Archive for January, 2004

One small step

Thursday, January 15th, 2004

“We have six wheels in the dirt. Mars now is our sandbox, and we are ready to play and learn.”- Charles Elachi, NASA JPL Director

The Spirit rover took it’s first steps on the red planet today. It’s a very exciting time, especially in the wake of President Bush’s revitalization of the space race, this time [...]

Comment spam sucks

Sunday, January 11th, 2004

For some reason, my blog keeps getting hijacked with spam messages from some penis enlargement company. I’ve blocked the IP a couple times already, but it just keeps coming back!!! Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

The Winter Wonderland

Monday, January 5th, 2004

It finally snowed! Good news for the kiddies that just want to run around and play in it, but bad news for people that have to drive through it to get to work. Had my first experience doing just that last night, and almost died when some guy did a 360 on the interstate not [...]

Frustrations abound

Sunday, January 4th, 2004

While the new year is off to a fabulous beginning, it doesn’t change the fact that my financial future is extremely cloudy at the moment. I currently work for one of the many companies that is being torn apart by the scandals and investigations in the mutual fund industry. The future of the company itself [...]

Happy New Year!

Thursday, January 1st, 2004

Happy 2004 everyone!
Last night was spent amongst friends and family, both on the phone and in person. It was a great way to say goodbye to the old year and usher in the new. Fun was had by all, and some more than others ;) A great way to start the year is hearing the [...]