HJE Events
1,000 Posts? Seriously?
Oh, God. I was tempted to do this with a Muskbag post, but decided against it. Big news. With this post, HJE has just moved into quadruple digits in post count. This is the big 1,000. That’s an awful lot of wasted time. In that time (well, at least [...]
Shout(box)ing from the Rooftops…
Aspiring comedian Ryan Dempster probably got a little bit of a lift from the hilarity ensuing just past the left field wall (and across the street) at Brixen Ivy, the well-situated and acousticophobic rooftop on Waveland Ave. Dempster picked up another Wrigley Field win as regular Shoutboxers, Desipiots and some of their wives and [...]
Bunch of F@#$ing Amateurs
Imagine my surprise when I came into work this morning to find an envelope with my (misspelled) name hastily scrawled across a nondescript yellow padded envelope with the return address reading only “IGH.” My first thought was, “Could it be? Has the IGH Guy finally tracked me down? Is it finally, indeed, [...]
Change is Afoot
Andy’s renovation of Desipio’s front page made me jealous, so I messed with the look of HJE. Rather than hiding the Shoutbox, I gave it its own page (the popout function still obviously works). I think the new design looks cleaner and less cluttered, but there are probably still things I need to [...]
Yes, Another Format Change
But this one isn’t bad. In the interest of speeding up the site, I upgraded the comments system from one that required me to use about 8 plugins to one that allows me to use only 1. There are problems with the “Add Comment” link which I’m in the process of fixing. [...]
The 18th Jim Essian Day
Skip Johnson, aka Jim Essian here. Thought I’d stop in with the season 47/162nd of the way through.
If you’ve checked the Cubs’ May 2008 schedule, you might have noticed a couple of things:
1) The Cubs are 11-9 so far this month, not bad for starting the month 1-5 and having to play three [...]
Happy Greg Maddux Day
We here at Hire Jim Essian! like our holidays. Just in the past month we’ve had Daryle Ward Day and Lee Elia Day. We’ve also celebrated Dusty Baker Week and even Armenian Appreciation Day.
So it’s only fitting that we take time to honor a man who will [...]
It’s Armenian Appreciation Day
In honor of the happiest time of the year, they have made today, April 3, Armenian Appreciation Day. It’s noted on Geocities, so it’s got to be true. It’s no secret that I’m fiercely proud of my Armenian heritage, so much so that I sensed shenanigans when HJE went out the other day? Hmm, [...]
We Can Repair This. We Have the Technology.
Thanks to the help of Domer.mq, there are a couple things I’m going to do to decrease the amount of bandwidth I’m using (which is probably causing a lot of our problems). The only switch which I’m sure will have you all throwing tantrums is a change in the Shoutbox. Currently, the Shoutbox [...]
With a Heavy Heart
Guys,
It’s with infinite sadness that I have to report that this is going to be my final regular post on HJE. As you know, HJE recently took on the funny and talented Mike D. and Tonker to help out around here, to post when I needed a breather, and to provide a bit of [...]
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