[This is the transcript of what I planned to say (but didn’t) at my aunt‘s funeral] How many of you only knew Cindy? Go ahead, raise your hands. Good. Ok – you all know me as “Mike”. Put your hands down. The rest of you know me as Warren. Either way, I’m her nephew. Cindy …
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reevu
I was watching a recorded edition of Beyond Tomorrow (from Science Channel) and saw an awesome-looking motorcyle helmet, the Reevu. It has a series of polycarbonate reflectors that take light coming into the helmet from the back, reflect it over the rider’s head, and display it on a small mirror just above the visor in …
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oh, come on!
Apparently, the CERN Large Hadron Collider will be turned on soon. That’s cool, because way back when I graduated highschool, I worked as an intern directly manufacturing some components that went into the prototype, and might even be used in the real thing. Now some genius in Europe has filed a lawsuit, claiming that the …
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the planet is doing great!
Full transcript – again, Mr Carlin, you are missed. You got people like this around you? Country is full of them now! People walking around all day long, every minute of the day — worried about EVERYTHING! Worried about the air, worried about the water, worried about the soil. Worried about insecticides, pesticides, food additives, …
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internetworkers bash in pittsboro
Thanks to Tarus and the OpenNMS crew for hosting the InterNetWorkers bash in Pittsboro last night. I went down with one of my coworkers, and we had a blast. It would’ve been fun even without the free beer and appetizers, but they were certainly appreciated!
don la fontaine @ 68
aka “The Movie Trailer Voice Guy”. I heard Tuesday morning that he has passed. Movie trailers will never be the same. (news story)
retirement party
My goal is to retire by the end of the year. To make sure I reach that goal, I’m requesting donations from friends, family, coworkers, acquaintances, and outright strangers. If you’d like to contribute to my retirement fund, please send me an email: retire@warrenmyers.com. Donations of any size are accepted, but I don’t give tax …
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gum must die
What is wrong with people? Why is it that activities considered totally uncouth with “normal” chewing is thrown out the window when people chew gum? When you chew food, you chew with your mouth shut. When you chew food, you don’t crack it. You don’t blow bubbles. But when people chew gum, they feel the …
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in memoriam – Cindy Myers
Post Star link GUILDERLAND, Albany County – Cindy Lee Myers, age 55, of Western Avenue, Guilderland, died suddenly at her residence Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. Born in Liberty, N.Y., she had been a resident of the capital region for her entire life. She worked for Albany County Department of Social Services and was the assistant …
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12 may 1953 to 11 aug 2008 – cindy lee myers
I just found out my aunt died sometime between Saturday night and this morning. She didn’t call-in to work to say she’d be out, so one of her coworkers checked on her – and she didn’t answer the phone, so my dad, her older brother, went to her apartment to find out what was wrong. …
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traveling == car rentals
I travel for work. Because I fly hither and yon, I get to rent cars. Some of the time I get interesting ones. Mostly I get vehicles that drive, and get me from point A to point B and back again. In another life, I worked for Hertz in Latham NY. Working for Hertz was …
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new color scheme done
I have just completed the color scheme updates to my main site, warrenmyers.com. I have brightened the whole works up, and made it more in line with the look of the blog theme I am using.
toll revenues are down, and they do what?
USA Today reports that toll revenues are down because (drum roll please): fewer people are driving, they’re driving shorter distances, or they’re taking mass transit. What is the response from the organizations that run toll roads? Why, raise tolls of course. That’s right: like any other time the government gets involved in something, instead of …
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no capes!
Edna: It will be bold! Dramatic! Bob: Yeah! Edna: Heroic! Bob: Yeah. Something classic, like, like Dynaguy. Oh, he had a great look! Oh, the cape and the boots… Edna: [throws a wadded ball of paper at Bob’s head] No capes! Bob: Isn’t that my decision? Edna: Do you remember Thunderhead? Tall, storm powers? Nice …
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blog entries imported
I’ve finished importing my old journal entries into the new CMS – you’ll notice I greatly trimmed-down from the total still visible at the old location: http://warrenmyers.com/archive.php.
what in the … ?
I was looking at Apple’s Xserve store page today and noticed the following: “Redundant power supply option For extra peace of mind, you can add a second hot-swappable power supply and connect each to a separate UPS or power circuit. In case of an outage in one circuit, the second supply takes over without a …
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5 seasons brewing
Last night I drove a quick 10 minutes from Vinings to Sandy Springs GA to meet-up with a couple friends for dinner. Skimming opentable‘s restaurant listings, I had discovered 5 Seasons Brewing earlier in the day, and we decided to give it a try. 5 Seasons’ beers are all made in-house (I think), in small …
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the new look of WarrenMyers.com
My website has been due for an overhaul for quite a while. I’m going to be shifting some all of my content from a manually-managed setup to a CMS. This is the first stage of that migration: I’m importing old blog/journal posts that I feel should be carried-over to the new look-and-feel. Please bear with …
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the psychology of elevators
I travel for work now, so I get to see lots of elevators. I’ve seen elevators that you pick the floor you want to go to outside the elevator, and then the elevator bank directs you to the one it thinks you should ride to get to your destination the quickest. I’ve seen simple elevators …
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Remembering Grandma Frances
Frances Helen Myers, 98, a former Greenwich resident, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at the Pleasant Valley Nursing Facility in Argyle. Born Nov. 23, 1909, in Schenectady, she was the daughter of Joseph and Katherine Wilday McKinney. Frances was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church in Greenwich. She enjoyed outdoor activities including hunting …
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an oldy…
…but a goody: HDTV explained!
why alcohol and cars don’t mix
I found out today when I logged into my email that one of my former coworkers was involved in a crash yesterday. 19 year old Justin Crouse was drunk and rammed my friend Philip’s car when he ran a red light in Raleigh yesterday. Right now, Philip’s in ICU in Raleigh. His girlfriend, who was …
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am i the only person who *didn’t* skip that day…
I seem to recall – and not too horribly long ago, either – that people used to at least approximate being polite. I’m pretty sure we as a nation used to encourage being polite, sharing, and thoughtfulness. We used to try to make our kids be those things starting before kindergarten (Sesame Street pops to …
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mellowing a mushroom
I’ve been working for one of our larger customers near Atlanta recently. When I arrived last week, I was pleasantly surprised to find out there’s a Mellow Mushroom a mile from their office in Vinings. I was first introduced to the Mellow Mushroom in Durham a couple years ago. I’ve since started enjoying the one …
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it’s a great start
Today the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Washington DC’s handgun ban, by upholding the plain text of the Second Amendment to our Constitution stating that gun ownership is a personal right. CNN story: cnn.com/2008/US/06/26/scotus.guns. The full text of the decision: 07-290.pdf. Hopefully this will start a trend across all of our courts …
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