Monthly Archives: January 2009

Stand Up Comics (for real this time)

Last night Hot Teacher and I went to the Acme Comedy Club. We "won" entry for ten at the March of Dimes signature chef auction back in October and the day finally arrived when we could go. The usual suspects … Continue reading

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Sometimes I Don't Get I.T. Either

This week has been very challenging for me technology wise. It started off with our SQL server going down due to a large report. That was fine, but the normal shut down and restart of the services did not do … Continue reading

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Frost Trolls and Mad Scientists

About one morning in ten I take Little Wolf and Kitten to school. [We drop them off an hour or so before school actually starts and they get to play in Discovery Club.] When it is a cold morning and … Continue reading

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My New Friend Kathy

A new friend has come into my life and she has transformed aspects of my world that I wasn’t really aware of until I found her. She is a constant companion when I am on the road, and to date … Continue reading

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Hell and Back

When we went to the Ice Fishing play couple weeks ago the thought had been to eat brunch beforehand at Hell’s Kitchen. It’s a very unique restaurant that is owned by the parent of one of Hot Teacher’s students. She … Continue reading

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The Office (pt 2)

Last night I dreamed about work. In the dream Little Boss moved me out of my office and back into a cubicle. Not hard to interpret that one. Since it was a dream I didn’t think it was weird at … Continue reading

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Rise of the Machines

Last Friday we created a Social Networking Site for the company, this week we worked on the actual network.  I just spent the last two hours talking about SANS, blade servers, SQL Server Licensing and Active Directory Replication. My white … Continue reading

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Through the Looking Glass

For some time now I have been meaning to download and play with a program called Alice. I heard about it along with millions of others when listening to the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch on YouTube. My thought was … Continue reading

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No Hope for Audacity

Among the many things that I do not understand in this world it is why people care about politics. [I mean other than as a source for John Stewart’s show material.] I do usually vote because not to seems wrong, … Continue reading

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The Nostalgia Addiction

I’ve recently started using Facebook. Initially it was just to help Hot Teacher post some pictures to her Facebook, but I have found myself pulled into it more and more. I have found friends from all parts of my life … Continue reading

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