2012-02-06T17:09:08-06:00 Matthew Clark Copyright 2003-2005, Matthew Clark tag:inlesserterms.net,2008-01-21:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=A2649835-BF39-2D12-69D2-EBB23259C2C2

For the past few months, I've had plenty of ideas or events to write about. But perhaps I am lazy. And I shouldn't forget that this website isn't necessarily for you, the reader, as much as it is for me. I enjoy coming back and reading my own stuff, and being lazy deprives me of that. But if ever there were a time to write an entry, today would be the time.

2008-01-21T22:46:00-06:00 2008-01-21T22:46:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-12-04:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=A5C6F304-D544-20F3-48C9-0FCEB352E781

I made the paper (er, well, a website I maintain did, anyway): http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2007/dec/04/local-gop-web-site-hit-by-hacker-attack/ To clarify: the server didn't get "hacked", as the media likes to call it. Rather, someone has figured out a way to create accounts and submit blog entries using some sort of automated mechanism. I have fixed it. Again.

2007-12-04T09:23:00-06:00 2007-12-04T09:23:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-12-03:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=A35D19C7-BC5F-EB9F-4CEC-44B4CFC6C412

[Sigh...] Romano has learned a new habit.  And, as usual, I am intrigued with his cleverness.  However, his intelligence usually only causes big messes. What now, you say?  Well, it seems that Romano has learned to turn on the RO water faucet.  Not too bad, right?  Wrong.  He also knows how to swivel the faucet so it sprays all over the kitchen counter.  He's so stealthy about it, too -- hes turned it on a few times while we've been home.  We only discover it when walking through the large puddle in the kitchen floor.  DAMMIT! Now, why can't he learn to bring me a beer or cut up a pineapple for Jessica?  Somehow, he uses his gifted mind to issue absolute mayhem.  I admire his abilities, but I really want to choke him.

2007-12-03T22:08:00-06:00 2007-12-03T22:08:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-12-03:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=A31FDBAF-D841-051A-5361-2CBAE3B24508

Yes, 'tis true -- ol' Matthew had to wait exactly 25 years before he got his very own barbecue grill. Jessica and my mom were in cahoots together, and what a fine job they did! My brother and his chick gave me a set of "tools" to prevent me from having to turn over steaks and flip burger patties with my bear hands. Sam had unknowingly given me a gift already by allowing me to cook with his grill when I visit. I really didn't think such a fine item would be in my future, but I was certainly surprised. We've already broken it in with steaks (Steve, I owe you) and asian-glazed chicken wings. But the other night, Jessica and I enjoyed a pair of cedar-planked salmon, complete with my own balsamic glaze. I was trying to duplicate what is served at Johnny Carino's, but Google was no help. I finally found a couple of basic recipes and took a wild guess as to what needed to happen to make the final dish turn out like we wanted. Oh, damn, those salmon were so good, I forgot what it taste like at Carino's. So, if you ever get a craving for salmon, and you own a grill, let me know and I'll give you my recipe!

2007-12-03T20:55:00-06:00 2007-12-03T20:55:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-11-19:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=5B305471-CAAF-76A0-3CD0-0D986EF10B06

Many of you know I'm a huge fan of SourceMage GNU/Linux; I've been using it for a few years now, both for my desktop and my servers.  It's not really for the novice, as a lot of what it takes to get it running requires fairly decent knowledge of UNIX systems in general.  I like it for it's configurability: you can setup a base system and configure it to do exactly what you want it do do without any extra cruft.  And all of that is compiled against your architecture.  Can't get any more optimized that that!

2007-11-19T21:40:00-06:00 2007-11-19T21:40:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-11-16:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=4C2D76F5-098F-CBDF-1F4D-3604D545A58A

God, I want a Mac so bad -- or, at least I think I do.  The last Mac I touched was in 7th grade, and it was an Apple McIntosh.  But the more I fool around in Windows Vista, the angrier I get with PCs in general.

2007-11-16T23:44:00-06:00 2007-11-16T23:44:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-10-26:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=DF97DC71-D12A-05BA-2176-186EDB8A2046

Tomorrow, Jessica and I share our one-year anniversary. To both of us, our first year together has passed very quickly, with memories of our first encounters still fresh on our minds. I sent flowers to her office, but no one else was there to see them. She was pleasantly surprised, of course. I really like sending her flowers! I had no expectations of receiving a gift -- never crossed my mind. But she was grinning ear-to-ear as I unwrapped my Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, and I was stunned to have been in receipt of such a gift! Her gift was not merely a book, but a source of motivation for me to continue with my studies. Its investments like these that shows me just how much she really cares about me. I love my Jessica, and I look forward to another year with her.

2007-10-26T22:48:00-06:00 2007-10-26T22:48:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-10-13:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=DFE3762E-F16E-FCBA-3CBE-829455196C48

Jessica found my dad's obituary in the Hood County newspaper. Memorial service for Charles Michael “Mike” Clark will be held in the fellowship area of Granbury Church of Christ Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 2 p.m. Mr. Clark, 65, died Feb. 21, 2005 in Granbury. He was born May 11, 1939 in Roswell, N. M. to Ulric Coke and Minnie Ruth Haggerton Clark. His father was killed in World War II and his mother moved her family to Lipan in 1948. Joining the Army National Guard of Texas in 1956, he was honorably discharged in 1959. His first job was as a deputy sheriff in Hood County. He also worked as a deputy in counties across the state. He was a gifted songwriter, author and musician, and a member of the Nueces Canyon Church of Christ in Camp Wood. A younger brother, Lemuel Paul Clark and his parents preceded him in death. He is survived by sons Michael, Aaron and wife, Michelle, Eric and wife, Tammy of Lipan, Bill and wife, Kay of Granbury, Matthew, Jonathan, Jesse and Dwain; brothers, Frank and wife, Marilyn of Wilmington, Del., Bill and wife, Marie of Fort Worth; a sister, Mary Walker and husband, Jim of Granbury; 16 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Foster’s Home for Children, Christ’s Haven for Children or a charity of choice. I don't know who Jesse and Dwain are -- perhaps it was a mistake.

2007-10-13T00:11:00-06:00 2007-10-13T00:11:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-10-04:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=6E27CD22-006D-37FA-16CC-853A2EFE3897

Take a look at this website -- look familiar?  If you've been a faithful visitor, it should.  This is the original ColdFusion site that I built from scratch. But for those of you who don't recognize it, you may be asking, "What's the difference?"  Well, the site you've been used to was using the Drupal content management engine -- something that I did not create.  The site you see this very moment is one I engineered by hand.

2007-10-04T22:09:00-06:00 2007-10-04T22:09:00-06:00 tag:inlesserterms.net,2007-10-01:/iltcore.cfm?content=readblog&id=B45029BD-B720-47AB-B6D3-4FF146413D37

Jessica had been excited about going to the South Plains Fair in Lubbock for more than a month in advance. Her face would light up whenever she'd tell me about all the great things there were to eat. I'm smiling now as I think of her...Anyway, this past weekend was my first time to go to a Fair. We did all the classic things, starting with looking at the various things that were entered in contests -- drawings from school kiddos and baked goods from every grandma in town. It was about lunch time, so we got her a 1-foot corndog and I a bar-b-rito, which was a tortilla with brisket. As simple as those things sound, they were mighty delicious.While we walked around the grounds, keeping from making eye-contact with the carnies, we happened upon the classic game where you swing a large hammer in order to hit the bell at the top. I got three swings, and nailed that bell on two of them. Jessica got to pick a prize! As corny or old fashioned as that may sound, it sure was fun to win a toy for my girl!We rode the ferris wheel and smootch at the top, of course. And then she helped me find a carmel apple, which was the first time I'd ever had one. Not bad! She wanted a funnel cacke, and we got a second to bring home to mom.Not much to the whole ordeal, especially since it was mad expensive to do much of anything. But we got to do a few classic things, and I'm sure happy to have the memories.

2007-10-01T18:12:22-06:00 2007-10-01T18:12:22-06:00