problem is, I don’t have a suitable Windows dev environment at home. I’ve... [Read More]
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  • Abbreviations Considered Harmful

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on July 7, 2012

    I recently struggled for several hours over a sorted ASP.NET GridView control which was failing to behave properly. I found that on PostBack for the LinkButtons, the SortCommand was returning expressions such as “LocationDesc” and “PositionDesc”. I was confused as to why the sort direction was attached to the expression... [Read More]
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  • On Phoning It In

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on June 20, 2012

    I work in office that has remote locations on the other side of the country, so people literally have to phone it in sometimes. Even some of the local employees only come to the office three or four days a week and so they’re also phoning it in sometimes. But... [Read More]
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  • Beastie Boys Minus One

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on May 4, 2012

    Adam Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys has passed away at the age of only 48, after spending the last few years battling cancer. I’ll have this playlist on repeat for the next few days. http://open.spotify.com/user/1217402077/playlist/4IMStcBmcEaHTAYJZczCSy

  • Spotify Top 20

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on April 19, 2012

    Here’s something you might not know about me: I hate pop radio. I prefer the kind of music that just won’t pull in the ratings they need to sell the ads. So you might be surprised to see me publishing a Spotify top 20 chart. [Read More]
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  • Updates

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on April 14, 2012

    Sorry I haven’t blogged in a few days. I’ve been busy. Trying to catch up on the “honey-do” list. [Read More]