Monthly Archives: April 2008

Economic Stimulus

So the US Government thinks that sending everyone $600 (or so) as economic stimulus will spin up spending and everyone will have new big screen TVs and expensive watches. My check was deposited last night and this morning AMEX got … Continue reading

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Running Progress

I just passed the 1/3 marker on my way to 700 miles. We are just about 1/3 of the way though the year- I’m on track to do this. April has been tough for me. I laid off a bit … Continue reading

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Housing Bust? Really?

I just got my county tax appraisal notice today. I don’t think we are seeing as much a bust here in Austin as elsewhere. My year-to-year appraised house value went up 10%. They even specifically mention that it has gone … Continue reading

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I’m a Dellionaire! Oh wait…

As of about 8pm last night, my company officially “merged” with Dell. We had our intro meeting this morning and our Day One stuff is this afternoon. Same. As. It. Ever. Was. And no, I did not and will no … Continue reading

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One Year Anniversary

Today is the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. It is hard to imagine what the families and community has had to deal with. They need our continued support and vigilance.

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The 2008 ACL Festival lineup is out

I just got the email about the 2008 ACL Festival lineup (full list available here). Things that standout to me: Big names include: Foo Fighters, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Beck, John Fogerty, and The Raconteurs. Smaller, but cool names … Continue reading

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WordPress upgrade

Test post to see how the WordPress upgrade went. The blog is now on the new 2.5 version. 2.5 has a hugely different admin UI but all of my plugins still seem to be working. Here is a new feature … Continue reading

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