Coders have been using asynchronous communication for years, but now with our new methods of online communication, we are all enjoying its benefits. This is the perfect t-shirt for the way your inner geek prefers to communicate.

I had a blast working with my fellow Gauged2 teammate, Keith Burson, as he brought my slogan to life using his awe-inspiring design skills. Now we need your votes to get it printed!
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Today is my Son’s 13th birthday. It’s hard to believe its been that long since he was born. I’m so blessed to have had the privilege of watching him grow into such a fine young man. His heart if full of willingness to help others whenever he can and whenever he is asked. He is fearless in reaching toward his goals, attempting things I myself was never able to at his age. I’ve been inspired watching him work hard at the skate park to learn new tricks, getting back up when he falls, trying over and over again without feeling defeated; playing football with him in any weather, repeating the same pass plays over and over, no matter how many times he dropped the ball, he wanted ‘one more pass’ because he wants to get better; seeing him march on the field with his fellow Civil War reenactors, most of whom are adults, watching him fire cannons and rifles, performing difficult drills, and doing whatever is asked of him to support his group; watching him work hard around the house so he can earn the hundreds of dollars he’s need to purchase his Civil War gear; it’s all been such an amazing blessing to be a part of.

Over the year’s he’s helped his church, raised thousands of dollars to support unwed mothers in their unexpected pregnancies, and helped out numerous times at our local community center. And, while he prefers playing football, skateboarding, firing guns, and many other things that boys his age love, he still has no problem finding time and energy to play with his little sister, and do the things that she enjoys that he would otherwise have no interest in.

He’s a huge help at home, both to myself and his mother. He does his chores reliably, gets his school work done, and I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve had to discipline him in the last several years. He has become more than just my son, he is one of my best friends. In many ways I look up to him, and on his birthday today, I wanted to take a moment to say, thank you to him for his love, his commitment, his friendship and for often times being the person that I myself wish I was.

You sir, are commendable. Happy Birthday. This badge is for you.

I got a chance to see the Expendables. With a line up like that, I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time, and I didn’t even know Charisma Carpenter was in this! Here are some thoughts:

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We are running a giveaway right now at peepnote.com/giveaway. One winner chosen at random will win the basket full of Spring goodies including a stuffed Peep and a bunch of Marshmallow Peeps, and a lot more. It’s worth over $129 and will be shipped at no charge to the winner’s door. It’s great for yourself or as a gift to a child for Easter.

The giveaway ends Sunday, so hurry and follow the directions to enter today.

I first published this web site five years ago. It’s gone through a few changes but for the most part it has kept the first look I designed in 2005. The old design served me well, and I’ve enjoyed writing for the blog, but it was time give the site a redesign. I hired my new friend and partner at PeepNote.com, Josh Hemsley from the Visual Click to redesign it. He was patient with my ever changing and often difficult to please creative direction, and the result is one I’m extremely pleased with. Everything Josh designs comes out looking beautiful and he did a great job helping me meet my objectives.

I plan to write a lot more in the coming year and I would be very grateful for your feedback, opinions and encouragement when I do so. Thanks to all my readers, both the silent ones and the ones who have left comments in the past.