Every New Year’s eve is different. This one started off right, by destroying any document in the filing cabinet that I couldn’t come up with a damn good reason to retain. There is simply no reason to keep more than one year’s worth of utility bills, bank statements, credit card bills, or suchlike. It was . . . → Read More: Document apocalypse

Intel sent me a brand new machine for benchmarking. I plugged it in and got a system error about “processor speed mismatch.”

I got on the phone with the hardware guy that they’ve assigned to me, and he asked right away if I had both power supplies connected. I said “no.” He said that . . . → Read More: Kill

Back to my workout routine, and it hurts.

Went to the climbing gym for the first time in four months today, and now my arms are wrecked. I haven’t lost too much skill or balance … that part seems to be a permanent benefit. The loss is in grip strength and arm power. Over . . . → Read More: Back on the rock

I’m going to put my mouth where my money is.

We’re investigating opportunities to go help out the critically under-served (and no, this doesn’t involve volunteering at a really busy bar). Turns out that having an Ob/GYN along opens all sorts of doors. Everyone needs redmed‘s skill set. I’m convinced that I can make myself . . . → Read More: Good works

I’m feeling lethargic and overstuffed. Two straight weeks of travel, interspersed with holiday partying and missing my regular exercise have taken their toll. There is also the fact that we’ve eaten no fewer than five cheese plates in that time. Each one was remarkably good, and they all seemed like a good idea at the . . . → Read More: Fat