Mr. Guilt’s Blog

Flamingo Tree

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:43:08 -0500

My mom, in Louisiana, sets up a flamingo tree every year for the last several years. It started half jokingly as a small tree in addition to the regular one, but seems to have become the centerpiece.

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"Bohemian Rhapsody," by Muppets

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:23:44 -0500

Funny! Got to love Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem jammin'!

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Word Processor 0.1

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:40:37 -0500

Only the second time I've seen one in my predominantly paperless office.

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Success!

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:05:37 -0500

For those who haven't followed my last few posts, this morning, at 6 AM, Cincinnati Public Schools' magnet schools had open registration. We wanted to make sure we secured a slot for kindergarten. It is not uncommon for folks to camp out for days ...

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Upgraded Accomodations

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:27:22 -0500

They're letting us sleep in the school.

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Minor Leakage

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:54:57 -0500

But, for a free tent, it's doing quite well. Here in the Sands Montessori line, we have what my dad would call a "slow, soaking rain." setting up the tent on arrival was a good call.

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Camp Guilt

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:57:32 -0500

Registration for Sands Montessori is 6 AM tomorrow. 17 hours to go. I've set up for the long haul.

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The Rise of Consumer IT

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:21:25 -0500

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal. The basic premise is that innovation in computing technology is coming from the consumer, not business market. The discrepancy between, honestly, the junk I have at work and the gear I have at home...

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QotD: It's a Zoo in Here!

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:42:40 -0500

What's the first exhibit you visit at the zoo? Look! An excuse to post more pictures of cats from the Cincinnati Zoo! We have an excellent collection of cats. For starters, by popular demand, a Pallas cat: Last summer, there was a Pallas cat ki...

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Apocalypse Then: a two-part series on the lessons of Y2K.

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Guilt) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:13:19 -0500

It's hard to believe that, ten years ago, we were making preparations for the Y2K cut-over. As an IT professional, this was something we had to plan for, prepare for, and test. We spent lots of money on remediation. I know that more than a few co...

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