Mikes Thoughts

Why is that I have not noticed this before? Now I have to retrain and refrain. I wish Scribefire would make a release that would be double space proof. Its hard to break a lifetime of spacing out (or double spacing out). Writing blog entries suddenly got a bit harder and I will need to [...]

I just got back from SCALE 6X and enjoyed myself immensely.  I have to admit to not going to primarily attend papers or even to see the exposition hall.  I’ve reached the point where I enjoy going just to go.  I did hear that they move the show from the Westin Hotel next year and [...]

I have this goal to learn how to make things work in Linux-land.  I assign myself a “project” and then go off and read about it, learn it, and try to solve it.  Last night and today, I set two goals for myself to solve and not ask for help from some people I know [...]

Well, Christmas has come and gone by us for another year.  This year  we did something truly different.  We pulled out all the stops and bought the kids what they wanted.  It cost us; but I think it was worth it.  Seeing their greedy little faces opening up the plunder was worth it.  Unfortunately, my [...]

Its amazing how time runs by.  The sands topple, the bottle breaks.  Minds jam, lives touch and separate.  A year ago I said goodbye to the DaveR.  I still look at his picture on his cancer blog every so often.  I remember his goodness and badness.  In truth, we are all made of sublime parts [...]

Its difficult these days to be a Raider Nation Faithful.  We seem to be able to do some considerable defensive damage to teams much like when I went to see the game today.  Defense seems all coordinated and they are very opportunistic.  Unfortunately, we have to then call in the offense.  For some reason, there [...]

Starting on Monday, I’m in travel mode. Heading out to work with our east coast support and sales team in Washington DC. The weather there sounds kinda interesting (humid). I’ve worked a great deal with these guys via phone and Cisco MeetingPlace which is like WebEX; but the trip is great because [...]

Greetings fellow earth and other spatial beings!  I blogged for 2 years over at the old site which unfortunately came to end.  I had to redo the installation of Debian Etch there to get things back since I doubted the integrity of the system.  Let us all give thanks to 3ware RAID controllers and storing [...]