Monthly Archives: February 2008

Phone banking for Obama

Posted on 2008-02-23 by Jim

We’re gonna have our first “political party” next weekend at the not-quite-finished house. We’ll be hosting a phone-banking party aimed at getting out the progressive vote for Senator Obama during the Texas primary/caucus. I figure we can get about 20 … Continue reading →

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Bathroom plumbing, again

Posted on 2008-02-22 by Jim

Our plumber finally made it back out to our project today. (The last time he was on-site was before Christmas.) Unfortunately it’s been raining here for several days, and there’s a pretty big puddle in the crawlspace right where the … Continue reading →

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Oatmeal

Posted on 2008-02-06 by Jim

I’ve been battling a cold since the weekend, and last night was the worst of it (I hope)! I slept poorly (if at all), so I was feeling exceptionally miserable this morning. This calls for the ultimate “comfort food” breakfast–oatmeal! … Continue reading →

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Doh!

Posted on 2008-02-03 by Jim

I am so screwed… I ran the portupgrade utility on one of our FreeBSD servers at work. This was a production system that we used for printing certificates for our students, preparing address labels for USPS shipments, and several other … Continue reading →

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