This is splorp.

ISSN 1496-3221

Category: Life

December 27, 2011

DSHell

After 120 hours or so without DSL service, whatever issue that caused the initial outage has apparently been fixed. The Newted Community is back online. This server is back online. All of my hostees are probably breathing a bit easier. Thanks to my ISP (and no thanks to my telco) for kicking the right amount … More

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January 27, 2009

Veering away.

January, 1989 Twenty years ago, I began what could be considered “my career”. I didn’t think of it as occupational choice at the time … it was supposed to be a simple, six month contract position. An interesting second job that would help me pay the rent, save for an upcoming wedding in the fall, … More

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January 8, 2007

The self-aggrandizing flotsam department.

Please note that the delightful pair of vociferous Mac-heads, Dan Benjamin and John Gruber make an ever so brief mention of Newton (and yours truly) in the recently unveiled Hivelogic Podcast. The first two episodes of the podcast are a casual discussion of their ideas regarding what new products might appear during the imminent Macworld … More

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March 13, 2006

Where’s the beach?

Well, it was a nice break while it lasted. Now, would someone please explain what all this snow is doing in my driveway? Ugh.

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March 9, 2005

Natural hat trick.

No, I am not posting this just to prove that I can keep this blog going for three days in a row. No, it doesn’t mean that I’m completely disgusted by the fact that I haven’t actually managed to post something of significance three days in a row since the beginning of last December. No, … More

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July 13, 2004

The sound of silence.

At least the hard drive that contained data I had actually backed up still works. The other drive — my boot drive — doesn’t. Applications. Email. Prefs. Several gigabytes worth of current work files scattered all over the blessed desktop. Poof. Reflecting on this incident, I have determined that I feel much more comfortable with … More

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February 3, 2003

My thoughts exactly.

Copyright © Walt Kelly / Okefenokee, Glee & Perloo, Inc.

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January 31, 2003

Sigh.

It must be the weekend. I’m hankering for an ample glass of Australian Cabernet Shiraz and a mighty bowl of low fat preztels. The Perl install can wait until tomorrow.

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December 18, 2002

At least her feet are warm.

It’s been almost 48 hours since my mom collapsed. Doped up on Morphine, even when she opens her eyes or moves her toes, she may as well be completely asleep. Her blood pressure is up, but not as up as the doctors would like. Her cranial swelling is down, apparently never ballooning to where they … More

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December 17, 2002

Mom?

I want to call out her name and have her answer back. But I can’t do that because everything is different today. My mom suffered a grade V intracerebral aneurysm yesterday afternoon. My dad found her unconscious on the bathroom floor. She underwent surgery last night and is currently in critical condition in ICU. She … More

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