Sometimes I have a lot of faith in humanity, and what we are capable of accomplishing when “reaching for the stars” so to speak.
Then there are times when I shake my head sadly and wonder how society has gotten so far with so many stupid people around. Apparently there are actually people out there who believe that the movie 2012 is real and are concerned for their future. An astrobiologist at NASA has even gone so far as to post a FAQ on his NASA blog answering questions and assuaging fears from the unwashed masses. What has me most concerned is that people are questioning whether they should off themselves and others prior to the year 2012 so that they won’t suffer.
My god, the stupidity here is almost corporeal.
~MikeR.
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Posted on 17 November '09 by mike, under Sigh.... No Comments.
This year we’re hosting Christmas dinner, what with having moved into a brand new house and having bought a nice big dining table and chairs. I think Lisa is a little nervous.
This weekend we invited my friend Chris over for Sunday dinner so that she could have a practice run. Saturday we bought a chicken and let it thaw. Sunday after Lisa got back from an art expo she went straight to work. Sweet Nikkole helped a lot, actually getting her hands nice and dirty stuffing the bird. She was so proud that she actually worked up the nerve to do it! All afternoon the house smelled incredible. Potatoes boiled, vegetables steamed, and the chicken baked perfectly in a convection oven. I even made the gravy (albeit a bit too thick, I think molasses would have thinned it out).
All in all, it went very well and I think she is (we are?) prepared for what’s to come.
Having mentioned the art expo, Lisa bought a nice piece of art for our front foyer. We have a little “cubby” by the front door across from the dining room/den and we hung it in there. It looks fabulous. She also got the business card of a fellow that does granite work. I’m looking to get something special made in the future that involves three small squares of granite with rough edges, and Dwarf runes carved onto a polished surface. I think it would look really good if done properly and actually be something significant to both myself (being such a Dwarf fan) and the family.
~MikeR.
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Posted on 9 November '09 by mike, under Family, House. No Comments.
We did it!! We moved in to our new house last weekend, besides a few hiccups getting the appliances, things went pretty well. The kids rooms are almost set up, there are just some toys and things that still need to get put away. There also seems to be a lot of boxes left in the garage though and I’m not sure at this point what is left out there that we really need. Maybe it will just be some stuff that we can give away… On a side note, I get to go shopping this weekend for blinds and a new table and chairs to go in the kitchen! Here’s hoping that I can get the ones I want before Christmas because this year we will be hosting Christmas dinner! I can’t wait to set up our tree and enjoy the space… and there is a lot of space!! It’s Awsome!!
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Posted on 23 October '09 by lisa, under Uncategorized. 1 Comment.
Q: What do you do when you have a cluster of servers, and one node becomes a homocidal maniac, feeding the other nodes a poison pill?
A: You kill it completely, nursing its victims back to health.
Yesterday, three of our four main cluster nodes continually rebooted themselves at random intervals. It took me a while to find the problem, but apparently when a cluster node receives a garbled cluster packet that it doesn’t like it will choose to kill itself for the good of the cluster. Too bad it doesn’t necessarily mean that the services provided remain available. Fortunately I was able to get the cluster back up and running properly by noon.
I like it when work is a learning experience; it keeps me from being bored. Plus, I enjoy visions of a server maniacally and brutally destroying its fellow servers in a rack.
~MikeR.
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Posted on 6 October '09 by mike, under Job, Sigh.... No Comments.
Yesterday after work I had decided to stop by 26 Kingfisher to see if any progress had been made over the past two weeks. Boy has there been!
The first thing I noticed was that the scratch coat was done, pretty much ready for the stucco. I’m assuming they won’t bother with the stucco this year, being so late in the season, but I may end up surprised since I didn’t think they would put in the driveway either. I was lucky to find that the guy doing the wood finishing was still working on baseboards, and as such the front door was unlocked. Walking in, I saw that the flooring was actually done. The linoleum looks really nice and goes really well with the carpet we picked. The floor is a giant mess with cut carpet pieces and dust and wood everywhere, but it will all be cleaned up eventually. As well, the chocolate tiles are done around the jacuzzi tub and look fantastic. None of the “problems” we noticed last time we checked in had been dealt with, but the site supervisor was away until Sept. 28 so hopefully we just need to be patient.
Not having a camera with me, Lisa and I went back today with my sister and her camera to take some pictures which I have uploaded to the House Progress gallery.
I was able to recruit my friend Chris back to EverQuest 2 this past weekend and he seems to be enjoying his time back on Norrath. I’m glad I found out about Sony’s Recruit-A-Friend program, since I was able to get a Saryrn Deathcharger for my Shadowknight. Lisa and I are also having fun (although I am probably enjoying it more than her right now, but she’s getting into it) and just completed the Screaming Mace Heritage Quest. I’m really looking forward to doing a few more with her, and including Chris since he’s leveling up like a rocket.
~MikeR.
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Posted on 3 October '09 by mike, under Everquest 2, House, Video Games. No Comments.
