http://www.jojometal.com/ en-us jordan@jojometal.com 2009-09-22T20:44:41-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/09/happy_1_year_ca.php Katie and I are busy patting ourselves on the back over here. While it may look odd to anyone who's looking in our windows, it feels good. In the past year we've been able to save just under $900,... 807@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-09-22T20:44:41-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/08/stumbling_into.php I stumbled into trouble today – a looming deadline as well as a complicated problem with no win-win solution that I can see.  In this case, I need the ability to allow the end-user of our software (a web-based... 806@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-08-20T21:09:52-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/08/great_covers_of.php Cover - Black Crowes - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Original - The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down... 805@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-08-11T21:53:07-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/08/shreveport_lawn_service.php Image by Jez Page Since we've moved from North Bossier down to Shreveport in South Highlands, I've learned quite a few things about home ownership.  The least of the lessons learned involve lawn care.  They are as follows: It's... 804@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-08-11T14:22:48-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/07/shreveport_grocery_delivery.php Why is there no Grocery Delivery service in Shreveport? Surely there are other people like myself here in town that have come to despise going to Walmart or Target. Surely those people also have disposable income ($10 per delivery to... 801@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-07-13T22:20:41-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/07/assemble_the_br_5.php It must be nice to be rich, or CEO or politician and have a team of knowledgeable advisors to give you advice.  When you have an idea, you can run it by a few people and get informed opinions... 800@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-07-05T22:27:38-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/06/work_has_its_be.php Sometimes, work has its benefits. Rarely, I know, but sometimes work really comes through for me... like it did today. On Friday, we upgraded our PC's at work to these sweet new Dell Optiplex 960's... it's hard to believe that... 794@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-06-24T18:48:17-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/06/family_reunion.php Katie’s family reunion normally happens at Thanksgiving each year, but with the recession hitting everyone hard last year and travel prices climbing the family decided to delay last year’s annual reunion.  Instead, everyone planned to meet here in Louisiana in... 793@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-06-20T11:16:20-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/06/stinking_vegeta.php So, my dog tried to kill me the other day.  For the third time now, he’s bounced his ball over into the neighbor’s yard, only this time I had to get in a little bit of brush to try... 792@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-06-09T22:10:42-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/06/go_go_google_ga.php So, I spent the better part of my day scratching my poison ivy rashes on my face, ears, hands, arms and back of my knee.  In between scratches, my fingers were glued to my keyboard, tapping out a google gadget... 791@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-06-06T18:34:13-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/06/what_does_the_d.php Lately there’s been a good bit of press devoted to covering the 65th anniversary of D-day, including Obama’s trip to meet with European leaders on the anniversary.  Until yesterday on my drive home, I hadn’t even considered what the... 790@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-06-06T12:27:52-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/06/cleaning_fumes.php Tonight, Katie and I were in our usual mad rush to get the house ready before company visits.  I, as the dutiful husband, was tasked with the dirtiest of dirties - cleaning the bathroom.  I got busy with the Lysol... 789@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-06-04T21:41:52-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/05/bargain_fiendin.php So, BargainFiend.com is barely a week old now, and is well on its way to being completed.  I need to explore my options for finding a HS or college student to post deals on the site (for cash), and... 787@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-05-31T17:56:40-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/05/bargainfiendcom.php   BargainFiend.com is now up and running.  It may have been a little premature to release to the public, but I figure it won’t get any hits for a while… I still need to add items to the menu, and... 786@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-05-26T12:56:57-06:00 http://www.jojometal.com/archives/2009/05/almost_finished.php So, in my last post I talked about spending time doing web work on side projects.  Fortunately, the three day weekend has given me time to do just that. I decided to start off by attempting to modify a... 785@http://www.jojometal.com/ 2009-05-25T11:37:29-06:00