Monthly Archives: November 2005

New Cell Number

After living in San Diego for almost 8 months I’ve finally changed my cell phone number to a local one. If you haven’t received an email with the new number then you probably haven’t called me since I moved out … Continue reading

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Identity Protection – Home Version

I get paid to protect sensitive computer information at my company. My team has a budget and we have some good technology like firewalls, email gateways, and enterprise anti-virus and the support of a lot of smart IT people to … Continue reading

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Roll Your Own

Spent a nice time yesterday night at a roll-your-own sushi party hosted by a friend from my work. Good raw fish, sake, beer, and sharp knives turned out to be a fun time. It was nice to be with friends … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Pictures

Here’s some pictures of the family visit this Thanksgiving.

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Turkey day wrap-up

The cooking of the bird went well. Starting at 500 to brown the skin made a heck of a lot of smoke but I had enough ventilation to avoid the smoke alarm going off. Everyone seems to really enjoy the … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our family and friends. The cooking has begun and I’m in charge of the turkey this year. I woke up at 4am to get the bird into the brine. Roasting begins at 10:30!

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Good Morning!

After living in the Central timezone for the past, oh, 24 years it still throws me off here being out here on the left coast. The stock market opens at 6:30 and closes at 1:30. NFL football starts at 10am … Continue reading

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Getting Ready for Next Week

The family Hawkins arrives this weekend and we’re checking things off our “Get the House and Refrigerator Ready” list as fast as we can. It was a productive weekend of house and yard cleaning. We’ve finished most of the repainting … Continue reading

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Busy week

Busy week, not much time for blogging. Work is going well, I’m reading Olympos from Dan Simmons. Some similarities to Hyperion and that’s what I like about it. Also playing a bit of Battlefront II most nights. The maps and … Continue reading

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The End of F.E.A.R. but the Beginning of the Battle

I finished F.E.A.R. this weekend. Quite the fun FPS. Good battles, excellent weapons and a not too bad storyline with the creepiness factor very high. Today I picked up Star Wars Battlefront II from the Pandemic people. Really looking forward … Continue reading

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