In case you hadn't noticed, the server for my website and mail has been a bit fruity lately. That's to be expected when a transformer in your datacenter decides to let go. The datacenter where my server is held suffered the exploding transformer has had all sorts of issues getting …

Happy birthday Dad! Hope you're having a great birthday today!

Wordpress (The software I'm using for this blog) is turning 5 years old today. Congratulations to the Wordpress team for this remarkable achievement, and for making an excellent product that is a pleasure to use!

While we're on the subject of restaurant reviews (See the Pei Wei review down a few days ago), I forgot to mention that JoDee and I went with my Japanese class to Osaka (the steakhouse, not the city). The food was excellent, and the atmosphere was superb. I think JoDee …

JoDee and I went to JoDee's dad's place for what we've termed "the festival of meats". JoDee's brother grilled up a tasty buffet of hot dogs, hamburgers, and some mighty-fine chicken, which was absolutely cooked to perfection on all counts. Then I was pressed into service to help hook up …