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Jamaica – Day Two

Dec. 28, 2007 — I learned my lessons well. I checked in the night before my flight using the Northwest web site. I also got enough sleep so I had no problem waking up in time. I took a direct route to the airport and found a parking spot in the ramp right by the [...]

Jamaica – Day One

Dec. 27, 2007 — I stayed up late preparing for the Jamaica trip. I set both of my alarms for 4 a.m. They finally pierced my slumber at 5:15 a.m. I was really out of it and ended up taking a shower and playing with my indoor/outdoor thermometer. I just wasn’t comprehending what time it [...]

A very short walk

I walked out my front door slightly after dusk with my iPod in my hand. I crossed the lawn. A rabbit unconcernedly stayed a few feet ahead of me. Fireflies winked on and off around me as I made my way deeper in the the dark underbrush. As I crossed the railroad tracks I [...]

Search Terms

So I ran a report on my web server log files. One of the things you can see is the search terms that people used to find your site. I had it give me the totals for the last six months or so. This is what I got (not including anything less [...]

Knowledge

I had a quote on the wall of my cube back when I worked for the university. Even though it was an old quote, I thought it offered a lot of insight into computer and information sciences. I lost the quote when I left the university position and I have been keeping an [...]

I hate AT&T

“If you would like further assistance, please press or say ‘one’.”
“One”
“Thank you for calling AT&T. Goodbye.”

Feeling better

I’ve had a cold since the Fourth of July and I just can’t shake it. I keep getting better but it keeps hanging on. Even so, I felt really good today, better than I have in a long time.

This is about right so far…

But I do have it in a frame, so that’s good.

I found this in the mail today…

Headed to Portland

I am off to Portland to visit my brother. I’ll be out on the west coast from Friday through Tuesday.