September 6, 2008 – 12:07 pm
The remnants of TS Hanna are passing over as I type this. Near as I could tell from the radar, the storm will track more to the south and east of where we are, and then take a turn northward up the coast.
Nevertheless, the rain bands are, well, banding up, and dumping rain in [...]
September 4, 2008 – 7:53 pm
Discerning readers will note that the right sidebar now no longer has Bridgeport WV weather, and that the West Virginia University logo that displayed randomly has morphed into a Kansas Jayhawk.
This is as it should be
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September 4, 2008 – 7:44 pm
After a lot of gut-wrenching moments, we’ve decided to remain exactly where we are, in regards to both residence and jobs1. The angst over the life/work situation came to a close today, about 20 minutes before what was to have been my farewell lunch, which turned into a salute to our team of admins, and [...]
September 1, 2008 – 10:26 am
Let’s recap. I have a good job that pays me well; it has given me the opportunity to be immersed in a variety of great technologies. In the main, I’m left free to build RPMS, Solaris packages, run a substantial server provisioning environment, and write neat little scripts that help in automating sysadmin [...]
September 1, 2008 – 9:32 am
That about sums up my condition at this point. I have a good job, another offer in hand, and prospects for yet another offer with a company I’d sweep floors to work for. It’s better to be in demand than not, though. That’s something for which I’m truly thankful.
It’s just that I never realized [...]
August 31, 2008 – 7:02 pm
From one who is a member of the tbbs-Land family, and whose technical advice, for better or worse, helped launch this humble blog, a note via FriendFeed, from Dragon*Con:
“Going to a party in Grant Park, leaving the protective bubble of the geekosphere. I’ll be back, I’m not ready to return to standard reality yet. You [...]
August 31, 2008 – 1:00 pm
My little bride and I are in the throes of relocation logistics. Planning, organizing, cussing and discussing. The butterflies are swarming with a vengeance. In short, it’s not the least stressful thing I’ve ever done.
Then, a check of the email reveals not an offer, but a strong interest from a firm I’d sweep [...]
August 29, 2008 – 8:08 pm
We’ve made contact with a West Virginia realtor, thus far by email. I sent her a general overview of house styles, locations and price ranges that would trip our trigger, and she promptly sent back links to 7 houses.
MLB and I looked at them the other night, and 4 of the 7 [...]
August 29, 2008 – 6:45 am
One week from now, I leave my shabby cubicle for the last time, to venture off to a new workplace. The work environs and suitability of the new gig are largely unknown at this point. Then there’s moving, selling our house, and acquiring new digs.
Times like this prompt me to ask the question: Are [...]
August 26, 2008 – 8:25 pm
My resignation “letters” throughout my career1 have been more precisely resignation sentences, following this template:
I resign my position with insert company name here effective COB insert independence day date here.
In a dead tree version, I print it, sign it and hand it in. I vastly prefer to send resignations via email: no muss, no fuss. [...]
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