Do the hustle! and other random things

(this post’s title is intended to put a song in your head. bwahaha.) It’s been a busy week at the office, thanks mostly to budget season, but also to the usual “why did the whole building shut down when i turned off the network hub” questions. I would like to indicate, however, that if everything [...]

Rugby? and other hard-hitting things

Yup, it’s another in a long series of quick updates. First, the title. For a long time now, I’ve been interested in learning how to play rugby, but have put it off for some silly reason. This past week has had a couple Universal Nudges<tm>, though: a story in the Post-Dispatch about a local club, [...]

Not closing, just… intermittenter.

This blog is not closed; it is not closing; it does not anticipate closure anytime in the near future. It’s just sporadic as always. And, as always, there are many things that are the same, and a few things that are different. Same? I’m still alive; so are Fred and the cats and the fish. [...]

What I’ve been up to lately (the abridged version)

Went to Toronto between Christmas and New Year’s. Had a wonderful time in a wonderful city. Saw great things, rode great transit, got great exercise, ate great food, got legally married (which is also great). Didn’t want to leave. Now discussing a move there. Returned to work with slightly different responsibilities — handling more DB [...]

And the good news flows

…like mucus from my nose a river. (Yeah. Still battling mucus ‘n’ phlegm. A new weapon in my arsenal, though: honkin’ 600mg tablets of guaifenesin, which are breaking up the chest congestion. w00t.) Yesterday I received two very nice pieces of news: My employer, which can easily be described as “stodgy”, will be offering domestic [...]