Time In North Carolina
I drove up to North Carolina Monday to spend time with the folks over Thanksgiving. Lay is flying in Thursday morning, and we’ll drive back together either Friday or Saturday (definitely not Sunday).
Read morePlaces
If it has to do with a geographical location, I will categorize it with this category.
Home From Dallas
Well, I got home from Dallas late last night (as in just before midnight). Overall, it was a good trip. We caught up with a lot of clients and uncovered a few possible leads. I also had a chance to see people I’d not seen in a while.
Read moreEvening With an Old Friend in Dallas
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m in Dallas this weekend and most of the coming week. The only good thing was I got to see an old friend. Robert and his lover had been previously invited to dinner at the home of some friends. I went along, and it was a very nice eveniing. They were a very nice couple, and one was an excellent cook. It was a much more relaxed and comfortable way to spend an evening than sitting in a restaurant.
Read moreOff to Dallas
Well, unfortunately one of our software vendors has their user conference starting tomorrow, with booth setup and some partner training
Read moreWrap Up from San Antonio
Monday, about the third person I ran into at the records management conference (ARMA) I was attending in San Antonio was Carol Keuch. Carol was my first boss at IMC. She’s gone on to work with Lockheed-Martin.
Read moreSan Antonio
I’m in San Antonio for the annual conference of the Association for Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA). I was speaking at a pre-conference event yesterday for the utilities industry specific group. I flew in Friday night, and will be here until Tuesday afternoon.
Read moreErnesto Watch Monday Morning
The Hurricane Center, as of 8am this morning, has moved the track for Ernesto further to the east. This is good news for us here in Tampa, as it will put us on the “backside” of this storm. This also means it will come on shore at nearly the tip of the Florida penennsula, and track over land all the way up the center of the state.
Read moreHurricane Ernesto Watch Begins
We Floridians started paying attention to Tropical Storm Ernesto several days ago. In was forming up southeast of Puerto Rico. The early forecast tracks had the storm staying south of the islands, and gaining strength. Then it would have crossed Cuba and gone out into the Gulf headed tot he northwest…a beeline for the Louisianna coast. However, the track has shifted very close to Tampa.
Read moreKnew It Was Out There, Just Don't Know Where
I’ve always known there was a place for this, but I wish someone would tell me where it is. It’s a little like the “Homosexual Agenda?”. Despite having been one all my life, I’ve never received my copy.
Read moreVigilante Justice or Murder?
A jury on found restaurant owner Lawrence Storer not guilty of manslaughter for chasing down and killing a man who tried to rob him in 2003. Storer?s attorney John Fitzgibbons argued that he had committed an excusable homicide. Storer, testifying in his defense, told jurors that when Wilson pointed a gun at him, he was terrified of dying, and was acting in shock and instinct when he chased after him in his car. He hit Wilson, killing him on a downtown street.
Read moreUpdate on August 3rd, 2006
Once again, work has kept me busy. I was in Washington, DC Monday through Wednesday this week on a project. Boy was it hot in D.C. While 90 in Tampa right now, the heat and humidity in D.C. was stiffling.
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