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GRAFFITI -- September 06, 2010 thru September 12, 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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September 6, 2010

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September 7, 2010

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September 8, 2010

2032 - Not much going on. It's the quiet time right before school gets rolling again for me. A CMIT class that's really mostly about the CISSP certificate, and a business writing course - those are my millstones this semester. After a weekend full of yardwork in warmer-than-expected temperatures, I took it absolutely easy on the holiday Monday - I even took a nap! Catching up thereafter on reading, renewals, chores and whatnot ate yesterday evening, so sorry.

Did you miss the weekend? Then catch these two lectures by the late Randy Pausch. Seriously. This one: Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams at CMU, and then a couple of months later, on Time Management at the University of Virginia. I found them both moving and useful. That is all. Ciao!

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September 9, 2010

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September 10, 2010

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September 11, 2010

1939 - Never forget. Never give up. Never surrender.

Our condolences, still, to America, in memory of all the men and women who lost their lives (and are still losing their lives, in the case of emergency responders) nine years ago in multiple acts of war against our country by radical Islam.

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September 12, 2010

2222 - I made a few gallons of chili today: beef, mild and spicy sausage, and chicken, along with lots of peppers, onions, garlic, and all the usual ingredients. Happy tongue at suppertime. Much of the rest of the day was given to watching iTunes U videos, since is was raining for a lot of the day, yay! Just got back from picking Linda up at the airport and returning her home. Now, before I retire for the evening...

Our condolences to the families and units of the fallen warriors reported this week by DoD.

• Pfc. Diego M. Montoya, 20, of San Antonio, Texas, died Sept. 2 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.
• Capt. Jason T. McMahon, 35, of Mulvane, Kansas, died Sept. 5 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Jalalabad.
• Lance Cpl. Ross S. Carver, 21, of Rocky Point, North Carolina, died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Cpl. Philip G. E. Charte, 22, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, died Sept. 7 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Sgt. Jesse M. Balthaser, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, died Sept. 4 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Sgt. Philip C. Jenkins, 26, of Decatur, Indiana, died Sept. 7 at Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province.
• Pvt. James F. McClamrock, 22, of Huntersville, North Carolina, died Sept. 7 at Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province.
• Cpl. John C. Bishop, 25, of Columbus, Indiana, died Sept. 8 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• 1st Lt. Todd W. Weaver, 26, of Hampton, Virginia, died Sept. 9 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

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