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GRAFFITI -- October 26, 2009 thru November 01, 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 26, 2009

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October 28, 2009

1845 - Grrr. I am annoyed that I'm so busy I can't even drop in here to say hello. I did just get Jerry's mailbag for the month formatted and posted. I'm flailing about getting as far ahead of the game as possible before 4 days of LISA next week. Back to the grind, ciao!

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October 29, 2009

2051 - Progress is. Pending review before submission, I've unexpectedy just finished the next assignment in my Computer Architecture course. Now all that remains between now and Saturday night is a day of work, a day of house cleaning, and writing the first draft of my third paper for bonehead engrish. Supper was one of those heat-n-eat pasta meals from Bertolli, but with cracked black pepper and very freshly grated parmesan cheese liberally applied thereupon. Yum-oh! Maybe I'll relax for the balance of this evening... Ciao!

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October 31, 2009

1854 - Whoops! I even had a bit of spare time last night, since I finished the draft of my third writing project for bonehead before 8 PM. But I booted into Windows 7 and popped into D & D Online for a bit of free slayage. Today, started moving on the house-cleaning project just before 10. Finished a few minutes ago, having had a small shopping break in the middle, since tomorrow's spoken for. Soon I'm going to have to figure out what's for supper. Ciao!

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November 1, 2009

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

1940 - Happy first of November. October certainly went out like a sea lion: we had over 5 inches of rain in the last 10 days of the month. Yow! Today's LISA '09 training session was Æleen Frisch on the subject of Administering Linux in Production Environments. She really knows her stuff. Yah, well, along with her corporate cred, three editions of Essential System Administration from O'Reilly ought to speak well, too. Three more full days of training await.

Holy Cow! What a bad freaking week to have been an American in Afghanistan! My heart sank lower with each of the twenty nine lives of fine defenders of America that I transcribed this week from the DoD site. It hasn't been this bad in a long, long time. Our condolences to the families and units of the fallen.

• Spc. Eric N. Lembke, 25, of Tampa, Florida, died Oct. 23 in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Pfc. Kimble A. Han, 30, of Lehi, Utah, died Oct. 23 in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Oct. 26 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, of Westchester, New York, died Oct. 26 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Capt. David S. Mitchell, 30, of Loveland, Ohio, died Oct. 26 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen, 29, of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, died Oct. 26 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf, 24, of Hawthorne, California, died Oct. 25 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket propelled grenade.
• Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, of Stockton, Illinois, died Oct. 24 in Zhari province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
• Maj. David L. Audo, 35, of Saint Joseph, Illinois, died Oct. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
• Spc. Brandon K. Steffey, 23, of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, died Oct. 25 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley, 21, of Rosanky, Texas, died Oct. 28 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, New York, died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas, died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, Indiana, died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Missouri, died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, Louisiana, died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, Illinois, died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, Washington, died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Chief Warrant Officer Michael P. Montgomery, 36, of Savannah, Georgia, died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
• Chief Warrant Officer Niall Lyons, 40, of Spokane, Washington, died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
• Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb, 24, of Terrell, Texas, died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
• Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez, 23, of Reno, Nevada, died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
• Sgt. Nikolas A. Mueller, 26, of Little Chute, Wisconsin, died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
• Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger, 32, of San Diego, California, died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
• Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, 28, of Medford, New York, died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Robert K. Charlton, 22, of Malden, Missouri, died Oct. 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident Oct. 23 in Wardak, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos, 39, of Questa, New Mexico, died Oct. 28 in Tallil, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.
• Pfc. Brian R. Bates, Jr., 20, of Gretna, Louisiana, died Oct. 27 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
• Frank R. Walker, 66, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died of non-combat related medical causes Oct 28 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

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