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{ Monthly Archives } August 2007

Enjoy a Fine Craft Beer

Via Dethroner, I learned of the death of a beer luminary.  Michael Jackson, beer critic and “Beer Hunter,” has died.  No more will his well-written reviews of beer (or scotch) ever grace the page.  Jackson’s work played an important role in bringing back the artistry of craft beer from the bad days of the 1970s [...]

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Always Have a Backup Plan

The other day, I ran across this article in The Sun entitled Bay-grass research lost in fire.  In this article, there is a valuable lesson about the need to keep your backup data off-site.
The 25-foot-by-40-foot trailers, meant to be temporary offices and to house computer equipment, had become fixtures since they were installed in the [...]

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Blog Snafu

After a brief billing snafu with my host, the blog with nothing important to say is back online.

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Moments of Baltimore Zen

The last couple of weeks have been quite interesting for me, as I have been a part of two rather interesting occurrences. Of course, both just happened on a Friday. Coincidence? I think not.
Friday, 17 August 2007
I had an appointment to get a haircut late in the day, and I had already [...]

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The Roof, The Roof…

…is not quite on fire.  Following up on yesterday’s post, I had an estimate from Phil DiBello Roofing this morning.  I have two options available to me to correct the problem at hand.

Correct the immediate problem: My immediate problem comes from some poor decision-making on the part of the plumbers who performed the rehab of [...]

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