Matt Way’s Blog

A new Commercial Realtor Website

• November 3rd, 2008

I just wanted to post a notice that I found a new real estate website by a commercial real estate agent. The site offers a search tool that is powered by Google maps and allows the site visitors to browse the agent’s properties. Just an observation I made and thought I would share.

Okay People, It’s Not a Backslash

• January 23rd, 2008

Sure, some people have quirks that are worse than others. I wondered if my teeth clenching at the sound of “find us on the web at www.somegreatdomain.com(backslash)product” was a touch much or if I had company on my little ‘get it right’ island. So I did what I could to find out if anyone had blogged about this phenomenon.

For those that haven’t noticed or do not really care, I am talking about people from all walks of life stating that this –> / is a backslash when they pitch a URL (or URI - I’ll save this one for another post) in a commercial or whatever other reason they may be communicating a file path to someone. The truth is that is NOT a BACKslash it leans forward not backward.

I’m not kidding I have literally had a support technician call it a backslash when referring to a file location.

Anyway, I decided to find some others that had similar thoughts about this growing craze nearly as popular as drinking coffee from a Seattle-based company. I am happy to say I am not the only one that has noticed. Whew! Am I glad to see I am not as neurotic as I feared.

Here are some of the other pages explaining this widespread inaccuracy:

http://calmerthanyouare.wordpress.com

http://howtoproperly.com/forward-slashes-backslashes/

http://www.students.bucknell.edu/mdippery/post.asp?id=76

Hope you enjoy the info.

The Pain of a Sprain

• September 19th, 2007

They say a sprain is worse than a break when you are talking about ankles. While I do not know if that statement is true, I do know that a sprained ankle is no fun whatsoever.

About two or three weeks ago I was playing basketball with some friends at the park. Well, according to my wife, I can’t do anything without going all out. That is definitely what happened here. We were just shooting around and I went for a rebound I shouldn’t have chased and stepped on the edge of the court. My ankled rolled and I sprained it.

Just so you know, pumping your fist in the air repeatedly doesn’t always mean you’re celebrating a great play. I know because after this event, my grimmacing face was red and my arm was going about twenty pumps-a-minute but there was no joy, I guarantee you that.

Since I love playing basketball - which, by the way is the only reason I play it, because I stink at it - I kept playing anyway like an idiot.

If you’ve never had a sprained ankle, I can tell you that it hurts in more than just your ankle. My foot, toes, leg, and even my hip hurt from this injury. My toes turned black and my foot puffed up like a chubby baby’s leg.

Anyway, it’s virtually healed now and I can walk without a limp but it will still be a while before I can put any kind of a strain on it. I can tell you this, next time I play any sport, I’ll remember what my wife is right about a lot of things and I won’t fueling my activity with effort in the absense of moderation.

Taco Eating Methods

• July 24th, 2006

I recently went on a trip out of town. I travelled about 3 1/2 hours one way. I decided I would stop and get something to eat. Since I wanted something quick I chose to stop at a Taco Bell. During my meal I found myself taking notice of the different methods people use to eat a taco. This post is the publication of my findings.
Method Analysis

For the most part, the methods I noticed differ only in the angle of tilt of the taco. As you would imagine, the head position corresponds to the tilt angle of the taco:

Method #1 - The head of the person eating is tilted to accommodate the level position of the taco, this method is very effective since the taoc remains at its prime position (parallel with the table). No taco filling is lost while using this method, however, if the eater has a big appetite or eats slow, there can be significant neck pain or fatigue.

Method #2 - This method calls for the slight tilt in the angle of the taco so as to not require as much of a head tilt. Method #2 was the most common method I saw being used during my meal. Because some toppings and/or filler can fall from the taco shell due to gravity, one must exercise caution when utilizing this method. In case of a large degree of droppage, it is recommended that a spork be close by for emergrncy recovery efforts.

Method #3 - This method is highly discouraged by me for the simple fact that it almost always results in a major loss of filling. Method #3 is executed by not tilting the head at all. Rather the taco is tilted fully to allow for the head of the eater to remain in a natural rested state. Many that use this method attempt to corral the runaway filling by cupping a hand over the back of the taco to hold the meat and cheeses in. The results have not proven effective in my observations. There is nearly always a large amount of “taco debris” that must be scooped up with a spork. This seems to detract from the taco eating pleasure for most.

Findings

Since my analysis is based on the observation of a small number of taco eaters, say, 20 or 30 there is not enough data to determine which taco eating procedure can be considered the best. I prefer Method #1 because I have a strong neck and I really enjoy the filling. Some however, prefer method #3 because it requires little neck movement.

The most used method I’ve seen thus far is method number 2, the “compromisational style”. Perhaps most people prefer this method because it is the best of both worlds.

All I know is that the definitive answer will require more studying.

• Entries (RSS)
• Comments (RSS)

• Register
• Login