Computer

Ahead of schedule

Oh you few, you lucky few. Some of you are seeing this post ahead of schedule. My projects aren’t supposed to work like this. My rule of thumb is to take my first guess of how long it will take, and take that number to the third power. Or, that’s what Cheryl would have you believe, once I explained the math to her. Ouch! Score one for the husband who will be sleeping in his car for the next…
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Kitchen Sink

Moving!

The site that is. The Kauffman household is staying put for the moment. But that does mean… No posts for you! For a few days anyway. You can comment all you like on the existing posts, but I can’t promise they’ll live on at the new digs. I feel your pain. – – – Maybe, if I feel really desperate for no one’s attention, I’ll post something at the old…
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Kitchen Sink

Paging Mr Beck

The Communist take-over plot thickens! This year, Public Service Recognition Week will be held the week of May first. That’s right comrades, May Day! Well, not exactly – it’s May 3 – 9, 2010, but when has a little thing like facts stopped The Crazy (TM) in this country? If you’d like your “Ask me about your own secret socialist take-over club T-Shirt” shirt, drop me a line through…
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CancerFamily and Friends

The MRI

The background: Cheryl (known to many of you as my wife) had an MRI done recently due to chronic back pain. – – – It was one of those court days where several people needed to be escorted out of the building. A little conflict goes with the territory. Your agency sues someone, you expect a little hostility. In fact, it isn’t uncommon for both sides to leave with no love to spare for anyone…
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Family and Friends

My boy

A few weeks ago we were cleaning the house, something we’d neglected for too long. Pollen from the oak trees formed a thick yellow film over all of the vertical surfaces outside. The dust inside was approaching the critical mass for self awareness, and the growth in the bathrooms was beyond sentience – plotting a coup. Adam took the cleaning frenzy one step further. I found him in our…
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Wellbeing

I did not know that

In April it will be three years since I was diagnosed with leukemia, and I still don’t know my Doctor’s diagnosis. Oh wait, it is April isn’t it? You’ve heard me say “Hairy Cell Leukemia,” but that’s the common name, a nickname. At least I hoped it was. What self respecting disease refers to itself as hairy? Surely there was an important, scary sounding scientific name. More…
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Politics

Earth Day 40 -- join the party!

I haven’t posted anything with a political slant in a while, so humor me for a little while. This is actually a repost from Avaaz.org. (It was meant to be an email, but I’m posting it here instead.) Hi, To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, an unprecedented movement is coming together to demand Congress pass a climate bill this year. Sign the petition now, and your name will be projected…
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Wellbeing

Losing my words

Have you ever lost a word? Most of us have. Do you know what Dysnomia is? I did, but I had to look it up to make sure. Don’t be too impressed though. It was kind of my area of study in school, and we’re talking recognition memory all the way here. I couldn’t recall it to save my temporal lobes. Well, A few weeks ago I started misplacing words everywhere I went, and it was pretty damn hard to…
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Kitchen Sink

Reduce, reuse, recycle

I’m going out on a limb here, talking about work. I figure this is a strong limb though. I’ll be discussing my latest blogging hiatus shortly. A partial post is in the hopper. Something to look forward to, eh? My office chair was fifteen years old and saw better days. It’s upholstery was clean and intact, but almost every mechanism was either failing or broken. “Go new, comrade. Go new!”…
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