It's been a while since I've updated ... things are going, ehh, well? Everything is fine except money is tight - in part, due to things going well. But that also means I can't go out and do everything I want to do ( Read more... )

After a hard-drive failure (I did have backups), I made the decision to give Linux a chance again. As many of you know, I'm not new to computers, or to Linux. In fact, I'm a Systems and Network Administrator who has been using Linux in a server environment for the last 5-6 years ( Read more... )

As gas drives toward $4.00 a gallon one has to ask when this will end (and, once answered, why it'll take that long). I feel as though we're in a living saga, watching change force itself on our country and, like a movie, watching to see how it'll all play out ( Read more... )

It's been a week of hatred towards the hand that feeds me: technology. Reading through the news tonight, I ran across a few links that illustrate just why I feel the way I do:

First, there's an article pointing out Sony's newest value-added service: removing the crap that comes with their fresh-out-of-the-box laptops - for $50! For years, a ( Read more... )

Ok, so I'm about to snap someone in half at work. We've dealing with this company ('The Company') whose name I cannot use because I'll be fired for mentioning it. Members on our board formed a 'business relationship' with 'The Company' shortly after I started to install a new phone system for us. As it turns out, 'The Company' is filled with ( Read more... )

I'm amazed by the number of people who seem to make bucket-loads of basic financial mistakes, or worse, simply don't look deep enough when making decisions. Stretching a dollar seems harder and harder these days, but once the practice leaves our homes and turns into our dealings with a bank, corporation or other entity, we just give up and accept ( Read more... )

Wow ... I don't even know where to start ( Read more... )

As I was walking with Omar tonight, I hear a train in the background blowing its horn an unusual number of times in a semi-frantic pattern. It reminded me of a story I was once told a long time ago that stuck with me ( Read more... )

I've attempted lately to write a few "Articles" for the journal, here. More gearing towards having my own website. The problem seems to be within my own simplicity. If I know something, why write about it? It already exists on the internet anyway. If I don't know something, why not just look it up instead of contemplate it on a journal that maybe ( Read more... )

What an interesting last 40 days or so it has been ...

On December 9th, I went to Toronto to see DJ Tiesto perform. What an insanely awesome night. Actually, you can see the video here:
The funny part of this video is that I'm standing right in front of the camera (I've had a number of people verify it is me, just in case I was going insane). So I ( Read more... )