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GRAFFITI -- October 05, 2009 thru October 11, 2009 >> 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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October 5, 2009

Row 1 - Normal rainfall Glenn Dale Bell Station, 1921-1987
* Only nine months measured in 2008;
+ : includes low estimate from snowfall

2017 - Of course, now that I've over-seeded the front lawn, there's precious little rain in the forecast. We'll see. The rumor for winter is a weak El Niño means cold and snow for the mid-Atlantic states. We'll see about that, too. It's Monday, and I'm in surprisingly decent shape considering the productive work over the weekend. It's fourteen hours after I dragged out of bed this morning, the work and chores are done, and it's time for school. Gotta roll, ciao!

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October 6, 2009

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October 7, 2009

2136 - Sigh. Sorry about that. There I was, minding my own business, when I saw an implication that I should have already rewritten my Writing Sample submission into something nearly suitable for Paper number one, and that had to be in today. Argh! Argh! Heaven save us from Professors of English (although this particular one has good reason for recent distraction, I hold her currently blameless). So I did other work, and also rewrote and submitted that last night.

I was up before the ass crack of dawn this morning, and had my ass planted in Terese's chair (she's our dental hygenist) at 0700. Yow! Good checkup, everything shiny and nice. Work was work, some progress made on a couple of fronts. Tonight, I've just finished formatting and posting Jerry's CMR column for October. Now here we are. I'm on call for the next week, too! I think I'm tired and ready to unwind. Ciao!

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October 8, 2009

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October 9, 2009

1941 - All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And boy am I dull, Jack! I have so much I want to do, and so few hours in each day after the "must" list is completed. Speaking of which ... ciao!

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October 10, 2009

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October 11, 2009

2143 - I stayed busy yesterday. I did school work, both assignments and reading. I did some chores around the house, and got a few things done before the big event of the day, picking up Marcia at the airport. Yep, herself went to Michigan for a week to spend more time with family than the last two visits allowed. Since she gained an extra two weeks of vacation this year, it meant that she had the opportunity to travel while I didn't. Frankly, with the school work load as it is this semester, it'd have been difficult anyway.

Today, I tried to take the day off. I only did the shopping, washed the car, and finished my first of two required papers for the Computer Architecture course. Yeah, that's right, papers required for that math-and-design based course. Sigh. Multiculturalism and Historical Perspective are crucial to the understanding of the operation of computers. Right? Right? Anyway, besides all that, and roasting coffee, I've taken the day off. So far, I've read about half of Unseen Academicals, the latest Discworld book from Terry Pratchett. If you're looking for a fun read, get it and read it yourself - the book is a hoot, as usual for pTerry.

Having kept half an ear on the news, we already know it was a bad week in Afghanistan. We both made sure to say "Thank You!" to service members in transit while at the airport. It is important that if we do nothing else, we make sure that the men and women out at the pointy end of the stick understand how much we value and honor their service. We should all do that. I remain ashamed of us as a country for the way we allowed the soldiers from the Vietnam era to be treated. Our men and women in uniform ROCK! Our deepest condolences to the units and families of the fallen.

• Staff Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn, 39, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, died Oct. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during an attempt to disarm it.
• Spc. Paul E. Andersen, 49, of Dowagiac, Michigan, died Oct. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his camp using indirect fire.
• Capt. Benjamin A. Sklaver, 32, of Medford, Massachusetts, died Oct. 2 in Murcheh, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when he was attacked by a suicide bomber.
• Pfc. Alan H. Newton Jr., 26, of Asheboro, North Carolina, died Oct. 2 in Murcheh, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when he was attacked by a suicide bomber.
• Maj. Tad T. Hervas, 48, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, died Oct. 6 at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
• Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin, 25 of Savannah, Georgia, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
• Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, 27, of Tucson, Arizona, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
• Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, 24, of Applegate, California, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
• Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk, 30, of South Portland, Maine, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
• Sgt. Michael P. Scusa, 22, of Villas, New Jersey, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
• Spc. Christopher T. Griffin, 24, of Kincheloe, Michigan, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
• Spc. Stephan L. Mace, 21, of Lovettsville, Virginia, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
• Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson, 22, of Reno, Nevada, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
• Spc. Kevin O. Hill, 23, of Brooklyn, New York, died Oct. 4 at Contingency Outpost Dehanna, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and indirect fires.
• Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook, 41, of Shiprock, New Mexico, died Oct. 7 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds suffered Sept. 8 when insurgents attacked his unit in the Ganjigal Valley, Afghanistan, using small arms and indirect fire.

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