Erci and went to Baltimore for a little weekend get-away this to see Rodrigo y Gabriela in concert and to have some time to ourselves. We stayed at Brookshire Suites in the Inner Harbor area (small, but clean with excellent service) and used their complimentary shuttle service to get over to Fells Point for dinner […]
Pre-emptive Update: Turns out my assumptions were all wrong and this entire post is incorrect. Safari on both my laptop and iPhone are fine; hackers found an old WordPress blog on my website that I stopped caring about and updating, and used it to infiltrate the site and related websites. Deprecated material: Moral of the […]
If you are looking for work in the Northern Virginia area (Sterling, right near Cascades) you should know that Neustar just published about 50 new job openings: http://www.neustar.biz/careers/index.cfm I am currently contracting at Neustar through Pivotal-IT.
Due to the long rains, soggy ground, and likely very low public turnout the wise coordinators of the Colonial Plantation Event this weekend in Media, PA have Cancelled the event. If you were planning to attend, find other plans. I am “strangely comfortable” with this turn of events (the thought of spending all weekend in […]
The contracting firm I am currently working for, Pivotal-IT has several Quality Assurance openings at all levels, and one (possibly more soon) Linux/Unix Systems Administrator openings. Check out the postings on Pivotal-IT/Careers. At least one of the work centers is in Sterling, VA near Cascades Parkway and Route 7. I like Pivotal a lot and […]
Thermostats say 93F in the shade here, and humid… Summer is definitely here at last. We got nearly a bushel of cucumbers and summer squash from the garden today; and I lost about a gallon of sweat whilst bringing in the harvest, some tomatoes, and staking up the tomato vines that had sagged to the […]
Tickets appear to be sold out, but if you already have tickets, and want to carpool (parking at Arlington Cinema ‘N Drafthouse is very tight). The event begins Saturday, June 27th at 1pm; but the doors open at noon, and I suspect the local Browncoats will make it fun. Thanks and hat tip to Castalusoria […]
Water is clear enough that I can read small labels at the bottom of our 8.5′ deep pool. Chlorine is between 2-3 ppm (a little high, but will burn off with sunlight) pH is 7.2 (a little low). The test kit I have suggests adding two pounds of pH up (Alkali). Total alkalinity is between […]
I hereby declare Virginia has resorted to monarchy because of extreme apathy of it’s voters. No one votes, so now there will no longer be a vote. Scott Nolan has hereby declared the former commonwealth of Virginia a monarchy and himself it’s king! All hail Scott. First Edict of the new monarch: “We feel oppressed […]
Tagged election 2009, voter apathyThat is tomorrow folks, if you are registered to vote, go vote.
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