ben, i am

kinda depressed thinking about how many “friends” I have, & how disconnected I am...

Dec 2nd

accomplished nothing… NOTHING… today.

Dec 1st

watched family guy last night, and I keep singing “bird bird bird, the bird is the...

Dec 1st

getting ready to head to bed. i’m so tired, and sleep will come quickly.

Nov 29th

gonna wake up missy and start the process of getting ready for turkey day part deux at my...

Nov 28th

finally feeling better. kids playing quietly downstairs. missy napping with maddie. me? enjoying...

Nov 28th

going to bed. my wife is tackling black friday insanity tomorrow morning. 4am at Kohls, then 5am at...

Nov 28th

sitting here reflecting on Pastor Rick’s message from Sunday about the correlation between...

Nov 26th

wondering what the deal is with Facebook lately. chat has been buggy, and “Live Feed”...

Nov 26th

Formal picture of Missy and I from a couple years ago.

Nov 26th

slow day before the holiday. working on vmware server duplicating an old server ready for scrap...

Nov 26th

missy’s tuesday night outting, and i’m home with the kiddos. being tortured watching...

Nov 25th

mmm… ham, cheese, and tomato bagel sandwich made lovingly by the hands of my wife. so good.

Nov 25th

so happy i finally got some project work to focus on. i’ve been so bored. who would’ve...

Nov 25th

i love google. just found an obscure 3rd cousin as i’m working on some genealogy.

Nov 24th

5.6 hours of Daft Punk queued up in iTunes. dunno if i can handle that much, but we’ll see.

Nov 24th

getting the fam ready for church. trying to get out the door early so we can stop for cappuccinos...

Nov 23rd

32lbs of ground deer plus 6 great looking roasts, all wrapped and in the freezer… not too...

Nov 23rd

survived my first deer. now the fun part… eating. i need to get creative with some recipes....

Nov 22nd

getting ready to head over to dad’s to process my first deer. little nervous. little excited.

Nov 22nd

hunted almost all day… finally at the very end on the way back, got a deer. now resting and...

Nov 22nd

times like these makes me wish i was a steelers fan… think i’ll just cut my losses and...

Nov 21st

waiting for the bengals game to start. had a great evening hanging out with the family. kids are...

Nov 21st

watching the snow come down, itching to get out of here. wondering if i should still do a quick hunt...

Nov 20th

finally had gmail themes enabled on my account. can’t decide between ninjas and the old school...

Nov 20th

gmail has themes now… hasn’t shown up in my settings yet :(

Nov 20th

paying bills with the wife… fun fun!

Nov 20th

finally was able to get newsid.exe on the vm’s. had to change network to host-only for a sec...

Nov 19th

continuing my love affair with Google Chrome. just ran IE for OWA and it was a dog.

Nov 19th

deli line at remkes was too long. opted for the pay per pound salad bar. great deal.

Nov 19th

getting a little frustrated with vmware server. need to copy file to VM that is in isolated network.

Nov 19th

ok, migraine number 2 in two weeks. not cool.

Nov 19th

skipped the gym, slept in, grabbed a mountain dew and donuts on the way in… yup, i fell off...

Nov 19th

no matter how many times we try, maddie does not want a bottle. ugh. seriously limits getting to do...

Nov 19th

getting ready to brave Super Wal*Mart in Florence…. may God have mercy on my soul.

Nov 18th

tired of users opening tickets and marking them critical for everything. come on people, if...

Nov 18th

in the mood for a pop this morning… hoping there are diet red creme sodas still in the fridge.

Nov 18th

time to hit the hay… getting up for the gym will not be easy

Nov 18th

enjoying some relaxation and downtime with my wife, watching Heroes

Nov 18th

thanks to @beiting i just wasted my whole lunch playing http://ping.fm/7ycYC and it was awesome

Nov 17th

got deer roast in the crock pot, yumminess will ensue at 5:30pm (i hope). http://ping.fm/2ISBh

Nov 17th

getting the family ready for church… going to julie’s church today for my nephew’s...

Nov 16th

ikea was great! dunno if i’d do it w/ all 3 kids in tow again. missy has lots of ideas now for...

Nov 16th

getting ready to pack up the van and head north… gonna finally check out IKEA

Nov 15th

stuffed from gyro and hummus. soooo good. and just to make it better, my boss picked up the bill....

Nov 14th

brought leftovers, but being enticed w/ eating Greek today. should i do the gyro or the hot plate...

Nov 14th

coffee…. still….. not….. working….

Nov 14th

noticing some changes...

now that i’ve been working out regularly, and have a good workout regimen going… i have...

Nov 14th

stayed up until 1am talking to Kate, skipped the gym, and now i am hoping coffee works its magic!

Nov 14th

getting the kids in bed a little late. they’re all excited that kate is spending the night. we...

Nov 14th

decided to use my coffee cup instead of styrofoam cup today (eco-minded??) & ended up knocking...

Nov 13th

ever get that feeling of being overwhelmed, but no good reason why?

Nov 13th

hands really dry today…. nursing about 5 dif cracks on my fingers… OUCH

Nov 13th

trying to wind down… reading thru some cookbooks with missy, planning some fun meals for the...

Nov 13th

setting up a VMware environment for Citrix to experiment with Flex Profile Kit to fix roaming...

Nov 12th

today was “Nacho average day”-a celebration of nachos & cheese w/ chili &...

Nov 12th

sore from Lats and Bicep workout this morning…

Nov 12th

wondering if anyone has used FreeNAS, and if it is worth my time

Nov 11th

woke up with that tired feeling that almost compels you to call in sick… went to work anyway,...

Nov 11th

just released ooVoo setup to users at work… may God have mercy on my soul!

Nov 10th

Cleaned my desk off and downsized the crap that has accumulated over the last 6 months. It looks...

Nov 10th

starting to get the noontime munchies… taking it easy on the cash flow and eating a sandwich...

Nov 10th

watching Kitt Kittredge with the family… drinking some home made cocoa

Nov 10th

got about 3 hrs in the tree stand… didn’t see a single deer. now off to my daughters...

Nov 8th

so excited about deer hunting tomorrow morning. hoping for big antlered deer in my vicinity.

Nov 8th

How the RNC could have hope for 2012: http://ping.fm/9THNa

Nov 7th

trying to get all my status report done before noon so the rest of the day can be easy

Nov 7th

migraine… from… rain… ugh…

Nov 7th

like him or not, here’s what he wants to do: http://change.gov

Nov 6th

2 Chronicles 7:14 on the brain today

Nov 6th

watching Private Practice with Missy

Nov 6th

took a walk to the server room to get a breather… had my buttons pushed a little…

Nov 5th

so..apparently it is ok for liberals to fight for what they believe in, but Christians...

Nov 5th

even tho we lost, we must not become complacent to the things that we believe in… we must...

Nov 5th

trying to keep the afternoon food coma from setting in

Nov 4th

i voted for democracy, not socialism; leadership, not idealism; morals, not relatism. i voted for...

Nov 4th

good job John… nice that you got to do the opening monologue… got a couple little digs...

Nov 4th

bummed i won’t get my “Chuck” and “Heroes” fix tonight

Nov 4th

just ate leftover cottage ham and green beans w/potatoes… and I’m still hungry.. ugh

Nov 3rd

will the bengals get their first win or botch this in the last couple minutes????

Nov 2nd

spent my extra hour staying up and chatting online with friends and watching SNL. off to bed…...

Nov 2nd

watched Kung Fu Panda with the kids tonight.. i think i laughed harder then the kids

Nov 2nd

got up and ate ooey gooey cinnamon rolls

Nov 1st