Monthly Archives: August 2007

Dale the Movie - Coming to a TV Near You

August 30, 2007 – 12:05 am

Dale the Movie airs on CMT1 on Tuesday, Sept 4, at 8PM Eastern. Preview show at 7PM, featuring Brooks& Dunn2.
We’ll laugh, we’ll smile, we’ll cry.
Gentlemen, arm your Tivos. Mine already is.
-k-
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1 Country Music Television, DirecTV Channel 327
2 OK, not my pick of “country” acts, but Old Ironhead was in one [...]

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More AntiTerror Overreacting

August 28, 2007 – 12:17 am

Man, I don’t know what it is about the East Coast1, but the New Haven CT Police department has a solid entry for “Chickenshit of the Year”, for summoning a massive response to a running group who marked their course with flour. The group is named the Hash House Harriers, who according to the article, [...]

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Bedtime for Gonzo

August 27, 2007 – 11:50 pm

In the best news the Bill of Rights has had in a while, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned today. He is at least guilty of being an incompetent and ineffective manager.
When CNN first broke the story, their “informed sources” mentioned DHS Secretary Michael “Gut Feeling” Chertoff, another major league Administration lickspittle, as a replacement. This [...]

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Stiffed

August 27, 2007 – 11:38 pm

Guess what I came home with tonight?
The stinking on-call pager. The junior putz admin who was scheduled for the duty was a no-show today; turns out today was his AWS1 Day.
He neglected to note his AWS day on the group calendar; he didn’t call, stop by to pick up the pager, or a damn thing. [...]

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One Hour from Freedom

August 27, 2007 – 10:21 am

Freedom being defined as getting rid of the stinking on-call pager, in this case. I wish real freedom came as easily.
-k-

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Short Week

August 27, 2007 – 12:03 am

With Labor Day a scant week away, I’m taking this coming Friday off to attend to domestic chores. The thought of a 4 day weekend appeals, the drudgery of the chores notwithstanding.
-k-

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Unifying

August 26, 2007 – 6:37 pm

The new laptop, gypsy, is an absolute hoot to use. I took it for its initial road shakedown on the last Search for America Tour a month back. I also took the trusty Mac Powerbook, since I knew its capabilities and functionality. Hauling two laptops being a huge PITA and all, I [...]

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Beware of SysAdmins in Pajamas

August 26, 2007 – 5:58 pm

I slept in a bit yesterday morning, after being up late on Friday to help facilitate application patching on some work machines.
On awakening, I make a trip to the coffee maker for a mug of hot caffeinated jumpstart. In mid-staircase, I heard the ring of the stinking on-call pager. Cuppa’ joe in hand, [...]

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Long Week, Freedom in Sight

August 26, 2007 – 5:42 pm

I absolutely detest having the stinking on-call pager. This was my week in the barrel; it’s been reasonably quiet, but it’s always unsettling; I don’t sleep as well as normal, I have to have the company-issued POS Winders laptop handy, and generally the problems that arise involve failed backups, about  which I am blissfully and [...]

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Sweet

August 26, 2007 – 5:26 pm

A new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream has arrived on the scene: Creme Brulee.Sorry my HTML expertise and general sloth preclude the adding of the little hats and accents atop the letters in creme brulee.
Never mind; this stuff is awesome; it’s simply described as Sweet Custard Ice Cream with a Caramelized Sugar [...]

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