Gabe Harris

Good-Bye 2011

Gabe — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:46:31 +0000

2011 was pretty much just another year, but looking back I kept thinking of all the things that happened in those 365 days. Here’s a list, in no particular order, to remind myself what went down:

Had a new home built
Quit 2 jobs, went back to work at my old job
Coached soccer (again) in the spring and football (first time) in the fall
Built some web sites, side-work and full-time
Caught a decent number of nice bass
Fished at a few new ponds and lakes, but never went out on a boat
Got rid of my car, inherited the minivan
Went to my first gun show(s), got my first gun, found a new hobby
Went to San Diego for work
Went to DC for the 4th of July
Didn’t get any new tattoos
Got a new laptop
Didn’t get a new cell phone (except the replacement for the one my son dropped in the toilet)
Bought some cowboy boots (well, kinda, a cross-breed between cowboy and motorcycle boots)
Cancelled Netflix
Got a new HDTV
Got my first mohawk, loved it
Played softball again for the first time in a few years
Actually did not redesign my personal web site
Didn’t gain or lose a significant amount of weight, but stayed fairly physically active (lots of yoga and push-ups)
Got a new puppy

I’m not really sure what to make of any of that, pretty normal stuff I suppose. Family stayed happy and healthy for the most part. Life just kept carrying on. Should I think about any of those and resolve to change things in 2012? I don’t think so, same old resolutions – eat better, be more frugal with money, treat people kindly, get/stay in better shape, become better at my job, be a better parent/husband/son/brother/friend/employee. Onward and upward again, stay on my grind!

You have a good dad And I’m going to let you finish, but I have...

You have a good dad

Gabe — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:21:42 +0000

And I’m going to let you finish, but I have the greatest dad of all time. My dad has taught me more than I could ever say. He preached to me (often falling on deaf ears) about all things in moderation. He did not preach to me about “always do your best”,”treat people with respect”, “do the next right thing”, “what you reap is what you sow”. Nope, I don’t recall one conversation about any of those things. In fact, we have never really had any heartfelt, passing-down-wisdom, touchy-feely discussions.

What did he do instead? He showed me every day how to do each of those things, and much, much more. He showed me how to accomplish anything I set my mind to. He showed me how make the best of any situation. He showed me that absolutely anything is possible. He showed me how to love and care for a family. He showed me honesty and hard work. Plus- he showed me how to fish, and he got me my first tattoo! I can trace most of the things I admire about myself back to my dad (and of course there was influence from mom, and other important people, too – no slight to them intended!) I remember in first grade telling my mom I wanted to look like dad when I grew up, and she replied “Your father is a handsome man.” Little did I know at the time, the unspoken words were really “I want to BE like dad when I grow up” and “Your father is a wonderful man”.

Thanks dad, for everything – you said just enough, and didn’t clutter the message by saying too much!

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That was a neat use of JavaScript

Gabe — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:40:58 +0000

I’ve been intrigued by JavaScript templating lately, enough so that I did a little bit of playing with a few options (mustache and I Can Haz JS). I made this page from I Can Haz JS, and it was very easy to implement.

In a nutshell, here’s how it went:

Link to all the right JS files
Create a