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GRAFFITI -- November 21, 2005 thru November 27, 2005 >> Link to the Current Week << Last Week << Mon   Tues   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun >> Next Week Search this site : Welcome to Orb Graffiti, a place for me to write daily about life and computers. Contrary to popular belief, the two are not interchangeable.     About eMail - I publish email sometimes. If you send me an email and you want privacy or anonymity, please say so clearly at the beginning of your message.

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November 21, 2005

0742 - Good morning. Well, it seems that if I ever go insane or win the lottery, and decide to have some of the best men's shoes in the world, John Lobb will provide. For the price of 4 molar implants, I could have two bespoke suits from any one of a number of Savile Row tailors, perhaps Thomas Mahon, a pair or two of nice shoes from John Lobb, and the bit of change left over can buy me a few properly tailored shirts. Of course, paying down the mortgage takes some precedence...

Should be a light week. A number of people are out of the office all week, so I won't pick up on the process of inflicting Exchange on anyone until next week. But there's still plenty of mucking with computers that I'll get around to. I guess, given the time, that I'd best be getting started.

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November 22, 2005

1002 - Good morning. A quiet night last night. I spent some time organizing and cataloguing DVD's ... I spend more time at that than watching the damned things, as Marcia's more of a movie fan than I am. But there are a few here that I'll be interested in, and that I didn't even know we had.

Having been through the mail, it looks like my prediction of a slow work week is panning out. Even email from the sales guys is slowing a bit, as they realize that anyone who can make decisions about spending money is taking this week off. I'll probably poke around at building a trial replacement fileserver today. One day closer to turkey overdose day, Ciao!

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November 23, 2005

0950 - Good morning. Well, like several others of the remaining skeleton crew, I'm not going to work today. It'd be a long, long drive to get not very much done, and a longer drive back, as I joined the crowds rushing to be someplace else tomorrow for Thanksgiving dinner. I helped out with a bit of computer work at a neighbor's last night, and relaxed a bit with a copy of "The Mote In God's Eye" (Pournelle and Niven) which I haven't read in probably 25 years. I think I'll do a bit more of that today and (surprised?) futz around with computers some more. Ciao!

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November 24, 2005

1127 - Good morning. Happy Thanksgiving. Marcia got in some shopping yesterday, as she took a vacation day from work. I did a fair amount of backup work and shifting data around to make room for some upcoming storage media upgrades. I was talking with Bob the other night, and he recommended I hold off on my main system upgrade to see how Intel's next generation of dual-core processors pans out before committing to a new platform. That means that I'm holding off on the screen upgrades, too, as I don't want to buy another AGP card. Hmmm. Anyway, see y'all later...

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November 25, 2005

1058 - Good morning. Marcia's out participating in the annual retail frenzy. I'm not quite sure why she's doing so, but I know enough to just get out of the way at times like this. As a matter of fact, after all we ate last night, over at the relatives of some friends, I may just go take another nap... Happy Friday!

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November 26, 2005

1821 - Good eveing. We took the dogs on a nice long trip today ... all the way back home frorm Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Between shoppers and travellers, it was a longer run home than down (which we did on Monday), but not a bad drive back. As usual, we had a good time at the Thompson's place - they are gracious hosts. Note that every post this week was true, so now you have the context. And I have a need to do something besides sit here, having been sitting in the driver's seat for the last seven hours. See you tomorrow.

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November 27, 2005

1405 - Good afternoon. We slept late, glad to be back in our own bed. While it's fun to travel and spend time with good friends, even the most comfortable of guest beds still isn't like sleeping at home. Since we put the dogs out for the last time at nearly 11 last night, they let us sleep until 0930 this morning. Wow! Since then we've gotten the laundry started, the shopping done, and I've replaced two low-wattage flourescent bulbs that had burned out.

While we celebrated Thanksgiving with friends, our troops in the field did what they could to mark the holiday, and kept up the hard job they're doing on our behalf, and losing a few to the enemy in the process...

• Sgt. Luis R. Reyes, 26, of Aurora, Colo., died en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, on Nov. 18, when the bus in which he was riding rolled over.
• Pvt. Christopher M. Alcozer, 21, of DeKalb, Ill., died in Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 19, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades.
• Staff Sgt. Ivan V. Alarcon, 23, of Jerome, Idaho, died in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Nov. 17, when his HMMWV accidentally rolled over during combat operations.
• Master Sgt. Anthony R. C. Yost, 39, of Flint, Mich., died in Mosul, Iraq on Nov. 19, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position during combat operations.
• Sgt. Dominic J. Sacco, 32, of Albany, N.Y., died in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 20, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire.
• Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Troyer, 21, of Tangent, Ore., died Nov. 19 from wounds received as a result of small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq.
• Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 20, of El Paso, Texas died Nov. 19 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Hadithah, Iraq.
• 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, 23, of Freehold, N.J. died in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
• Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, 25, of Powder Springs, N.J. died in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
• Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair, 21, of Fort Wayne, Ind. died in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
• Spc. Dominic J. Hinton, 24, of Jacksonville, Texas. died in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
• Spc. Michael J. Idanan, 21, of Chula Vista, Calif., died in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
• Spc. Matthew P. Steyart, 21, of Mount Shasta, Calif., died in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on Nov. 22, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations.
• Pfc. John W. Dearing, 21, of Hazel Park, Mich., died in Habbaniyah, Iraq on Nov. 21, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
• Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory J. Turpin, 23, of Dahlonega, Ga., died Nov. 20 when he drowned in the Seychelles.
• Sgt. Denis J. Gallardo, 22, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Nov. 22, from a non-combat related illness.
• Spc. Allen J. Knop, 22, of Willowick, Ohio, died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 23, from non-combat related injuries.
• Spc. Javier A. Villanueva, 25, of Temple, Texas, died in Al Asad, Iraq, on Nov. 24, of injuries sustained in Hit, Iraq, on Nov. 23, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.
• Staff Sgt. Steven C. Reynolds, 32, of Jordan, N.Y. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 24, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV causing it to flip into a canal.
• Pfc. Marc A. Delgado, 21, of Lithia, Fla. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 24, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV causing it to flip into a canal.
• Spc. Gregory L. Tull, 20, of Pocahontas, Iowa, died in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 25, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

Okay. I have projects coming out of my ears, and I want to get at least one more productive thing done today, so I'd best be about it. Ciao!

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