Kids are happy to be back in camp. This is Viv’s first year in “big kids camp”, so she was especially tired when she got home – but not too tired to immediately ask to go over to her Memom’s for a swim. Kids had a great afternoon swimming with my sister and her kids (again this rules for me because I can be a little more productive).

Here’s Viv getting checked in…

And here’s Zach, Bubs, Ashley, and Viv getting some swimming in!

Took care of some housekeeping stuff on some of my sites – moved DressLikeAHo.com to a new server (and added new ad network to make some more coin), added ad networks to the Sore Thumbs Blog, added ad networks to the Sore Thumbs Store, and added Blackberry Games and Themes to the Sore Thumbs Store. Time to get back to work!

• Strut That Ass
• Chat Roulette Piano Improv Guy Returns
• LIE BLOG
• World’s Greatest Homeless Sign
• xkcd : Workaround
• Reno 911 XXX Parody Review w/ Thomas Lennon & Ben Garant

Small Business/Tech Links…

• SEO Tips to Double Rankings, Traffic and Conversion
• Firefox 4 Beta Released
• 5 Handy iPhone Apps for Home Improvements

This weeks is gonna be nutzo (to borrow a word from The Fonz) – two dance recitals, Knoxville hospital project, lots of work for EMS, Abbe has four orders she wants to get completed, one site for me to finish, guitar and piano lessons to teach, and the usual carting kids to school and such. It’s a shorter week, but plenty going on. In the meantime, here are pictures from the wedding Abbe and I attended this weekend in Coplay, PA…

• xkcd : Geeks and Nerds
• Ewok Song Karaoke
• Rick K. and the Allnighters – watch the drummer
• Captain Planet Returns From Vacation

Yesterday BLP (aka my buddy Bill from Dixon Hill) came over to discuss one of my favorite clients, EMS, have some lunch at Zinc Cafe (wow the asparagus and skirt steak salad ruled!), and then spend a few hours playing guitar together. I needed that. Every time I talk to Bill, I feel better. The guy just knows his stuff but also wants to make sure you understand it as well. We game-planned a slew of changes for our client and listened to some of my most embarrassing selections from my iTunes collection (wow, how did THAT much Aldo Nova get in there?).

I got the new cleaner Wheelies design up and implored my good buddy LarryMac to stop using Comic Sans (note to self, perhaps this is the impetus to remove Comic Sans from CKEditor in my furiousCMS installs). The email I got back from LarryMac made my day too, “this is the nicest thing anyone has done for me today!”). I improved a processor hog of a query for EMS by a factor of 300% reducing page load time from about 10 secs to less than 3 (need to stress test it a bit more still, but I think I fixed it!) And also, I fixed an extremely frustrating Vidiscript uploader problem for Pornsite Terry on one of his sites (NSFW).

Had a great lesson with Jan. The Phils won again. NJ’s own Frankie Edgar upset B.J. Penn. Mom returned home from her cruise and picked up that farting, peeing, and constantly licking things cocker spaniel of hers.

I didn’t have time to fit in a run yesterday, so today… it’s on. Also, today concludes the end of a frustrating season for the Flyers – a do or die game against the Rangers, winner gets the 8 seed in the Easter Conference playoffs. A part of me is actually rooting against the orange and black – I want change for next season.

• Llamas
• Inappropriate Mowgli Clock is Inappropriate
• Tiger Woods, You Suck!
• Texas Stadium Implodes

Small Business/Tech Links…

• Tweetie 2 For Mac is still Coming

I’ve got a busy, busy day today. After getting the kiddos to school this morning, I’m trying to squeeze in some coding time to build an Ajax autocomplete search for NitroVideo before I head for my induction/lunch into BNI Moorestown Chapter (big thanks to Jan for suggesting this), I need to get a quote for a potential furiousCMS client, then I’ve got a double guitar lesson for Sean, do homework with both kids, and then I’m meeting my buddy Bill from Dixon Hill for a meeting. After all that, I should be home to read stories with my kids and then chill out with Abbe and a glass of wine to watch the Flyers rearrange Cindy Crosby’s stupid face.

The Phils dominated the Rockies to take game 1 of the NLDS. Cliff Lee did what he does when he’s effective – he just threw strikes and kept the ball out of the middle of the plate. Two more wins boys, let’s go get ‘em.

Here’s Viv showing off the mask Abbe got her at the Christmas Tree Store…

• Puff! – Mel told me I need this app
• Speaking of weird iPhone games… iLickit
• THE SEX OFFENDA! – thanks Mel… hey that’s Jon LaJoie!
• Realistic Love Song – thanks Mel
• Kid Shreds on Accordion
• Vampire Bite Necklace

Links for my geeky homies…

• Start-up Metrics That Matter
• iPhone OS 3.1.2 Released
• Rock Band Coming to iPhone