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GRAFFITI -- July 31, 2006 thru August 06, 2006 >> 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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July 31, 2006

1010 - Good morning. You know, this interesting article on the Israeli Lobby in America stayed off my radar somehow. My stance remains: We, as Americans, are responsible for our own protection, for our own borders. I am not responsible for, nor beholden to Israel. But at this time, and in this place, their enemy is our enemy, so our "partnership"^[1] makes sense. In the longer term, certainly we should evaluate our national priorities and policies by our needs, not Isreal's.

On the lighter side of the ledger, has anyone not yet seen the Chris Bliss juggling video? That rocks! Now, it's time to get back to work.

[1] "Partnership", if you count paying the tab when Israel attacks the Islamics with whom the Israelis have been playing the game of mutual provocation, that peculiar brand of Middle Eastern brinksmanship that seems to always be going on over there.

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August 1, 2006

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August 2, 2006

0958 - Good morning. Yesterday was eaten by mutant wolverines. I was out the door at 0610, taking a back route to work because of a tipped-over 18 wheeler on the Outer Loop. I was meeting our phone system vendor for a fix. I was here in time, but there were problems, so we reverted and rescheduled for 1700 hours. Work kept me in grindstone mode all day, then we tried again, from 5 to 8 in the evening. No go. So there's another round of that coming, but TBA. And that long day was over.

There's also not much to report, as a result. I was listening to the radio, and heard them talking about how so many spicy foods seem to come from hot climates, without ever acknowledging the key background to that fact: In hot climates, food goes bad quickly, and that can be masked with spices. Duh! Many Mel Gibson jokes, like the next movie, "What Jews Want", and other humor funny but less savory. Back to work now. Ciao!

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August 3, 2006

1637 - Good afternoon. Yay! Fourth time was the charm. Another late-ish evening ended up with a phone system that's back in the pink of health. I've got some documentation reading to do, to get to the point where I understand enough to get things fully reconfigured to current from the point of last backup, but we're close enough for government work now! Turned out the big problem was a borked replacement hard drive from the manufacturer.

So, a couple of long days ... I came home an hour and a half early today. Now I'll format a couple of David's old columns for Jerry, then do some Technical Review stuff for Bob. If there's energy or time, I'll find something else to amuse me. Ciao!

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August 4, 2006

0842 - Good morning. One headline: "Mideast crisis delays Blair holiday" ... Another headline: "Bush gets a 'look-see' at the border before starting summer break". Yay, that's our guy there! All-time leader in the Presidential Vacation stakes! Anyway, glad it's Friday. Later...

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August 5, 2006

1424 - Good afternoon. Hmmm. I'm motivationally challenged today. Other than doing some technical review work for Bob, I haven't done jack-all today. Breakfast, browsing, email, lunch ... yeah, but nothing of import. So, I'll waste no more of your time now. Check back later, I'll be back if I find something interesting or useful to report.

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August 6, 2006

1638 - Good afternoon. Another quiet day... I guess that's what I must need. Some work on the Chaos Manor Reviews material for tomorrow, some shopping, watering in the front yard, a bit of email. That pretty much covers the day around here. Meantime our boys and girls are going through hell in Iraq and Afghanistan, make sure they have your concern and support, regardless of politics!

• Lance Cpl. James W. Higgins, 22, of Frederick, Md., died July 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Lance Cpl. Adam R. Murray, 21, of Cordova, Tenn., died July 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Cpl. Timothy D. Roos, 21, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died July 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Pfc. Enrique C. Sanchez, 21, of Garner, N.C., died July 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield, 19, of Clovis, Calif. died July 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Sgt. Christian B. Williams, 27, of Winter Haven, Fla. died July 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus, 28, of Wolf Creek, Mont., died July 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Pfc. Jason Hanson, 21, of Forks, Wash., died July 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek, 20, of Merrill, Wis., died in Tikrit, Iraq on Aug. 2 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy.
• Sgt. Dustin D. Laird, 23, of Martin, Tenn., died on Aug. 2, in Al Qaim, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMMV during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq, on Aug. 1.
• Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci, 21, of Stow, Ohio, died Aug. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Spc. Hai Ming Hsia, 37, of New York, N.Y., died Aug. 1 during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
• Sgt. Joshua A. Ford, 20, of Wayne, Neb., died on July 31 during combat operations in Al Numaniyah, Iraq.
• Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr., 23, of Austin, Texas, died Aug. 3 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Lance Cpl. Kurt E. Dechen, 24, of Springfield, Vt., died Aug. 3 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
• Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee, 28, of Hood River, Ore., was killed on Aug. 2 during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.
• Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Suplee, 39, of Ocala, Fla., died on Aug 3 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Fla., of injuries sustained on Apr 1 in Kabul, Afghanistan, when his HMMWV was involved in a traffic accident.

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