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GRAFFITI -- February 22, 2010 thru February 28, 2010 >> 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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February 22, 2010

2122 - A day spent battling computers, heavier than usual. Rather, the computers expressed their hatred of me in stronger terms than usual. My daily workflow depends on saving emails to my Linux system and running assorted tools against the contents to determine whether anything needs doing or not. But when IMAP comms to the @#(*&${ Exchange server are borked beyond the beyond, I am stuck. I could get and read my email, yes. All I needed to do for that was use rdesktop to login to the Windows system I use when that tool is called for. But on a Monday, I have 40 or more messages that need on-system processing. It took a couple of hours work, but finally we stopped and started the Exchange IMAP service, and everything came back. Then I got my work done.

This evening: checks are written to pay the bills, trash is at the curb, the weekly offsite backup is completed, the shoes are shiny, and I've just finished formatting Jerry's mailbag for the web, and posted it, along with last minute modifications. Whew, busy day.

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February 23, 2010

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February 24, 2010

2157 - Mostly schoolwork, is all. Nothing else of interest to report except snow inbound for the next day or so. Not much forecast, but then the numbers have been known to change. Time to wake the dog and take her outside for a bit. Ciao!

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February 25, 2010

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February 26, 2010

1914 - Boring, boring, boring. Nothing new under the sun to report, nor under the constant winds and snow flurries that plagued us all day. I wish I had the spare time to do and write about fun and interesting things, but they're fewer and farther between. I *do* need to take better notes, though. The occasional random thought during the working day might turn into a decent post or mini-project worthy of reportage, but only if I jot it down or otherwise remember it. Oh, I finished reading Charles Stross's Glasshouse last week. Interesting and fun read, with scenes of special interest for the Prisoner fans among us. I've now got The Mote in God's Eye and The Gripping Hand stacked in for light late-evening reading. Be seeing you!

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February 27, 2010

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February 28, 2010

2021 - A weekend full of schoolwork and remodeling. The floors in both rooms are fully prepared. In the next week, I plan on finishing all of the wall prep, and hope to prime everything on Saturday next. Then, color coats on the ceiling, and on down the walls. Finally, flooring and quarter round goes in. Oh, yeah, the flooring is ordered. Home Depot had the carbonized bamboo similar to the material we had installed in our offices on offer for about 30 cents less a square foot than Lumber Liquidators. And free shipping to boot (our poor UPS guy's back, though...). So that's on order and should be here with plenty of lead time to acclimate before installation in a few weeks.

I have to admit to a twinge of the surreal. While I take care of this sad duty I've imposed upon myself, Jonathan Coulton's cover of Sir Mix-a-lot's Baby Got Back is piping through the speakers. Zo-oo-owick! Okay, I'm back. Our condolence to the families and units of each fallen warrior.

• Lance Cpl. Joshua H. Birchfield, 24, of Westville, Indiana, died Feb. 19 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Cpl. Gregory S. Stultz, 22, of Brazil, Indiana, died Feb. 19 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Lance Cpl. Adam D. Peak, 25, of Florence, Kentucky, died Feb. 21 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard, 30, of Hickory, North Carolina, died Feb. 20 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Staff Sgt. Michael David P. Cardenaz, 29, of Corona, California, died Feb. 20 in Kunar, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades. He
• Lance Cpl. Matthias N. Hanson, 20, of Buffalo, Kentucky, died Feb. 21 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Lance Cpl. Eric L. Ward, 19, of Redmond, Washington, died Feb. 21 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Pfc. JR Salvacion, 27, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, died Feb. 21 at Senjaray, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
• Capt. Marcus R. Alford, 28, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died Feb. 21 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter had a hard landing.
• Chief Warrant Officer Billie J. Grinder, 25, of Gallatin, Tennessee, died Feb. 21 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter had a hard landing.
• Sgt. Marcos Gorra, 22, of North Bergen, New Jersey, died Feb. 21 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations.
• Cpl. Daniel T. O'Leary, 23, of Youngsville, North Carolina, died Feb. 23 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
• Sgt. William C. Spencer, 40, of Tacoma, Washington, died Feb. 25 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained Feb. 20 while supporting combat operations at Combat Outpost Marez, Iraq.

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