And in other news

I would have rather and more immensely enjoyed myself and found my time useful had I begged off of SLI the other day, and gone to AA NetWorks. That is all I will say on that.

On Shuffle: Matthew Sweet, I've Been Waiting. Bubblegum? Yes, yes it is. Still like it tho.

I've got a big ol PC on the test bed, it suffering from the usual malaise of the older PC: application bloat. There's just too much stuff to let a P4 with 512MB work smoothly. Among the gunk was a full set of Norton System and Internet Works. Bloody Hell. Look, seriously, if you must use Norton, don't kid yourself about minimum requirements. Have at least one GB, two would be better.

Shuffle: Pixies, Allison. Jeez, remember the Pixies?

I added 2x256 PC3200 SIMMs that I had laying around, cleared out all the rubble, and it is a bit faster now. Another thing he's running is SQL server and a DB preloader that both take up a fair amount of resources. It should be noted that this PC is not really a server, its a converted desktop running XP Pro SP3.

It belongs to a local small business. I'll be there all morning Monday setting up a new network. Not a proper domain, mind you, but basically a home network used for business, so its a few desktops, peered around a router.

Shuffle: Kristy McColl, Treachery. Cool latin rhythms there, boss.

Our networking group had their Holiday Festivus last Friday. Whereas what happens in Trindy's basement stays; there was rather a lot more groping than I would have thought appropriate.

Appropriately enough, shuffle goes to Ziggy Stardust.

This week, the run up to the Giftivus Holiday, features a few meetings and such, but not much. I will attend a meeting on Wednesday, concurrent to the youth air rifle session at TCSL, with the Saline Environmental Commission. [If you're wondering, the shuffle went to Blues Traveler, The Mountains Win Again. You're Welcome.] Anyway, the SEAC (I think the acronym is) is something I am keen to be involved with. It does affect us all, and what with my participation in environmental affairs in other venues, it could be a very natural fit. I suppose there will be some discussion as to whether I should be allowed to be on such a board, because although I have a Saline address, I live in the hinterlands of York Township. As an aside, I am thinking it might be a good idea to get on the York Twp Environmental Committee (YTEC) or perhaps the planning commission, as well.

We end this narrative as we began, with Matthew Sweet, Nothing Lasts. Hopefully that selection is not appropriate at all.