I have been shopping online and getting things ready. I almost headed south this weekend, but realized that I may be a bit early as it is still pretty darn cold.
Got out on the bike a couple of days ago and felt really good. The air was chilly even in the middle of the day in full sunlight. I am not liking this cold!
The vacation time is over. The long weekends are coming to a close and now it is time to go back to work. For me, the holidays are a slower time and that means fewer phone calls. I always like it when things cooperate and I can work at a more relaxed pace. Hope this month will be slower and I can get caught up! Happy 2009!
Ready to add the Thule box and have PLENTY of space
Ready for Thule
I want to do this run again this year! Pure torture…
At the top of La Luz Trail Run 2008
Just getting ready to hit 2009 and I am thinking about using the website/blog this year. I have not been using it since business has been crazy. Let’s see how it goes…..
A good, warm hunt just north of Lordsburg, NM in a little area called Red Rock. Wonderful skies, quite a bit of walking, and quiet time.
The other day I had a very nice neighbor bring me some homemade apple pie. Normally I would have graciously said thank you, closed the door, and walked directly to the trash and deposited it. This time I didn’t do that. I felt “safe” with this woman cooking and sharing some of her food. We have said “hi” back and forth and had a few exchanges that made me feel okay about her. She just returned from a trip to Japan, where she is from, and was happy that I watched her place. Of course, I didn’t really watch it, but I suppose had I seen flames licking out of the windows I would have called 911.
Anyhow, I did write a nice little thank you card and placed it on her door yesterday. I came home today and found an equally nice thank you card on my door. Included in the card was a handwritten note that I just had to share! I really like the attempt at …..well just read it.
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A brief look at bandwidth usage for my whole server had me wondering. I have 31 accounts on this server and my bandwidth reports seemed normal if not a little light. I inspected a few domains including this one and was surprised to see the numbers here. My business domain (180networks.com) had good traffic from many sources as expected. I also had quite a bit of traffic here which was is what surprised me.
Who is reading this? Drop me a quick “Hey, you don’t know me, but I read your stuff” and give me a clue. Of course, I can go back and do NSLookups, Whois, etc on the IP’s but that is not the point. I really thought this was a dumping ground for me and mind. Is there someone actually reading this stuff?
Drop me a quick email or add a comment. Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your info. It doesn’t even have to be real!
Oh, and thanks for reading who ever y’all are.
I am writing this from my new MacBook. I have had it for about 3 weeks and really do enjoy it. I brought it home and promptly installed Boot Camp and then Windows XP Pro. I know that may disgust some people, but if I intended to make this a work computer (which it is) and use it as a replacement for my Dell then Windows had to be on here. I have been attempting to do everything under OS X instead of Windows and for the most part I have been happy. There are a few things that I just know how to do under Windows and don’t have time to search for it on the Mac side. I will keep “playing” and feel better about it soon.
The Boot Camp install is painless. If you can follow a simple instructions then you should be able to complete the install. Having done many Windows installs did help and made the process seem familiar. The Boot Camp software can be downloaded for free from Apple. You should print the instructions if you have any apprehension about the process.
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I had a little scare after getting the computer home and realizing it held onto every single fingerprint mark on the case. It really doesn’t look too good after a visit to Flying Star, french fries, and browsing. I tried to clean it off with some very diluted soap and water as suggested on a few sites. After everything was done I was left with some serious streaks on the case and no amount of rubbing would remove them. I was pissed. I searched for a little while online and found someone that recommended using a product called iKlear. I called the Apple store and they had it in stock so I went right over. Once I got the iKlear out of the package and onto my laptop it was apparent I had found my answer. It worked perfectly for the streaks, fingerprints, and smudges.
