By day, I'm a product manager serving a group of fantastic engineers at Square.
By night, I fight crime and solve mysteries with a robot pal of my own creation.
By midday, I like a snack, generally a cookie.
Part of this biography isn't true (hint, I like cookies and engineering, I don't own a robot).
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Now I remember why I shop online, but still go to the mall
[Erica](http://www.ericaendicott.com) and I went out for yearly Christmas shopping trip at [the mall](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenox_Square). I’m not a huge fan of shopping in general, being a cheap bast^h^h^h^h^H tightwad. But even I am not above spreading holiday cheer, in fact I enjoy … Continue reading
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National Blog Posting Month Wrap-up
For [November 2008](http://heisel.org/blog/2008/11/), [National Blog Posting Month] [nablopomo]: * **Days in the month**: 30 * **Number of posts**: 29 * **Number of [blogmarks] [blogmarks]**: 34 * **[Page views] [page-views]**: 1,182 * **[Visits] [visits]**: 565 * **[Pages per visit] [ppv]**: 2.09 … Continue reading
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Get yo Christmas on
* The blog is decorated * The [Mac is decorated](http://twitter.com/cmheisel/statuses/1028698090) * The [radio is decorated](http://www.pandora.com/stations/1362fd31a63c7731c7b9da80cc63c1f6c874869f84047ca8) * The house is decorated * I’m ready for some Christmas!
Yesterday’s turkey
Science is amazing. In my seriously novice hands I can take something seriously unappetizing like this: And turn it into this: The before photo is not of a [Dune navigator](http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Guild_Navigator) but is instead our Thanksgiving day turkey breast in brine. … Continue reading
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Giving thanks
For a wonderful [partner](http://ericaendicott.com) in life, For the new space we call home, For the good health of my family, For the safety of my brother-in-law, For my challenging yet rewarding career, For the talented group I get to work … Continue reading
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Feed flood: under control in NetNewsWire
I’m a huge RSS addict. If something isn’t available as RSS, then I’m likely not reading it, certainly not when I sit down with [The Sunday Internet] [sunday-internet]. But my time to sit down with [NetNewsWire] [nnw] is limited during … Continue reading
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Rich in doughy goodness
In honor of a [special someone’s](http://ericaendicott.com) birthday, [there were biscuits](http://flickr.com/photos/cmheisel/3050496620/), [homemade](http://flickr.com/photos/cmheisel/3050495966/in/photostream/) [buttermilk biscuits](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/southern-biscuits-recipe/index.html).
Bablyon 5: Concept and Execution
[Erica](http://ericaendicott.com) and I have been watching [Bablyon 5](http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page) on [Netflix](http://netflix.com) of late. We just put the last envelope back in the mail, and I have to say: great concept and story, mediocre (or worse) execution. I’m a relatively huge sci-fi … Continue reading
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The book meme
“The past was dead, the future was unimaginable” From 1984 on [Stanza](http://www.pure-mac.com/iphone/docviewers.html#stanza) on my [iPhone](http://www.apple.com/iphone/) — so the page number is probably a bit [questionable](http://www.zellyn.com/2008/09/on-page-numbers-and-electronic-texts.html). **The meme** * Grab the nearest book. * Open it to page 56. * Find … Continue reading
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