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2009 Grandma’s Confirmation Card

Posted February 28, 2009

Received my official confirmation of entry card in the mail today for the 33rd Annual Grandma’s Marathon, which will be held Saturday, June 20, 2009. My number this time will be 3669.

Online registration is still open as of today, so grab your spot if you want to run this year.


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Pirates of the Caribbean Jersey

Posted February 28, 2009

My sister has joined my brother in Florida – both now work for the mouse on the Disney Plantation. Lynn is on a cooking internship, currently working as a pastry chef at the Contemporary Resort. I think that lasts through June or July.

Yesterday I got a package in the mail that contained an awesome birthday gift: a Pirates of the Caribbean hockey jersey. Thanks Lynn!


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backed up my laptop today – have you backed up your computer lately?


@kingsbury tweeted February 28, 2009


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ran back-to-back 5Ks on the treadmill – slow and boring (62:00), but at least I’m finally “in training” again


@kingsbury tweeted February 28, 2009


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Just checked the server and the new firewall didn’t fix the link hung error – something still lurks on the floor (or at the switches)


@kingsbury tweeted February 28, 2009


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final preparations for dinner party with Jake and Rebecca (and perhaps Nappy too)


@kingsbury tweeted February 28, 2009


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Switchover had a few port forwarding glitches, but those are resolved and everything seems to be working fine (so far)


@kingsbury tweeted February 27, 2009


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Final changes made to the Watchguard – will try a switchover later this afternoon


@kingsbury tweeted February 27, 2009


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Lunch at the Broiler with Phil and Justin


@kingsbury tweeted February 27, 2009


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Trying out the Safari 4 Beta – not sure what I think yet


@kingsbury tweeted February 27, 2009


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Cleaning up my laptop – way too many files on the desktop


@kingsbury tweeted February 27, 2009


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The plow job on Interstate 35E was almost as bad as the main St. Paul thoroughfares – icy ruts and traffic moving at a crawl


@kingsbury tweeted February 27, 2009


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VPN Tracker supports the Watchguard – full VPN to HSRA will again be a reality soon


@kingsbury tweeted February 27, 2009


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Happy to have the Word Challenge crown back from Bonnie – can I ever catch Al?


@kingsbury tweeted February 27, 2009


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made it home safely, but don’t think I left second gear the whole way


@kingsbury tweeted February 26, 2009


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finished what I wanted to do today at work – need to beat the traffic home tonight during the big snow storm


@kingsbury tweeted February 26, 2009


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this firewall better freakin’ rock, because it’s taking me all day and all night to get it installed


@kingsbury tweeted February 25, 2009


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This Watchguard thingy is just a tad more complex than our current firewall/router


@kingsbury tweeted February 25, 2009


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successfully installed the Watchguard software in VMware, now I need to read the manual before setting it lose on the network


@kingsbury tweeted February 25, 2009


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running Windows update on my XP VMware volume – need it for the Watchguard configuration tomorrow


@kingsbury tweeted February 25, 2009


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Can’t believe I got a parking ticket – no signs, curb is covered in snow, tiny car. $25 for parking “within 20 feet of a crosswalk”


@kingsbury tweeted February 25, 2009


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Wild Lose to Kings in Shoot Out

Posted February 25, 2009

The Wild gave up a loser point and then the extra point to a Kings team they should have slapped all over the place. The first period was so boring, I might have left if my daughter wasn’t with me. I probably should have, as I got a nice little $25 present on my car from the St. Paul Police Department that was placed there around 9pm. More on that in a minute…

Read more…


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Taking kid two to the Wild-Kings game at the X


@kingsbury tweeted February 24, 2009


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preparing for arrival of my new baby: a Watchguard Firebox® X1250e


@kingsbury tweeted February 24, 2009


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donated Xserve RAID chugging away on the re-initialization: two 1TB RAID5 volumes named Run and DMC


@kingsbury tweeted February 24, 2009


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