I forgot to tell you: I passed my certification exam, which gets me the new specialty certification MCSE: Security. I know, some of you don’t know what that is and most probably don’t care, but for me, it’s another check mark: something I wanted to accomplish and have. It doesn’t mean I am an expert [...]
Filed under: Life News, Work News on May 30th, 2007 | No Comments »
The processing of the photo backlog continues. I have now posted pictures from the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens trip that we took in July of last year [yes, I know - they've been waiting a while], and pictures from Washington DC back in April 2006. I’m currently working on getting all my 2700 or so unprocessed, unposted pictures processed [...]
Filed under: Life News, Photography on May 30th, 2007 | No Comments »
As of this weekend, I’ve now added a new state to the places I’ve been: Montana. I’d been to Idaho before many years ago, but never quite made it to Idaho. Now, my travel map shows I’ve been to 40 of 50 states. We’re finally back now and I’ll tell you more about our trip [...]
Filed under: Life News, Travel on May 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
DAY 1: Arrival Today, we left lovely Spokane, WA and set out on a short weekend trek to Glacier National Park in Montana accross three states: Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Now, having never been to the area, Laura and I chose to drive a more “scenic” route. After a wonderful sushi lunch in Coeur D’Alene [...]
Filed under: Life News, Travel on May 25th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’ve added a new airport to the list of airports I’ve now visited: Spokane, WA [GEG]. That makes 79 now.
Filed under: Life News, Travel on May 24th, 2007 | No Comments »
One reason I’m taking this class in Spokane is that I want to complete my MCSE:Security certification. I also want a better grasp of how to implement security in a Microsoft environment. So far, the training is pretty good and filling in some gaps I have in my experience. In fact, I will likely be implementing [...]
Filed under: Life News, Technology, Work News on May 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This week, I’ve been spending a good amount of time on training in the Windows security area. I have to say that I’m liking the format of the class pretty well. They have it set up so that I can choose my own pace and break whenever I want. This way, I’m much less likely [...]
Filed under: Life News, Travel, Work News on May 23rd, 2007 | No Comments »
We’re in the airport now – in Minneapolis. Half-way through, we’re about to go grab some food before our next leg. The trip is going just fine, but I’m suffering from a swollen finger that I injured this morning in a softball game. It feels like it’s going to explode, it’s so tight. Well, I [...]
Filed under: Life News, Travel on May 19th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
After Dive Turkey 5 [or DTV], we have by remote consensus began using the year name in the description of the Dive Turkey event. So, if it happens this year, it will be called Dive Turkey 2007 Dive Turkey 6, or DTVI, is now in a conceptual planning stage. For DTVI, we are thinking domestic [...]
Filed under: Life News, Scuba, Travel on May 18th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Some of the best things in Vegas aren’t in Vegas. Take for instance the resort at Montelago Village a good distance east of town. We had heard of this place on TV, so we stopped in on our way back from Hoover Dam. I have to say that it is quite nice and were we [...]
Filed under: Life News, Photography, Travel on May 18th, 2007 | No Comments »
