Answer: 72

Question: How many sparklers, bundled together on the end of a metal pole, does it take to make a wicked fireball?

The first one started sparkling like normal.  Once it hit the other 71 in the bundle, there were no more sparkles.  It was a pure, unadulterated ball of fire.  It burned for about three seconds and it completely incinerated the sparkler sticks.

Next 4th of July, that number will be doubled (at least).

07.Jul.08 Holidays Comment (1)

Death rattle

I’ve been under the weather since my last post. Starting four days ago, I would be lucky to get two hours of sleep because of the congestion. Breathing started to become over rated because of the rattling and wheezing noises. My voice also started sounding like puberty all over again.

I finally went to the doctor this morning. She ran a few test and took a chest X-ray. Good news is that I don’t have pneumonia. The bad news is that I have a cold, sinus infection and bronchitis.  I’ve stocked up on OJ so the Florida orange growers should get a nice bonus this year.

Better, more informative post are coming. Stay tuned.

I’ve seen the end, and there is no light. Like deadly snakes, death rattle shakes.
- Pantera, “Death Rattle”

27.Feb.08 General Comments (0)

What a week

What a week it’s been. I’ve been running full blast since my last post a week ago. The reason is that I’m trying to finish up the main bulk of one of the web/database projects at work. It needs to be finished within the next four days. Once that’s complete, the big project begins.

The big project is the Cisco Clean Access implementation. I’m in charge of setting it up at 16 locations (schools, offices, etc.). I’ve already started configuring one of the management servers with the base, or global, policies. I’ll start configuring the site servers on Tuesday. The site servers will hold the site specific policies.

I’ve also been helping a friend with his website. He’s trying to use WordPress as a CMS because he’s tried CMS’ like Joomla and Drupal but found them too difficult. His site is pretty basic so he’s going to use the WordPress pages feature for most of his content. He hasn’t decided if he wants to create any blog post. If he does, he can set one of the static pages as the blog display.

It’s been fun helping him out. I’ve started learning a little more about web design and PHP. Those are two things I’ve been wanting to learn but haven’t found the time. Most of the work is tweaking an existing template in order to have it display the way he wants. We’re both learning as we go.

Here’s to a three day weekend. The calm before the storm.

16.Feb.08 General Comment (1)

Merry Christmas!

From my family to all of you, Merry Christmas!

This is my new favorite Christmas comic:

Courtesy of xkcd.

25.Dec.07 Holidays Comments (0)

Give your system a (inter)facelift

Looking for nice backgrounds? Check out InterfaceLIFT. They have over 1,000 high quality wallpapers in sizes that fit even widescreen monitors. The resolutions range from 320×240 (iPod) up to 2560×1600. They even have a special section for PSP wallpapers.

I like how well the site is organized. Date, screen resolution and popularity are only three of the choices for ordering how you want to view what’s available. No matter how you choose to order them, there is always a drop-down menu under the picture where you can choose what resolution you want. Each drop-down menu organizes the resolutions by the type of screen they are for (i.e. Widescreen, Fullscreen, etc.).

InterfaceLIFT also has:

I haven’t tried anything but the wallpapers. Some of the Windows themes look pretty nice, though. Check them out daily because new wallpapers are always being added. If you know of other good sites, let me know in the comments.

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. - Harriet Braiker

07.Dec.07 General Comments (0)