Year: 2004

* Time to introduce others to the addictive practice of blogging

* Kids are down to sleep. Work is progressing well. Wood spliting has been done and the fire is burning hot. A few more large logs in a few minutes and she should be good for most of the night. Left my glasses upstairs. Fortunely they are near the fridge and there’s beer in there.

* bad evening – too much anger… too much yelling..

* Bah! Nailed byMurphy! The hosting company had NOT suspended me and because I’ve been in contact with them was working with me through this jobless situation. What good people! Turns out the MyDoom virus is causing their mail servers grief. At least it feels good to have gotten one more late bill taken care of.

* $402 to hosting company – ouch. Budgeted $278.

* Blast. The hosting company cut us off and as I’m trying to get a payment sent paypal times out so I’m not sure if the $303 got sent or not.

* Got the 13 yr old. Some pleasant talk in car. No sniping. We were probably silent 50% of the trip. Went to Comcast and paid them $142 and change. Came home.

* At home we quized 13 yr old on his day then I went into a screaming cursing tirade that caused the wife to get on me so I yelled at her. All around bad.

* Chopped wood, re-built almost dead fire (this seasoned stuff goes quick), yelled at child some more; apologised to everyone. Feel like a schmuck.

* Email sent to client painfully explaining the STILL is not done.

* Time to go get 13 yr old from school

* progress is being made in php. 1:45 pm goal missed. Setting 2:30 goal for pretty stuff.

* $307.76 paid to Allstate (I swear I gave them a December payment)

* making good heady on the coding but the day is flying by…rear end is frozen too. I’ve got to make a Home Depot trip soon.

* Wahoo! Beat the php problem! One line syntax problem. Quick break then back to wipe this out. Setting goal 1:45pm for bulk of work done and uploaded. The rest of the afternoon on cleanup and wrap-up.

* Paid Bellsouth $361 and change. Ouch. We weren’t even scheduled to be cut off.

* more wood to the fire. Spliting this seasoned stuff is a pleasure! I’m using the axe not the maul.

* Computer updated and rebooted. I’m relaxed and feeling good. Incense lit. Time to bang out some code!

* 13 yr old off to school. Baby changed and fed. Time to work.

* Email sent. 1 goal achieved! Small successes are good. Time to take the 13 yr old to school–I mean daycare.