Friday, March 7, 2008

Flattened

Working from home today - things are slow so I decided to update the blog this afternoon. I started up the street this morning with G, on the way to school, and the car didn't feel right...G says, "I think your tire is flat!" Silently, I agreed. Back into the driveway and yes indeed, the right front tire is pancaked. Luckily, L was also working from home, so I grabbed her car and off we went. Brought the car into the local tire store and found a fair sized screw was buried in the tread. The good news was the tire was still under warranty, and there was no major damage, so the tire was patched for no charge. Since my morning consisted of 2 conference calls, I decided I could just as well participate from home. I love making executive decisions!

Been busy doing some weekly maintenance, so the OT is picking up again. The job itself looks good through the end of May, then we'll need some time to break down the servers in the datacenter, package them and ship them back to our corporate masters. What looked like a 6-12 month contract will turn into a year and a half...if I can swing it to remain there until the Disney World trip in late July, I'll be a happy sysadmin.

Things go well otherwise - I was lucky enough to see the first Winwood/Clapton show at Madison Square garden two weeks ago. Great show...I downloaded the second show and it's been in my cat stereo ever since. Two old pros enjoying one another's abilities, and the combination was surprisingly greater than the great talents involved. Too bad the shows were one-offs...I'd love to see them again. As it is, I'll have to settle for Tom Petty/Winwood in June, and I'll check tomorrow to see how expensive Clapton/Robert Randolph tickets will be for the Tweeter Center.

My mom continues to improve - she does outpatient therapy for her wrist and elbow. Still no idea when she'll return to work...her wrist is still quite sore and lacks range of motion. My dad's Alzheimer's progresses...I try to call and talk to him twice a week, but he laks the ability to initiate conversations, so I have to take the lead and ask questions, etc.

More to come, and it won't take six weeks this time.