Monthly Archives: April 2008

Mission Accomplished

A couple of posts back, I mentioned that I was making a trip down to my shabby cubicle, to handle some anomalies with Solaris jumpstarts, wherein root passwords were coming out blank.
I solved the problem, almost trivially, by telling the jumpstart software to set the root passwords, which in my last Friday’s end-of-long-week denseness, [...]

The Mainframer’s Shindig

One of the guys in the mainframe group where I work is leaving for greener pastures, after 20 years at this job. As is customary and proper on such occasions, there will be a llittle get-together for the guy. The get-together is announced via an e-mail with a To: list the size of the [...]

Happy Birthday, Tatiana!

Our youngest granddaughter turns 7 today. We just called to impress her with our melodious pipes as we sing “Happy Birthday”, but she and her dad are on an emergency run to Toys ‘r Us. We’ll try back later.
She’s a special little gal: the baby, the last grandchild, born on Good Friday. [...]

Al Bundy Vacation, Day #2

Today finds me heading southward to my shabby cubicle, to fix up some Solaris jumpstarts. We’re switching to flash archives for provisioning our Solaris boxen, and for some reason, root passwords are coming up unset. Not a Good Thing. I knew this was happening before I left on Friday; it was late, and [...]

Bundy Vacations are Costly

As part of the Getting our Shit in one Sock Bundy vacation we’re on, my little bride and I are upgrading the production iMac here at tbbs World HQ.
snowball, our loyal iMac for nearly 7 years, will be replaced with a loaded-up MacMini and an overpriced Apple-icious 20 inch monitor.
Loyal followers1 of the goings-on [...]

One Gun Short

A Year After Killings Few Question Gun Laws
I question the gun laws.
I question why students at VA Tech were not allowed to carry their own protection.
I question why gun free zones aren’t, except for those with ill intent.
I question how any governmental unit can keep us safe.
I question why freedom for hunters is equated with [...]

Al Bundy Tunage

The long version of Susie-Q is a great start; it lends Creedence to the week1.
Thanks, XMradio!
-k-tbbs tags: Life, music, XMradio

1 Pardon the cheap pun; I’m on vacation, y’all.

NASCAR HotPass Lineup

Even an Al Bundy vacation doesn’t deter me from posting The DirecTV HotPass Lineup for tonight’s under the lights running of the Subway Fresh Fit 500 from Phoenix. And a cut and paste from Jayski later, we have:
Phoenix International Raceway scheduled drivers
(DIRECTV channel, car#, driver)
SD (standard definition) Channels
790, #18-Kyle Busch
791, #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr
792, #07-Clint Bowyer
793, [...]

Al Bundy Vacation, Day #1

Travels today were to the bank and post office. First destination was to deposit some Final Four checks from my pool winnings. The second, to pick up an O’Reilly book shipment that required a signature.
Missions accomplished:
Tax filing1.
Time off is a Good Thing.
-k-tbbs tags: Life

1 Between Uncle and Virginia, a near wash. Lovin’ that.

Out of Uniform

To commemorate last night’s Kansas basketball triumph, I’m forsaking my all-black garb for one day only. Today, appearing in a shabby cubicle near you, will be an old man attired in a tasteful white polo shirt, with an understated Jayhawk embroidered on the left breast.
It’s the least I can do. My little bride [...]