It didn’t fail, it just got acquired at a fire-sale price.
I somewhat expected this to happen, rumors of a PNC buy have been circulating since shortly after my last introspective post wondering if NCC would fail.
I’m glad this is the course it’s taken, for a few reasons. My deposits are still safe, PNC has significantly [...]

1.) I got the trim for the bedrooms cut & installed last night.
2.) The bail-out fell apart. I’ve been writing my congressman & senators. You should too.
3.) The FDIC & regulatory controls put in place to keep banks solvent is working fine on it’s own. See Washington Mutual.
And here starts the rambling rant. I am [...]

Over the last few years, I’ve had a bit of a personal focus-shift. For some reason, as I was reading the account of LinuxWorld ‘08 at the Haiku site, this realization hit me. Hard.
Maybe it was JLG stopping by the Haiku booth. Maybe it was that in the back of my mind over the last [...]

I Quit My Job for April Fools.
This afternoon, I walked into my project manager’s cubicle and quit. Sort of.
Transcript

Me: Hey. All my training material is on my desk. Everything for SSA (current project) is in one pile.
Gary: What’s the matter?
Me: I quit.
Gary: Why?
… [ I turn around and walk straight to the exit ] …
Gary: [...]