Black and Geeky Friday

I didn’t go anywhere near a mall, if you were wondering. I am not THAT insane.  Thank you very much. As a matter of fact, we had Shane over for a good part of the afternoon.  We were thinking of going to the movies, but changed our minds as we figured all the bored family members from out of town would be at the theaters.  Heck, that was what I did before. Anyways, the boys played on the XBox 360 while I got my magazines and recipe folders sorted out. Later that night, we picked up Tamara and we all...
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Night Owl

I miss being a night owl. With my work schedule and daily life, I can’t really stay up till midnight and head to work.  I mean, given that I get to sleep on my way in to work, but I’d still be tired there.  Sometimes, my body seems to function well with a little sleep as long as I nap hard during my commute or sleep really well at night.  But those nights are few and far between. I love working on the computer later at night versus earlier in the evening.  For one thing, I seem to write better...
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Bliss

Went to bed when I wanted to. Woke up when I was good and ready. Getting ready to do whatever I want today. Ah….the start of a WONDERFUL at-home vacation! Actually, this would make my first week off of not going anywhere ever.  Usually, I’d be in Red River with Brandon’s family or back home in Bangkok.  Never once I have taken this much time off to just be here. My coworker Dave, a world’s traveler, tried to talk me into jetting off to Cambridge and visit Elan for the week.  And I did seriously thought about it.  I can...
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the Herd is calling

Since Halloween, I have been getting some hits on my site about how to make a Nerd Herd ID. Well, kids.  Here’s how I did it. First, I bought the Badge Holder pocket protector online.  Many sites have them but I got mine from this one. Second, I copied the “Buy More” logo from the Buy More store site and apply that to one of the shipping label template in word document.  Adjust the size to about 3-3/4″ wide and 1″ high.  It won’t be crisp but you don’t need it to be really.  Pens will obscure most of that. ...
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RIP Cool Cat VP

Greg–you know him on here as Cool Cat VP–passed away last night of pancreatic cancer. We were alerted to his conditions a few weeks ago, about as soon as he heard the news himself. It swooped in fast and took him away even faster. Once again. I. Fucking. Hate. Cancer. And just last week, the office put together a memory book for him and his wife. I bought a leather-bound album and all of us fill it to the brim with pictures with Greg and without Greg, pictures of our pets and kids, and note cards of messages. I wrote...
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