Archive for April, 2003
Japan Pics Are Up
Yay! It took some doing (I had to reset some permissions on my web server after a lockdown tool set them a little TOO securely – yes, I know you don’t care), but I FINALLY HAVE THE JAPAN PICS UP IN THE GALLERY. I gave blood again today – when’s the last time YOU gave? [...]
Man Night
The first-ever Man Night festivities were held Chez Moi last night. Well, Chez Moi-et-Emylene, but it was MAN Night, so Em was deliberately absent. I think it was a pretty resounding (if mellow) success. Those who came partook of MEAT, and POTATOES, and BEER, and PLAYSTATION 2 (I rented Wreckless – badly reviewed, but we [...]
Tiki Talk
I finally figured out why Movable Type wasn’t sending me any e-mail notifications – after wasting entirely too much time trying to figure out what was wrong with MT, I realized that it was all actually a problem with the way SMTP and DNS were configured on my server. So, now that all is pretty [...]
Microsoft Exam 70-228
PASSED. Passing Score: 755. My Score: 866. Thanks to Arnon for the support.
Many Days No Bloggie
Half-Decent Excuse: Been spending all spare minutes cramming for Microsoft Exam 70-228 (Admin, Install & Config MS SQL Server 2000). Joy. Real Reason: Still not in the habit of blogging – I occasionally stop and remember that I have a blog now, and can/should post something to it. I’ll be taking the exam in a [...]
The Man In Black
Just doing some work from home, and listening to the generally amazing Radio Paradise, and on comes Johnny Cash doing his cover of “Personal Jesus”. And I just have to take the time to blog that Johnny just ROCKS. Yes, I know (and love) his cover of “Rusty Cage”, and this cover isn’t quite as [...]
About Japan…
Alright, I’m *not* getting around to posting the Japan pics. Sigh… In the interim, and before I forget: Some Things the Japanese Do Right the COOLEST toilets in the world – I MUST have one numbered subway exits oshibori onsen (hot springs / communal baths / hot tubs) love hotels (rooms for a “rest”, or [...]
More on St. Peters
I’m staying at the Drury Inn in St. Peters, and working at a site a few miles away. The nearest Starbucks is probably back at the airport. Thus, I am counting the minutes until I get back to the airport Friday evening. The coffee at the hotel is awful, and the coffee at the client [...]
A short history of St. Peters
From the “since I’m here” department: Over two hundred years ago, in 1789, the first building was erected near what is now the Old Town area of St. Peters. An old Indian trail, later called the Salt River Trail (Road), crossed the Dardenne Creek near where the present bridge is located. Beginning as a French-Canadian [...]
In St. Peters, MO
Never been to St. Louis before. Flew into STL today, and I can still say I’ve never been to St. Louis. Sigh… I’ll be here in St. Peters (um, west of St. Louis, off I-70) all week on business – we have a client with offices here, and I’ll be loading software onto some of [...]