training day

This day went on too long. This week is database training for the new lab system. Sometimes I wonder if I really need to be in training; I don’t really do anything. But I think the lab managers feel comfortable that a member from IT is present during these sessions. We worked on setting up [...]

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belated birthday greeting

Happy Belated Birthday to my niece Emily, who turned 9 last week. I’m sorry I’m late! Happy Birthday from your Uncle Neil

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1 year old

Just want to wish a very Happy Birthday to my “niece” Lina (shown here with her mom Glenda). Lina turns 1 year old today!

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monday music mambo

Monday Music Mambo
Today is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day, so I hereby proclaim today as Drummer Day!

Name some of your favorite drummers. Or name a drummer if you don’t have any favorites.
John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, Dave Grohl of Nirvana, Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Alex Van Halen of Van Halen
What song contains your [...]

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final four

Since the start of the tourney, I watched like … maybe 1 game in its entirety? Not that the games were boring; I just haven’t been interested. I wished I watched today’s East Regional final between UNC and Georgetown. With 6 minutes left and the Tar Heels up by 10, my picks for the Final [...]

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coping

So I’m back up and online. I did not use a computer at all on Saturday. How was my day? Uneventful.

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Shutdown Day approaches

Saturday is Shutdown Day. I’m participating by going the whole day without a computer. No e-mail, no internet, no Twitter, no Twittervision, no Digg, no iTunes, no Flickr, no del.icio.us, no Google, no Wikipedia, no YouTube, no WordPress, no Netflix, no games, no widgets, no blogging, no blogroll, no uploads, no downloads, no troubleshooting, no [...]

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dirty car art

Check this out … Scott Wade’s Dirty Car Art.

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