Entries by Mark

Dropbox Referrals

In recent weeks, I’ve started using Dropbox. It’s a nifty little web app that allows you to store crap online. Now, you might be saying to yourself, “Self, that’s not all that great, the Internet is full of people storing crap online; just look at YouTube.” and you’d be right. . .

Best Fish Fry in St. Louis?

As a lad, I grew up in and around the village of Millstadt, Illinois. Millstadt is a quaint little town; most of my recollections of growing up there bring back memories of classmates who loved 4-wheelers and didn’t really approve of black people. I also recall a Golden Dipt factory that was neighbor to one […]

Charter Communications to File for Bankruptcy

This story has been out there for a few days now, but saw this in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Basically, Charter is filing for bankruptcy. I mention this, because if you have service through Charter, including a charter.net e-mail address, you may want to consider using an ISP Independent E-Mail Address. I haven’t heard […]

Lunarpages Referral

UPDATE (2/4/2010): Lunarpages didn’t turn out so well for me. Read more here. If you happen to be looking for a web host, and don’t to pay a lot for it. Then check out Lunarpages. I moved all my sites to them a while back and have been impressed with both their value and support. […]

A new nephew. . .

Congrats to Matt, Carrie, Jackson & Annika on Ike’s arrival. UPDATE: Pics are available here: http://shirkdogs.blogspot.com/2009/01/isaac-william-shirkey.html

Happy Birthday to Me: Free Redbox Codes

I am celebrating a birthday today. And I found some Red Box coupon codes that I know I won’t use before the end of the year when they expire. So it’s my birthday, but you get the gifts. If you use one of the codes, please leave a comment to let everyone else know which […]