Monthly Archives: February 2005

Step 0

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Russ Kaufmann

I am working on step 0 right now. This upcoming week will be busy and the work will be closely watched by management. The risk for negative career impacting results is high. Step 0 is a step that I add … Continue reading →

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Sliding Doors (not TCP/IP Sliding Windows)

Posted on February 23, 2005 by Russ Kaufmann

Yes, Rick, I finally decided to post this. I debated it, then Rod Fournier talked me to into it. <G>   Last night, Rick Taylor, Rob Labbe, Daniel Webster, Bill English and I all were going to dinner in Bill’s … Continue reading →

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Cigar Humidor Humidity Problem II

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Russ Kaufmann

Thanks to one of my many cigar loving friends around the country, I received a pound of Climmax humidification beads. Please note that "Climmax" in this case has more than one letter M in it. If you search for climax … Continue reading →

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Family Loss

Posted on February 14, 2005 by Russ Kaufmann

After several months of sliding away, my father finally passed late in the evening this past Friday. He was a flawed man, as almost all of us are, but he was also well loved. We will certainly miss him. To … Continue reading →

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Cigar Humidor Humidity Problem

Posted on February 6, 2005 by Russ Kaufmann

In previous blog entries, I have talked a bit about my cigar addiction. Yes, it is most definitely an addiction. How else can I explain that I have over 2,000 cigars and only smoke about 5 a week? Through trades … Continue reading →

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Broadband Costs

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Russ Kaufmann

I am not sure how this discussion came about. I am fairly sure it had to do with somebody whining about their cable modem bill or their DSL. This is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. I … Continue reading →

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Freaking Power Outage

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Russ Kaufmann

Last night was a big pain… I was watching Troy and really getting into it and the power went out. I heard all of my hard drives in all of my servers spinning down. Crap, I knew I should have … Continue reading →

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