One day, I may decide to recount the whole story of these last two weeks, but it’s not going to happen right now, because I spent almost 14 hours at work today and I’m still not quite done with everything that needs attention. And, after my necessarily compressed workout, I wanted to spend a few […]

This week’s activities have been a bit of a departure from the norm for me. That’s often a mixed bag: I am, after all, a creature of habit, and disruptions of routine don’t always go well. At the same time, I enjoy novelty. This variation, so far, isn’t falling toward the positive side. So far, […]

I found a backup from two weeks ago (that I didn’t remember making, but must have done so) that worked a little better.  Looks like things are well and good up until July 27.  I’ll take that. Now I only have to pull maybe two dozen posts out of the mishmash of slightly corrupted SQL […]

Sad to say, despite some cool stuff this weekend, I’m having one of those down periods. We’ll just say that yesterday, for all kinds of reasons, just wasn’t optimal, and I was, frankly, relieved to go to bed and put it death, at least figuratively. That said, I still did some objectively cool and interesting […]

Had a doctor’s appointment today, and my blood pressure kicks ass. What a difference a year makes; comparing my numbers from last year to those from this morning, it’s a wonder I wasn’t half-dead…though i actually probably was. Lifestyle changes do make a difference at heading off a crappy hand at the genetic poker table. […]

For the first time in who knows how long, we had a bunch of friends over for for what you might call a party. An evening of food, beverages, and, as is often the case with this group of people, Rock Band. As I type this, things have wound down, the guests have left, and […]

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I think there are a lot of us that can relate at least a little bit to the first couple of paragraphs in this essay from slacktiverse; the experience of being bullied, the advice from authority figures that isn’t particularly helpful… And, of course, the fact that when we […]

Found out on Tuesday that for the rest of this week, I am the team lead/coordinator for two different integrated project teams on two different projects, thanks to a quirk confluence of annual leave. So, I get to be the boss of two disparate things, with all the attendant rights and responsibilities (but not the […]

Moved into a new office this week; while the situation, overall, is a positive one, it still totally blew my routine, which, when such things happen to me, manifest themselves physically. So yeah, I didn’t feel all that great most of the week. Still, the week’s over now, so I am planning to enjoy my […]

It’s been a soul-sucking week, no question, for both me and the rest of the household. Hoping it gets better starting this afternoon, what with RavenCon in town and all. I just hope I can find some time to enjoy myself, and not spend the whole time on guard to make sure my kids aren’t […]