http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy all about the one and only me.... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:49:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, by this time, I should be finished with the second phase of a rather large project, and be worried about the third phase.  But thanks to some political garbage involving funding, power, and agreements, I've had two weeks of "catch up" with no end in sight.  All members of ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/11/16/gotta-love-office-politics/ My tv can finally return to normal.  No more evil ads, no more random crap in politics, just back to normal... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/11/04/the-election-is-over/ So, back for another post... I'm looking at a Popcorn Hour A-110 for a possible Christmas gift for someone.  It's not intended to be a full replacement for a HTPC, which might be a better overall pick, but neither I nor the individual it would be bought for has enough spare ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/10/26/popcorn-hour-a-110/ Three of my favorite things... http://www.holytaco.com/2008/10/14/the-nerdiest-t-shirts-for-nerds/ I won't steal any of the bandwidth from these guys by hotlinking, but any article mentioning guys in their mom's basement smelling of cheetos and sunny d is a winner in my book... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/10/14/t-shirts-sarcasm-and-shock-humor/ Been a while since I posted, and since I have little to say, I'll mention the schedule of the upcoming week. For Monday, the three day weekend really isn't a weekend, as on Monday, I'll be driving with the upper boss to Sioux Falls for a couple days of meetings, an ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/10/12/upcoming-week/ you choose... [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgvo13awIGc] Wow... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/10/06/balls-or-face/ Well, it's official.  I finally went and got myself a gym membership.  I'm just about at the end of week 1, and so far, it's going ok.  24/7 gym, half dozen treadmills, a treadclimber, two AMT's, five elipticals, two upright bikes, and a recumbant bike for cardio, 15-20 nautilus machines, ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/09/30/gym/ Having the wife of a volunteer firefighter in my office, I get quite the number of messages, notes, and guides to safe practices in the home, office, etc, in regards to fire.  But today, I get one that I finally enjoyed...  the "redneck" fire alarm... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/09/30/fire-prevention-week/ I missed posting anything for how many days?  Well, that's what you get when you have no life and nothing to post about. Well, here you go...  a new pitiful post. PETA has gone too far... Yes, that article discusses using human breast milk for ice cream... I just want to see the comments...  ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/09/23/what-a-shocka/ As with most IT jobs, I have a period of time where I am "on call" and have to carry the "point phone" for my group.  And while I refuse to actually operate that crappy old Motorola phone (thank you forwarding), it's not nearly as bad as sticking around with ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/andy/2008/09/09/on-call/