Ah, travel. It’s one of those ideas that seems really sexy when you are younger. See new places, meet new people, all without hassles thanks to the modern day conveniences. In a past life, I even took advantage of those fringe benefits such as frequent flyer miles. This allowed me to earn premium status onContinue reading “The Joy of Travel… Or How American Airlines and Marriott Want To Kill Me”
Category Archives: Personal
Missing Dog – Status Update
A number of people have asked about whether we found Ike and how the family is coping with the loss. I am sad to report that we never found Ike. We contacted every organization and traveled to numerous shelters. There was never any sign of him. Some of our posters are still up along CaulksContinue reading “Missing Dog – Status Update”
Dr. Richard Stallman Talk @ UMSL
Monday night, I attended the RMS talk presented as part of the Spender & Spencer series at University of Missouri – Saint Louis. As expected, the talk was about the freedom of software and how proprietary software is “evil”. It has been awhile since I have heard RMS speak. Maybe my memory is failing, butContinue reading “Dr. Richard Stallman Talk @ UMSL”
Crazies Calling Me at 1am
Last week we rolled out a new phone system (something I will blog about shortly). We got a new block of DIDs to make our lives easier and the number easier to remember (314.621.8105 old vs 314.622.6200 new). Well, thanks to my direct number, I received my first crazy voicemail. Enjoy!
SNL Skit – Maraka (Dora Ripoff) The Explorer
SNL did a skit about Maraka and her pet “Mittens”. As a parent who is forced to watch Dora repeatedly and wants that damn fox to steal Dora’s map, this made me laugh until I cried: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb7eLgaddI4
Sad Day – Missing Family Member (Lost Dog)
It’s a relatively sad day for the Porter family. We have been searching for Ike since January 7th but are losing hope. It started when I let him out early that morning. Since then, Saint Louis has been plagued with exceptionally cold weather. Almost every night, Avery expresses her concerns and tells us how muchContinue reading “Sad Day – Missing Family Member (Lost Dog)”
MacBook Pro Saga – Apple Support and From 15 to 17 In 8 Days
Those who read the obituary of my PowerBook know that I recently acquired a new MacBook Pro 15″ with Intel Core2 Duo chip. For the most part, I was extremely happy with this machine. That was until Thanksgiving weekend. On Thanksgiving evening, I was performing a little work and headed off to dinner. I closedContinue reading “MacBook Pro Saga – Apple Support and From 15 to 17 In 8 Days”
Obituary – Bye Bye Powerbook G4
Obituary: After over 3 years with the machine, my Powerbook G4 has come to the end of its life. Arriving it January 2003, the machine served it’s purpose well and did it with all the vigor one could expect of the PPC platform. The tragedy was not cause by obsolescence, but by the unforgiving forceContinue reading “Obituary – Bye Bye Powerbook G4”
Back to Blogging – Why? and Why Now?
I have decided to start blogging again. There are two primary reasons for this – personal and professional/industry. The first and foremost is that I want to keep a record of things that have been happening in my personal life. Time seems to be accelerating. My three children are growing up so fast. I wantContinue reading “Back to Blogging – Why? and Why Now?”