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Nov 21, 2016Viking Me May 6, 2016Solitaire Redux Aug 26, 2010The Downside Of Working At Home May 7, 2010Working Hard: WhirlyBall Jun 3, 2009Helping to set up fireworks for the 4th of July?May 26, 2009Flinging My 60-year-old Mother High Into The Air Feb 19, 2009I love Microsoft’s terrible automated voice attendant Jan 18, 2009There once was a man from Duluth Dec 16, 2008The Poker Brat Aug 18, 2008DVDFab + My Own DVDs = Couch Convenience Feb 1, 2008I woke up today and decided to win the lottery Jan 30, 2008Poetry Proclivities Dec 27, 2007Fingerling Potato Baby Jesus Dec 11, 2007Here Comes Another Bubble sttto some Billy Joel song…Dec 10, 2007Win a Trip to NYC + WPF Dream Machine with Your WPF Application Stylings!Dec 3, 2007StayAtHomeServer.com!Nov 24, 2007Amazon Kindle Real-Life Review Nov 14, 2007Free copies of “Programming WPF” for YOU!Oct 3, 2007Yahtzee Croshaw — You’re My Hero!Sep 9, 2007I’m an “Uber Cool High Nerd”Jun 5, 2007What’s your programmer personality type?Jun 4, 2007A really bad optimization May 30, 2007Microsoft Surface Apr 27, 2007Shooting the Sh*t with Scott (part 1 of 2)Mar 21, 2007Name Sara Williams’s Baby Girl Feb 8, 2007Slide your vote in for ScottH’s Podcast Feb 3, 2007Stange But Real Facts Dec 31, 2006On good days, I’m Iron Man…Dec 26, 2006Special Holiday Episode IV: DBox and ChrisAn Dec 21, 2006Somebody Diggs Me…Dec 14, 2006Rory, Distilled Nov 11, 2006Pies & Marketing Guys Oct 28, 2006Project Life Cycle Oct 18, 2006Imitation, Flattery, Nudity Oct 11, 2006The Positronic Man Oct 6, 2006I don’t know what this has to do with Vista…Oct 2, 2006Teaching Kids To Do Cool Computer Stuff?Oct 1, 2006Null Pointers Don’t Have To Be Dull Pointers Aug 30, 2006USB MP3 Player + SD Card = Gadget-o-licious Aug 30, 2006Develop Games For Your Xbox 360 Aug 28, 2006Wikipedia has an open enrollment day…Aug 27, 2006Fun Presentation Aug 23, 2006I listen to one podcast: HanselMinutes Aug 15, 2006Vista Song Parody from Ted + Carl!Jul 14, 2006I’m on MySpace now Jul 5, 2006Superman Returns: Boring Jun 24, 2006Oh La La — Qtek 8500!Jun 22, 2006Free Portland Code Camp, 7/22-23 Jun 22, 2006My Qtek 8500 should be in my hands tomorrow!May 30, 2006I wish I had time for this May 12, 2006Code Monkey: The Song May 7, 2006There’s a Windows “Brat Pack?!?”Mar 15, 2006Ninja’s Need Love Mar 10, 2006Zombie MMORPG Mar 9, 2006I’m *loving* the new live.com images search Mar 3, 2006Fabulous Half-Life 2 Comic Jan 29, 2006IT Crowd: Yesterday’s Jam Jan 19, 2006Looking for an Xbox 360 Jan 16, 2006My Son’s First Computer Program Jan 10, 2006The “Famous” Book Fight Jan 1, 2006A Quote With Which To Kick Off The Year Dec 29, 2005George Carlin’s Incomplete List of Impolite Words Nov 26, 2005Wasting the Prince of Darkness Nov 13, 2005Dilbert on Trial Redundancy Nov 11, 2005Best Exam Answer Ever Nov 11, 2005Best Exam Answer Ever Nov 11, 2005Wahoo2!Oct 26, 2005I’m all ready for 9th grade Oct 22, 2005Samwise Gamgee was the ultimate Program Manager Oct 21, 2005@ MS, We Share Your Pain Oct 20, 2005I’m the “with” @ the Redmond P&P Summit Oct 20, 2005Top 10 List of Top 10 Lists Oct 18, 2005Retaking the holy land Oct 14, 2005Quote of the day Oct 13, 2005His Outsourced Life Oct 10, 2005It’s a Windows Life Oct 10, 2005Shepherd Book Wasn’t Always A Shepherd Sep 30, 2005Looking forward to “Serenity”Sep 29, 2005Light Sabers You Can Actually Battle With?Sep 15, 2005Double Wow Aug 29, 2005MS Interns Out of Sync (Video)Aug 26, 2005Avalon + Indigo = Magic @ the PDC Aug 24, 2005PND For You And Me Aug 5, 2005Fight Club Rules 9-16 Aug 5, 2005I Love Arguing with Ian Jul 20, 2005Have Sex With Prostitutes at the PDC Jul 17, 2005I don’t know who has time for this stuff @ work…Jul 6, 2005Old Man’s War Jul 5, 2005Taking a break from writing on Saturday to see FF Jun 27, 2005The scientists never survive this kind of thing…Jun 21, 2005On the road to the PDC via Twin Peaks Jun 16, 2005The logicial conclusion of spam Jun 13, 2005Me and the Star Wars Gang Jun 7, 2005Q: What is “funding the clubbing of baby seals?”Jun 3, 2005IanG Interview on ServerSide.NET May 28, 2005Darth Vader vs. Yoda?May 27, 2005Studs from Microsoft May 26, 2005I am a Gauntlet Adventurer May 25, 2005XBox 360 Game Videos May 24, 2005Cat Swimmer May 23, 2005Episode III: ROTS doesn’t suck and other opinions May 2, 2005Only Annual Time Traveler’s Convention Apr 26, 2005Anyone Want To Join Us For Hitchhiker on Friday?Apr 13, 2005Rory + Scott’s TechEd Video #4 Apr 13, 2005Worth giving up the Omega Speedmaster for…Apr 10, 2005Hitchhiker’s Guide Is Likely to Suck Apr 2, 2005Making XML More Aerodynamic Apr 1, 2005Visual Studio 2005 Linux Edition Apr 1, 2005Viva la IDL!Mar 30, 2005Another Laugh Out Loud TechEd Video Mar 29, 2005Betsy’s Got Them GotDotNet Blues Mar 18, 2005Who knew the Brits were so randy?Mar 16, 2005Laugh Out Loud Funny: TechEd Video #2 Mar 15, 2005Lego Star Wars Video Game: Hilarious Fun Mar 2, 2005Super Friends + Office Space == Hilarity Mar 1, 2005Tom’s a Big Thinktecture Fan Feb 11, 2005Project Manager Leavers Suicide PPT Presentation Feb 8, 2005Trying To Be As Cool As Star Trek Feb 5, 2005Chris Sells Is Merely an Alter-Ego Jan 27, 2005SolFX: Much Improved Performance Jan 27, 2005Schools Ban Camera Phones Amid ‘Happy Slapping’ Craze Jan 23, 2005Jason Olson’s Microsoft Interview Advice Jan 6, 2005Welcome to SolFx Dec 19, 2004A Limerick in Rory’s Honor Dec 3, 2004Pleasantly Undetectable Advertising Nov 2, 2004There Are No Words…Oct 25, 2004The Downside of Smart Children Oct 9, 2004Vermin King With Mutant Arm Oct 4, 2004Brian Kernighan on Debugging Sep 30, 2004The GLAT: I couldn’t resist Sep 25, 2004Clean Sweep @ Casa de Sells Sep 23, 2004Your distinct personality: The Black Knight Sep 18, 2004Go See Shaun Of The Dead Sep 12, 2004Chris and Melissa Go To Burning Man Aug 30, 2004The One With The Man That Burns Aug 25, 2004Enjoyed Listening to Charles Petzold on .NET Rocks Aug 24, 2004Here’s A Side Of The Olympic I Hadn’t Heard Before Aug 21, 2004“You will have gold pieces by the bushel.”Aug 20, 2004Some of the MS Interview Process Filmed Aug 20, 2004Wife Objects To Midget Above The Fridge Aug 19, 2004Hog Pile on Rory Aug 12, 2004I’m With David: Doom 3 Ain’t All That Aug 9, 2004It’s Best To Ignore Rory on IM Jul 28, 2004OSCON Geeks @ the Portand Nerd Dinner Tonight Jul 27, 2004Crappy Carl’s Crappy Contest Jul 26, 2004Bringing “the letter” to Wednesday’s PND Jul 24, 2004What Kinds of Cars Do Microsofties Drive?Jul 22, 2004Microsoft runs out of things to buy Jul 22, 2004DM Karma Jul 20, 2004Microsoft Interview Questions for Testers Jul 19, 2004Channel9 Tours MSR H/W and Social S/W Labs Jul 9, 2004Matt Pietrek, My Hero, Starts A Blog Jun 30, 2004“If I Could Thunk Once A Day, I’d Be Happy”Jun 27, 2004Feature Leaked From VS05 Beta 1 Jun 26, 2004The Right Level Of Community Involvement Jun 24, 2004Swag for the June 29 Portland Nerd Dinner Jun 17, 2004Whoa. I’m A Banner Ad.Jun 15, 2004“he isn’t null terminated!” Bwa ha ha ha!Jun 14, 2004Geek Milkshake Jun 5, 2004I Knew I Had “Circus Freak” In My Blood!Jun 3, 2004This Is The Problem With Fame In The IT Industry Jun 1, 2004Finally, A Use For Orkut!May 28, 2004Apparently .NET Is About Developer Love May 27, 2004Can The Movie Be As Good As This Trailer?May 18, 20046x The MSDN Fun at Tonight’s Portland Nerd Dinner May 18, 2004Google’s #1 Sells May 15, 2004Lies, Hypocrisy and the ‘Friends’ Theme Song May 5, 2004Sells Brothers T-Shirts confer special powers May 3, 2004“Just think Chris Sells on my TV set!”Apr 29, 2004Rory Sells His Ex’s Wedding Dress Apr 19, 2004I Shall Wear My Grammar Godhood With Humility Apr 18, 2004Chris’s Friends on the Web Mar 19, 2004Today I Met A Lady Named “Friend”Mar 7, 2004I Agree: This *Is* Brilliant Mar 5, 2004Introducing Chris “Flash” Sells Feb 26, 2004A Redundant Chris Sells Feb 23, 200450% Evil is Still 50% Good Nov 25, 2003Oh Lord, I’ve Been ASSified…Oct 22, 2003The Cow Puncher Punchline Oct 19, 2003Black Cube for “Chris Sells (Likeness)”Oct 10, 2003Guerrilla Usability Group Strikes!Aug 22, 2003A clickable button Jul 15, 2003The Original ”.NET Redneck”Jul 13, 2003Fly Daddy Al Jul 10, 2003Top 10 XML Specifications Rejected by the W3C Apr 22, 2003“Software Legend” Silliness Apr 12, 2003The SellsBrothers Little League Team Mar 4, 2003Grandpa’s Scalloped Corn Feb 13, 2003What is Meant by “Marketing”?Jan 15, 2003What OS is Chris?Nov 15, 2002Shtoo Oct 25, 2002Doonesbury on Blogs Oct 10, 2002Top 10 Reasons You Know Youve Been Hacking Too Many Web Services…Sep 15, 2002“Spend A Day With .NET” Winning Entries Sep 15, 2002“Spend A Day With .NET” Winning Entries Aug 25, 2002“Spend A Day With .NET” Coding Contest (with prizes and everything!)Jul 30, 2002My Chris Sells Is A Centerfold!Jul 11, 2002The Last Advertising Frontier May 22, 2002Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Computer Boy May 18, 2002Waka Waka Poem May 10, 2002C# vs. Java Feb 8, 2002I Like Clocks Feb 2, 2002A Little Slice of Time Jan 15, 2002Welcome to Wahoo!Jan 15, 2002The Game of Wahoo!Dec 31, 2001My Family Heritage Dec 29, 2001Elvish in the New Age Dec 19, 20011970s “wocka-wocka” porno guitar Nov 27, 2001I am not making this up…Nov 27, 2001.NET edition of Truckin’ (Grateful Dead)Oct 15, 2001The F-Key Diet Oct 7, 2001Bill’s Money Aug 15, 2001Centerfold Aug 15, 2001Don Gives a SOAP Talk Aug 15, 2001This Picture Needs a Caption Aug 15, 2001Conference.NET Song Lyrics Aug 15, 2001Mr. June, 2000 Aug 5, 2001Some MORE signs that you may be taking COM too seriously…Jul 15, 2001Can I still be evil?Jun 18, 2001Limerick Jun 14, 2001The .NET Jun 1, 2001Why I Will Never Offer Don Box A Ride Again…Apr 15, 2001College Fun Feb 28, 2001College Fun Nov 21, 2000a poem Aug 25, 2000These Days its only COM COM COM (Am I Crying)Aug 8, 2000DM in the Wall Street Journal Mar 13, 2000Signs that you may be taking COM too seriously…Feb 10, 2000ATL Borg Jan 20, 2000In defense of the VB Programmer Dec 1, 1999Abort, Retry, Ignore Oct 25, 1999Still_Life_with_Aggregate Jul 30, 1999Computer synthesized song to liven up your day…Apr 19, 1999Real Programmers…Apr 16, 1999Signs that you have hired the wrong COM developer…Apr 15, 1999The Official Guide to COM Culture