From Smiths @ 9th and 9th: Don’t be overly suspicious where it’s not warranted.

From the usual, Smiths @ 9th and 9th: A good position and a comfortable salary will be yours. Maybe I’ll go to the CFO’s office and tell him that Master Fung has an urgent memo for him regarding me. Because Master Fung is sensitive to both the economy and the environment, he wrote it on…

At work, we are replacing our 5.6 meter two-way satellite dish with one that is 7.6 meters in diameter. This dish offers twice the surface area of the old one. So you can get an idea of the scale involved, the yellow ladder inside the cage is 8 feet tall.

A picture of a german shepherd has been found on the Internet. Kepler looks virtually identical to this one, except that he has very short fur.

We decided to re-home Dexter. A beagle is not the dog for us. Now we have picked up a new puppy who’s been with us a little more than a week now. We were told when we got him that he was a 7 week old Australian Shepherd Border Collie mix. We don’t doubt the…

We got a dog a few days ago. His name is Dexter.

Entering the chat room this morning: (8:56:00 AM) entered the room. (8:56:01 AM) darklady: It’s still caffeinated (8:56:08 AM) darklady: And doesn’t require pants.

From ZJ China, Downer Grove, IL: Executive ability is prominent in your make up. Trust him, but still keep your eyes open.

Chicago is a very cold place in the winter, more than I’m used to dealing with even living in Utah. The thing that really strikes me when I come here though is how warm it is kept indoors. Most public places are kept at a temperature that must be near 80 degrees (Fahrenheit). This strikes…

We have a Porter Cable 19.2V cordless drill that I have really liked using. Lately it has had some issues, the biggest of which is a horrible electrical almost-burning smell. I would like to replace it so I have a drill to take with me on my business trip to a data center, and was…

From the usual, Smith’s Chinese near downtown SLC. You will never need to worry about a steady income. Ominous. This is the second time I’ve seen this particular fortune.

In just under three weeks, I will be on a Delta flight to Chicagoland. It’s a 6 night business trip to Lisle, where I will install a bunch of new hardware. This is all in preparation for the project to move everything from Lisle to Salt Lake City in a couple of months. My ticket…

As noted in my last post, my wife has an autoimmune disorder, which her new specialist doctor believes is most likely to be Beh

My wife and I visited another doctor today. He is an immunodermatologist with a very limited practice. We had an official referral from her regular doctor, but we had to get past a very protective personal secretary before we could even get an appointment. He’s apparently a serious big-wig in his field. This guy was…

It’s January. A lot of people I know are having problems right now. My wife feels it very strongly. I’ve been reading and hearing things from many friends that cover everything from feeling a little down to severe medical issues. I would normally exclude myself from this, but you just have to look back one…

It’s late afternoon, I’ve only been awake for about three hours, and feel a serious case of the blahs. I have no particular desire to do the cleaning and laundry that needs doing, or to fight with the kids in the eternal struggle to have them take responsibility for themselves. My wife, who has some…

Today is my 8th wedding anniversary, and also precisely one week after my birthday. I love my wife as much as I did then, perhaps more. Marriage has been much better the second time around. It’s given me 8 good years, three great stepchildren, and a royal seven year old terror that I wouldn’t trade…

I did it. I joined another of those silly sites. I can’t get this out of my head.

Those of you who follow me on twitter will already know what I’m writing about, but I thought it needed a little expansion. I’m not sure why it was even turned on, but this morning at 8 AM, the alarm clock woke me up. We had put a sign on our door telling the kids…

Traffic was pretty bad this morning, and I kept getting blinded by other cars lights, which prompted me into an amusing colorful thought. I should apologize in advance to anyone that might get offended by this, especially my mother! How many mechanics would be able to hold a straight face if a woman were to…