A. has a death in the family last week. So it was my responsibility to transport her to WVa for the memorial services. It was a time to be quiet, funny on-demand, and wear uncomfortable shoes. I had a bit of a head cold, and there were three crises in full bloom at the office. If you're not from the area, there was a bit of a snowstorm that ( Read more... )

I would like to congratulate Seamus McNasty on his recognition as official clergy (unlike a pretender like myself.) So say it with me: "Reverend Seamus McNasty." Who doesn't want that on their business card?

Backstory: I'm part of a geo-diverse team which means we have people spread out over the planet and there's no cluster of individuals. This makes it a great pain to my boss to comply with the company policy of "take your teams out for lunch and that'll pass as a holiday bonus." So to make up for that, the forensic team that sits next to me ( Read more... )

... and out of the Solstice.

Happy Holidays, whichever one(s) you celebrate.

From a conversation tonight.

Me: "If they made an electric snuggie, I wonder how many Americans would die."
A.: "Not enough."

So, there's a few interesting issues coming up on the ballot. I know you're looking to me to tell you how to vote, or at least clear up what they all mean.

Issue 1.Simply put it's to authorize the State to issue bonds to pay a bonus to Ohio veterans of the Persian Gulf war ( Read more... )

So the house has been sitting on the market all year. Despite redoing everything and swearing that I'd never rent the place, I've changed my mind. Well the two house payments helped to change my mind. The market isn't exactly that great and the neighborhood isn't that great and the agency listing the place wasn't that great. So basically it sat ( Read more... )

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A. was on the road and I had an important technology demo for the Red Cross re-scheduled up to today (Tuesday ( Read more... )

First off a little disclaimer: I haven't read enough of the proposed solutions or really researched either side of the health care debate. There's not a whole lot I can do about it at this point, and honestly, I'm doing more good for society spending my time in other ways at the moment ( Read more... )