Category Archives: Current Events

Lighter Blogging Conditions Prevail

The spirit is willing but flesh is weak. I’ve been meaning to write either one of my usual “good news” blogposts but truth be told I don’t have good news. So I messed around with a “bad news” one. That … Continue reading

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On vacation from things

Things is things. I decided to first take a week of vacation after returning from India and Singapore this last time. Attribute it to “burn out” and some dissatisfaction with the whole work thing. Truth be told, I am tired. … Continue reading

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Epic Solidarity

Those miles were mine. I traveled them. Being back home has its rewards and its punishments. It seems once I get home, the itch is on to leave again. There was this song I remember that Neil Diamond did. Went … Continue reading

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Sayonara Chennai and Cel India

Its almost the end of perhaps the last business trip to Chennai. I’m ending my tenure as the GM of this office. Heading off to a few days off to gather up my senses and try to forget about work … Continue reading

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Flintknapping Perspectives

I took classes way back when in how to make flaked-stone tools from this master flintknapper in Oregon. He had this uncanny ability to strike just the right flakes from his tool. Its this crazy touch of person, stone, tools … Continue reading

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Kudos

I used to work for someone who would stand on a chair and when you did good would toss you a kudo. It always felt good to get that Kudo. Remember that Dave? It made us all laugh because you … Continue reading

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From DSL to Cable Internet

Today was a day of changes. I left the ISP I had used for almost 10 years. They saw me through dial-up and then on to DSL. Truth be told, the speed thing was starting to get me. I wanted … Continue reading

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Catching up a bit

This is probably a placeholder blogpost. Things have been kinda busy yet I noticed I have not written any of my usual inane drivel here. Just a few notes of this and that. I’m leaving for 2 weeks of vacation … Continue reading

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5 Year Old Laptops Rule

Lets face it. The new laptops are nothing like the pride of the pack from either IBM or Lenovo. I’m talking the titanium wonders of the T line of Thinkpads. Particularly the T60s. The T43 was nice but it has … Continue reading

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Happy 4th of July!

Today a subset of the family unit was here at home. For the first time in memory, my wife and daughter left to go out with the so-called “other family” which leaves me feeling rather peculiar. Watching how this whole … Continue reading

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