If the outside is too cold out the front door, we must try the back door to see if it’s warmer out there! The kitties are so cute and affectionate today; I think they sense the cold too. For those of you near Great Falls, check out Mediterranee Restaurant on the South side of Colvin […]
I have started getting calls on my cell phone during the daytime that are telemarketing calls. What makes this particularly annoying is that the company or companies have figured out how to spoof the caller-id system into showing what appears to be a legitimate phone number the call is coming from (real examples): 248-758-9138 (called […]
Tagged junkmail, Spam, telemarketingSaxby Chambliss is running for re-election… he’s not a nice man. Let’s help Jim Martin challenge him in their special runoff election and win.
Things are finally beginning to slow down from the frenetic pace of political campaigning, preparation for ballroom dance showcases, and launching a major new product at work. The election is over, and great progress was made. The dance showcase event is over, and we had fun and no dance partners ended up on the floor. […]
Tagged Music, PersonalMy half-hearted attempt to be a beatnik for tonight’s sock-hop and 1950s party at the Tyson’s Corners’ Dance Studio. Black pants (could not find black jeans), black turtle neck, black button down over it, gelled hair. I don’t own any birth control glasses (military issue like Elvis Costello wears) anymore, or I’d switch to those […]
Tagged beatniks, Dance, rainIt was a pretty spectacular weekend. Friday night after work I hit The Ballroom Studio for one last practice for showcase routines with Michele and Cassandra and attended the dance party. Saturday, Erci and I hit practices with our different formation teams, and I snagged lunch with Pranu; then Saturday night was the big showcase […]
Tagged Dance, gardening, weekendGrumble, the fact that modern day and currently patched Solaris 10 does not support the -maxdepth option in it’s included find command is a real pain. So I spent this morning grabbing the findutils package, which meant grabbing the libintl package (it is one of several dependencies) and checking to make sure our already installed […]
Tagged server, systems administration, UNIXArrived just before 6 am and parking lot is over full (to the point it is a minor safety hazard) and there is a long line. Line was entirely indoors by 7:15am, but the steady trickle of voters is still impressive in this very rural precinct. Beth Roemmelt and I are greeting voters as they […]
Tagged 2008 electionJust a reminder. I could not sleep last night because I was so excited.
Tagged 2008 electionThe reason to vote for Obama, he says: “I will open the doors to government and ask you to be involved in your own democracy again.” If you have not seen his ~28 minute spot yet, you should. Even if you don’t plan to vote for Obama, the spot points out the things our government […]
Tagged 2008 election, American dream, democracy, Politics