Upon receiving some constructive criticism of my blog theme from Kathy (it was too boring), I decided to mix it up a little and go with a little flashier theme. Also, I noticed that I had not allowed commenting, so I modified that as well. Let me know what you think.
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Fabulous Holiday Weekend
What a wonderfully relaxing weekend. With all the activity leading up to the holiday weekend, it was really nice to just relax and enjoy the holiday and the time with the kids. I’ve discovered that I’m not too bad at Guitar Hero and that Matt and Emily really like Dance Dance Revolution and Spore. Andrew …
Mary Mary – James Patterson
Another Richard Cross novel. Interesting in that Patterson is able to tie everything together by the end. A pretty easy and straight-forward read that is interesting in the ties to Hollywood. Probably a little too much time spent on Cross’ life and times, but overall a pretty good read, fits in well with all of …
Could an AS Diagnosis Affect Promotion Opportunities?
I’ve recently put bids in on what would be promotional opportunities and I started thinking about possible ramifications of an official diagnosis. Would a diagnosis of AS be a determining factor for a promotional opportunity that involves the direct management of people? I’ve been a manager in some capacity for at least 10 years professionally …
Is ZenPhoto The Right Choice?
We are using ZenPhoto for our photo library and I’m beginning to wonder if it’s the best choice. I really like the option of being able to upload via FTP and the pictures/albums are automatically added to the database. That is a really nice feature for managing large albums and libraries. The only real issue …
Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
The third book in the Reykavik series is as good as the first two. I’ve spent three days reading books by Indridason and I’ve completed the first three in this series. The protagonist (Erlandur) is an entertaining character in his flaws and limitations. Indridason does a good job of integrating the back stories with the …
Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason
This was my second book by Indridason and I must say that I loved it as much as the first. This is the second in the Reykavik thriller series and the same detectives are at work again. I must say that the back stories and how they intermingle with the characters is the strength of …
Windows Live Writer Posting to Drupal
Since I’m reestablishing our sites – see my previous posts on having the site hacked last week – I had to reinstall my PitmanGeek.com site which was a Drupal site. I had never really gotten off the ground with the site, so it was no big deal to get it reinstalled. I didn’t lose any …
Windows Live Essentials Beta
I decided to try loading Windows Live Essentials Beta at home. I’ve been using the Beta of Windows Live Writer (since yesterday) and now that I saw they released the beta of the whole Essentials package I figured I would give it a shot. I don’t think I’ll use the mail since I have Outlook …
Jar City
Arnaldur Indriðason A very quick and easy read. I started this book on a Sunday morning and completed it before 5:00 in the afternoon. A very well written crime novel which utilizes the unique environment of Iceland as a key component. A murder quickly turns into a thriller which makes a social statement – what …
