dpal on July 30th, 2007

So today I go to work the same as every other Monday,,, very reluctantly. However, being that our senior Unix/Linux admin is on vacation, I know I have a lot of extra stuff to cover, and begin to look forward to the challenge. My morning routine is pretty set, so I go thru the regular […]

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dpal on July 24th, 2007

Well, not that I know about it yet, but I plan on hitting the hay as soon as I click the “publish” button ! So after dinner last night, I try to dive back into Deathly Hallows again. about 30 minutes later, I start getting these awful stomach cramps. Not sure what caused them(aside […]

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dpal on July 23rd, 2007

So Saturday, the boys and I met my Dad at one of the local cinemas to catch the matinee viewing of the latest Potter flick. Both Will and Brian had been ramping up to see this one by conducting a Potter marathon over the previous couple of days. We had to spread them out […]

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dpal on July 16th, 2007

No, I haven’t quit officially, but both Amy and I are trying our best to give this a shot cold-turkey. So far - no luck. We are able to get those smoking cessation shots through my work… and it may come to that. But for now, we’re both just trying to cut down gradually so […]

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dpal on July 15th, 2007

Recently, I ran into the most wonderfully addicting site. If you are a scrabble fan, a trip to scrabulous.com will make your heart go aflutter. The site includes a java-based client for real-time games, games via email, scrabble solitare, blitz rounds and other variations.
The java based client allows for a buddy list, rated games, […]

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dpal on July 15th, 2007

ok… two and a half hours into this maintenance work, and I’m ready to go home. Unfortunately, I didn’t plan enough ahead and bring enough busy work for me to do.

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dpal on July 15th, 2007

The last thing you want during a Southern summer is to have problems with your air conditioner. The other day, Amy woke me up to show me a slowly expanding wet spot on our ceiling. Realizing that the position of the wet area was close to the A/C unit, I ran upstairs to see what […]

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