On Wednesday, our cleaning ladies were supposed to come and clean for our NYE party. However, CJ getting sick threw a wrinkle into that-- one of their daughters is going through radiation and has a weakened immune system, so she can't be exposed to illness, which makes her mother wary of being exposed herself. So instead, I did a three-day ( Read more... )

* A Witch In Time by Madeline Alt ( Read more... )

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Yesterday, all of the T1s to our office were down. The problem was in the one thing we can't possibly make redundant-- one of AT&T's remote terminals lost power, and it happens to be the RT that every piece of copper in our area runs through ( Read more... )

A note to Tom, who posted a recipe: You're doing it the hard way ( Read more... )

There's been a trend I've been noticing lately, in which people tell a story in which they conveniently leave off parts. It's easy to do, cutting out that bit there that makes you look bad. It's seductive, too-- once you start telling it that way, the whole story seems BETTER somehow. So you keep telling it ( Read more... )

"I am creating systems to fix ongoing problems to make life easier in the long run. Every problem I encounter now is an opportunity to make it better so I can spend more time on the beach with a drink in one hand and a book in the other ( Read more... )

Two years ago, we shut down one of our telecommunication carriers, for various complicated reasons ( Read more... )

I've been back home for less than 24 hours, and already I feel weighed down and depressed. Much of that stems from the number of responsibilities that climbed back onto my shoulder as soon as I got home, and wouldn't be helped by a permanent location change ( Read more... )

Baaaaaa... er, I mean, sure, why not try the quiz du jour ( Read more... )