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Hazy. Hot. Humid.

July 22, 2008 – 6:39 am

We’re in day 8 of 90o+ heat, with the humidity trailing that by a nose. A break is on the horizon, doubtless in the form of torrential downpours and thunderstorms.
I can’t wait.
-k-

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Only in the District of Columbia …

June 15, 2008 – 1:20 pm

Could one see a headline like this:
4 teens stabbed in northeast Washington after peace festival
At least they weren’t shot; guns are banned in the District. Looks like the ban is working.
-k-

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Satisfaction Surveys

June 10, 2008 – 9:24 pm

I wrote about our new set of wheels a few posts back. It’s my little bride’s car1; I’d have chosen something different for me, but she seems tickled, and that’s all right. I have no complaints about price, terms, or payments. And it is a fine looking rig.
Today at work, I got [...]

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Search for America Tour, 2008, Leg 1

June 5, 2008 – 10:09 pm

In July. Destination: Chicago, to get together with a college compadre. And to hear the roar of powerful engines here.
Can’t wait!
-k-

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Oh, Goody

June 1, 2008 – 8:24 pm

My first full week back at work in the crypt of faded dreams begins tomorrow. And, as fate would have it, it’s my week with the stinking on-call pager.
I’m richly blessed.
-k-

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Body Shops

June 1, 2008 – 5:09 pm

One more time before my emeritus years, I’d dearly love to work with a small group (3-5) of sysadmins who work hard, play hard, and just get stuff done by helping each other out.
This is contrasted to bloated staffs, each member of which gets tasks assigned from a sort of job jar, without [...]

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40

May 29, 2008 – 11:39 pm

Dude, you would be 40 today.
I’d have called you and ribbed you unmercifully about being old.
I’d have bounced your kids, which I’m sure you’d have had by now, on my knee.
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We saw a young man at LAX yesterday.
Your mother’s eyes got all misty.
After he went into the terminal,
I looked at your mother and [...]

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Because I Can

May 28, 2008 – 12:46 pm

This post brought to you from the Virgin America departure lounge at LAX. Wi-fi at LAX isn’t free, so I’m using my trusty Sprint Wireless Broadband modem.
I was able to get to the tMobile sign up page, before switching to my card.  The goal was to see whether I could remember all the Linux commands [...]

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And the Sun Shines

May 27, 2008 – 4:34 pm

I nearly posted a photo of blue sky earlier. Blue sky is something that’s been mighty scarce since we arrived in El Lay. We’ve had heavy overcast, torrential rain, and if my MIdwestern ears are still attuned, a brief bit of hail since we got here.
Our daughter has a breezeway, to which the smokers [...]

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T-Minus a Bit Less than 24

May 27, 2008 – 3:57 pm

As much as I love my grandchildren, and as blessed as I am that they’re part of the family, we leave slam dunk Los Angeles tomorrow, for the return trip back home. We’re glad of that; our grandparent systems aren’t as resilient to commotion, noise, and Houdini-baffling schedules as they used to be.  If there [...]

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