I will be out of town and likely without internet this weekend, so don’t expect to hear from me. Hopefully, I’ll have some more in-depth posts ready for you all when I get back. I’m also hoping that there will be less pollen in Virginia Beach than there is in the DC area.
Long day at work today. Our file server is having issues. No data loss, but I don’t see the resolution yet. And the server room air conditioning blows right in front of our rack. It’s only 71 degrees in the room, but it’s really 65 and breezy where I stood most of the day. Hopefully, […]
Today on my way home from work, I turned my car over 50,000 miles. She’ll be 5 years old on October 28. While we’re on the topic of cars, I’ll add that I’ve never paid $3 or more for gas. Given that the average price in the area is about $3.10, I may have to […]
My least favorite part of working at Digital Sandbox is the commute. This morning, I had my fastest morning since we’ve been located near Worldgate. It was about 40 minutes. My commute typically takes between 45 and 65 minutes, usually about 55 in the morning and 45 in the evening. The office is a little […]
Tonight, I heard Iraqi General Georges Sada speak about what God is doing in Iraq. Sada is an evangelical Christian, who was a top advisor to Saddam Hussein, and should have been killed many times for things that he told Saddam. He told many interesting stories about how he met Saddam (giving him a ride […]
Now that I’ve had her for a week, it’s time for me to introduce the newest member of the family. Meet Marzipan. She’s a 60 gigabyte black iPod Video, named after the Homestar Runner character of the same name. Yes, all my computers have Homestar Runner names. Homestarrunner: the wireless network with WPA encryption Coach-Z: […]
Good quote from Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins. One of my largest frustrations is when someone has all the information available to them to make an informed decision, but chooses to not even look at the information, and instead makes a silly and uninformed decision. Alternate expression: “I’ve got my mind all made up, I […]
The Washington Post reports that the UN wants the military prison at Guantanamo Bay closed down and all the prisoners either tried or released. Guantanamo Bay is something that makes me embarassed to say that I’m an American. We’re supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, but humiliating […]
I liked this quote from Michael over at You Can Know God: Waitresses make $1.50 an hour and a share of the tips, bringing them up to a “normal” hourly wage. But the tip is arbitrary and changes from night to night. That defeats the intention of a gratuity, which was to give the server […]
I’m alive, but a little behind. I’ve been trying to sort through my emails and get the number still needing response down to zero, plus barely sleeping. It’s been a rough past week. A lot of vtONE stuff came up, and I said goodbye to a number of friends. Congratulations to the VT class of […]