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GRAFFITI -- September 27, 2010 thru October 03, 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 27, 2010

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September 28, 2010

1750 - Well. Did I mention that I got signed up for my CMIT final? It's computer-based, yay! Yay because my handwriting sucks, and frankly, I'm a lot faster typist than handwriter. I was on the horn with one of the Testing Service people the other day, and learned that by Spring 2011, they plan on being up to about 95% computer-based proctored tests (from about 60% this semester). That's a lot of work... I certainly appreciate it, though.

Next step: Smithsonian Resident Associates renewal: done. Security #FAIL - the Smithsonian Associates "catalog" puts a temporary password and userid printed on the back of the magazine. It lets one (anyone) login and take ownership of your online Smithsonian account, change the mailing address, whatever. Terrible, terrible. I plan on calling them about it tomorrow.

Now, feed the dogs, then walk the dogs, then schoolwork. Ciao!

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September 29, 2010

Nope, schoolwork all evening....

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September 30, 2010

2118 - Read another hundred pages in the CISSP book, and did half of the online assignments. The last half yet to go tonight, and a quiz and some lab work still before the week's out. I'll just keep dancing, shall I? I did manage to roast a pound of Guatemala Bourbon - Finca San Diego Buena Vista this evening. Also fortunately for us right here, our rainfall is less than half that just a few miles away. While this rain gauge is creeping up on 3" fall since last night, they're probably well past 7" and climbing, out Annapolis way. There's several more hours of wet headed our way, according to the radar. At least the tornado watches are all expired now. Now, school. Ciao!

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October 3, 2010

2230 - It's a matter of time, y'see. Friday evening: dogs and schoolwork. Yesterday: woodshop work on the coffee table. Reading. Today, shopping, woodworking, and schoolwork. The coffee table is completely assembled and just needs finishing. I'm going to start with one more coat of Danish Oil, since I sanded everything down to 220 grit before assembly. Then I'll decide whether to keep coating with oil, or let that cure for a few days, then go with a couple of coats of polyurethane. I also think that, given the glass surface, that a low-gloss finish is more appropriate. The whole bloody thing doesn't need to be shiny!

Regarding schoolwork, I checked on last week's quiz, and found a score of 84%. Hmmm, that's unlike me. Fortunately, the instructor put up his answer sheet. Two of the ones he marked as wrong for me were not actually wrong - he just marked them wrong because an upper case 'A' doesn't match a lower case 'a'. Heh. I sent the email, the corrected score is now up and online. Yay? The two legit misses were both on me. I didn't understand one question well, I think, and the other ... well, I rushed and should have gotten the right answer there.

Oh, yeah, and dinner: Linda was over, so I made a chicken stir fry - it's been a couple/few months since I've done that. Now, before I go ...

Our condolences to all of the familes and units of our fallen warriors:

• Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, 21, of Sanford, Maine, died Sept. 24 in Kabul, Afghanistan, in a non-combat related incident.
• Spc. John Carrillo Jr., 20, of Stockton, California, died Sept. 24 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained Sept. 23 in a non-combat incident.
• Pfc. Gebrah P. Noonan, 26, of Watertown, Connecticut, died Sept. 24 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained Sept. 23 in a non-combat incident.
• Spc. Marc C. Whisenant, 23, of Holly Hill, Florida, died Sept. 24 in Kuwait of injuries sustained in a military vehicle roll-over.
• Pfc. William B. Dawson, 20, of Tunica, Mississippi, died Sept. 24 of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device.
• Pfc. Jaysine P. S. Petree, 19, of Yigo, Guam, died Sept. 24 of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when her military vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device.
• Sgt. Mark A. Simpson, 40, of Peoria, Illinois, died Sept. 26 at Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device on Sept. 25 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Donald S. Morrison, 23, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Sept. 26 at Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device on Sept. 25 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan.
• Lance Cpl. Ralph J. Fabbri, 20, of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Senior Airman Mark Forester, 29, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died Sept. 29 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations in the area.
• Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Jackson, 22, of Corbin, Kentucky, died Sept. 30 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Sgt. Justin A. Officer, 26, of Wichita, Kansas, died Sept. 29 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
• Sgt. 1st Class Calvin B. Harrison, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, died Sept. 29 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

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