http://mr.smith.smithfam.us (sometimes) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:08:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/wp-content/themes/photo-frame/favicon.ico http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/12/10/engagement-ring-story/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/12/10/engagement-ring-story/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:25:55 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/12/10/engagement-ring-story/ Alright. The other day I alluded to a great story about our favorite jeweler, Tony Bagdy. It’s time to document the story. Cue the music: Some couples shop for rings together and others do it apart. In our case, we shopped for rings together. We got mine from Unicorn jewelry in Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/12/10/engagement-ring-story/feed/ 3 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/12/10/more-training/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/12/10/more-training/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:23:56 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/12/10/more-training/ Another fun-filled day of Marklogic training. This time, though, I was able to participate a little more than last time (though not much). Most of the time was spent working issues that arose today, and others that needed follow-up given my absence for the last couple of weeks.]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/12/10/more-training/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/24/incommunicado-projects/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/24/incommunicado-projects/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:20:06 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/24/incommunicado-projects/ I hate it when projects don’t communicate with needed personnel until it’s the 11th hour. Grrr.]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/24/incommunicado-projects/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/20/great-squirrel-herder/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/20/great-squirrel-herder/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:57:28 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/20/great-squirrel-herder/ So that’s my new title and I kinda like it: Great Squirrel Herder. In conversation today with some co-workers it was mentioned that it sometimes feels like we’re herding sheep. However, we’re not shepherds because sheep willingly follow shepherds.  We’re more like sheep herders, behind the sheep with prods trying to keep them moving in a [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/20/great-squirrel-herder/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/19/last-day-of-chem-1215/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/19/last-day-of-chem-1215/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:20:13 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/19/last-day-of-chem-1215/ Wahoo, let me tell you how excited I am that tonight is the last session of my Chemistry 1215 lab! Now if only my other classes would hurry and finish (Chem 1210 and two Calculus courses).]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/19/last-day-of-chem-1215/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/14/glad-its-friday/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/14/glad-its-friday/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:29:37 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/14/glad-its-friday/ I spent the day, from 9-5, in training for an XML database/application server. Although the concept is cool, it’s rather dry material to study for an entire day (no discredit to the presenter). I’ve noticed that many of the people present have heavily imbibed the “Kool-Aid” though, whereas I’m skeptical of the vendor’s claims. Going [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/14/glad-its-friday/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/14/email-blog/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/14/email-blog/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:35:26 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/14/email-blog/ This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. BEEP. If you see this message, then I’ve successfully configured the blog to receive incoming email messages and categorize and post them.  Yippee!]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2008/11/14/email-blog/feed/ 0