My friend and former colleague, Lily Kamikihara, was selected as one of 10 IT leaders for 2007, by Government Computer News. Way to go, Lily! I had the privilege of working with Lily from 2000 through 2003, in the Pacific Theater Telecommunications Policy Branch at Pacific Command headquarters at Camp Smith, Hawaii. Lily was a [...]

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Seth, Jess, and Chloe came through Albuquerque on their way to the Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, just north of San Francisco.

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Late afternoon shower in Albuquerque

It’s the so-called monsoon season in New Mexico. Prior to late July, Albuquerque had received much less than one inch of rain since the previous October. We received four inches in one day last week. Except for those who are flooded or washed out, we are very appreciative.

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Sassy (a 12.5-year-old brendled tortie) has taken to cuddling Deb’s old Toshiba notebook PC. Even though it is summer and was in the upper ’90s (F) outside, Sassy snuggled up to the heat exhaust vent. We are concerned that she may cause the CPU to overheat, but there is no way to keep her away [...]

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Winds are currently 36 mph sustained, gusting above 50 mph. The trees are bending and whipping. This is not particularly uncommon for a spring day in Albuquerque. What is uncommon is that amount of dust in the air. The sun is still about 15-degrees above the horizon, but has only been intermittently visible. I am [...]

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My wonderful wife came up with a fantastic salad for our most recent office party. Over the years, she has modified the recipe quite a bit. For your pleasure, here is the current version:

Layered Walnut Salad

NOTE: Prepare salad the day before serving. It should be refrigerated for several hours or overnight.
DILLED WALNUTS INGREDIENTS [...]

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My MovableType blog was fairly difficult to set up and was proving to be a lot of work to manage. I was not satisfied with its spam-control capabilities. Jay Melton recommended I try WordPress, so here we are. So far, it appears to be a an excellent choice. It certainly is a breeze to setup. [...]

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