other stuff

You Found a WHAT?!

That’s right.  A gray hair.  Actually, more like five of them.  Never thought it would happen to me, guess that shows what I know.

I’ve Called my Congress Critter — Have You?

My Congressman voted against this “crap sandwich” bailout bill on Monday.  My Senators voted for it (and they’ll be hearing an earful from me when I can get through the switchboard).
This morning I called my Congressman’s office (all five, actually) to thank him for voting against the bill on Monday and to urge him to [...]

GOD BLESS AMERICA


Finished? Maybe

Those of you who actually know me know that I’ve been cramming like crazy for the CISSP exam in the last couple of weeks.  Twelve years in the industry … 2 years of study … 20 days of virtual bootcamp, practice exams and cramming … and it all came down to this:  250 “all of [...]

Someone Else’s Sheets

I’m in Huntsville, AL this week for a business meeting. The first flight (to Cincinnati) was decent except for the last 20 minutes when I thought I was going to die (insane turbulence that was lifting me off of my seat). The second flight was a piece of cake. I had dinner [...]

Motivation? Not So Much

There was a time when I could “beat my body into daily submission”, to quote the apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 9:27).  I could force myself to get up when the alarm went off at 5am, without complaint or snooze button.  I could work well into the night at housework after working all day doing work [...]

ClearViewWhat?

I’ve suddenly been getting a lot of ping-backs lately to blog posts, which is slightly unusual — I don’t typically don’t have random unknown people linking to me. This evening I had three waiting for me; all pointed at my NYC 2008 post, each emphasizing a different subject: “where was the statue of liberty [...]