I'm supposed to either be doing some coding or creating and applying certificates to a couple of servers but frankly I don't have the motivation right now. My mind is elsewhere for one thing. In other words I think I've been here long enough today and done enough today to call it quits. At least I have a decent selection of music here. Headphones. Can't hear my co-workers … [Read more...]
Origin of the name Jagwire
Really. I should post more items on this thing. There’s tons of interesting stuff out there but how much time do I really want to spend doing this. Let’s travel back in time… It’s 1988 (or so) and I’m trying to think of a good name to use on the BBSs. BBS stands for Bulletin Board System. For those of you who weren’t there BBSs were the World Wide Web of their day. I want … [Read more...]
Collectibles and Antiques
Some close, personal and long time friends of mine have started a website - Collectible Antiques Etc. They "started it out of a love of history and a desire to understand more about antiques and collectibles." There's some good material there about antiques and collectible items. I think they may be starting a business. In any event if you have even the slightest interest in … [Read more...]
i cannot continue with such insidious memory
i cannot continue with such insidious memory – like yesterday all my past laid out before me – all regrets dropped upon me like a thousand heated ingots of iron – hell erupted from a serenity i had attained once – a clash of past and future at a central point of my present – i want it all – I don’t want to get old – I don’t want to die – I want to gain wisdom – I want to live … [Read more...]
Austin Techno-Rant
The Austin, Texas area is growing like some crazy monster from a Japanese horror flick. The whole area is going to undergo future/culture shock at once. Particularly menacing is the area of North Austin, Pflugerville, and Round Rock. Massive amounts of medication are going to be required to keep the natives sane or at least numb enough to survive the mutation. Don’t … [Read more...]