Category Archives: Life, the Universe and Everything

Home, home, no more to roam

Huzzah! In celebration of sitting at my own desk, using my own computer, for the first time in many days, I bring you tons of useless links and miscellany. Huzzah! First off, “What goes bang, thud, bang, thud, bang, thud, … Continue reading Continue reading

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The blustery day

What a long, boring day. It snowed last night on top of the ice, leaving things a wonderful mess. The wind is whipping, and the temp is around 13 degrees (-8 wind chill). I ventured out of the hotel cocoon … Continue reading Continue reading

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Come skate with me…

Holy crap. I just got to the hotel in OKC. The plane was almost an hour late getting in to start, but then I made the fatal error of telling my wife that I only had about a 30 minute … Continue reading Continue reading

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Gah. It’s been a week???

I suppose I should write something in this space, if I’m not gonna rent it out. It’s funny how I’ve had a week’s worth of nights sitting in a hotel room, yet I haven’t found a moment to update the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Fly away, fly away home…

Airport wireless is the bestest invention since the self-flushing toilet. Sitting in the Pittsburgh airport, waiting for the flying bus to arrive. There’s another 2 or 3 hours before lift off, but I have a smidge of laptop battery left, … Continue reading Continue reading

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I love the Steelers

As it turns out, I have fabulous access to the internets here in Pittsbrrrrrrrrgh. Not only that, but I have been dealing with happy Yinzers. In fact, they’ve pretty much left me to my own devices, as most of them … Continue reading Continue reading

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On the road agin

Well, I’m about to embark on a couple of weeks of road trippin’. First stop is Pittsburgh for a week. That’s right, I’m going to be in Pittsburgh the day after the Super Bowl. I’m so screwed. Either the clients … Continue reading Continue reading

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I tolerate this century, but I don’t enjoy it.

In preparation for the arrival of the 9th Doctor in March, I was discussing Doctor Who with Whiny the Elder. He remembered watching the series on PBS when he was very little, but pretty much the only things that stuck … Continue reading Continue reading

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Geek household tips

We had a problem recently with an animal of some sort knocking over our trash cans and spreading garbage all over the place. The solution: put dead power supplies on the trash can lids. Hey, it works… Of course, my … Continue reading Continue reading

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A day in sunny Knoxville

Well, more like 2 or 3 hours in sunny Knoxville. I’m headed up there for a meeting, but I have to go through Charlotte, NC, to get there. So, I’ll be spending about 12 hours traveling to and fro, and … Continue reading Continue reading

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