http://www.emeraldfusion.net Accident free for 20 days. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:52:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is not the way I wanted to return to blogging, but I just needed to get these things so I can remember them later. Back around March 22, Julie & I started fostering a 13 year old cat named Tiger for some friends of ours.  They had to move because ... http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=501 The 2009 NLA/NEMA conference is finished and now all that's left to do is to finish the paperwork.  To help me sort my thoughts, I'm going write a bunch of posts on it throughout the week, starting Monday. After a year of planning and working on it, I think I ... http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=497 I hope you all forgive the recent technical problems, but it looks like things are back on track. Thanks to Jim from Mindstorm for getting things back on track! http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=495 So you've guessed things have been crazy for me this year.  I'll admit, I spread myself too thin.  Luckily things are starting to calm down.  My todo list has things going off it more often than things going on it, I'm finishing off a term as secretary for the SELS ... http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=493 If I hadn't experienced this, I would have thought this was a script from a sitcom.  But it happened, and I'm flabbergasted. Tuesday morning, my wife Julie went into work and was informed that she will no longer be working there; the details of why are irrelevant to this story. I ... http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=489 Well, if you are reading this, I guess I finally got off my duff to a) start blogging again and b) migrate my blog to a slightly different URL and using different blogging software. Why did I switch software?  Mainly to get used to using the software, as that's what I'll ... http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=486 Just a quick note to wish all of you a happy new year! http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=476 It seems I've gotten into the habit of only blogging one day a month here. I hope to change that next month - but probably not until after the 16th. I'll be away from work starting that day until Jan 12. I'm finally taking an extended vacation, ... http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=475 For once we get to see the leaves change color here in Nebraska, instead of having them just fall off because of early snow or ice. Like the leaves changing, my life changed color over this past month, redefining my roles in my professional life. One change was quite ... http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=474 I was thinking recently about my music listening behaviors after reading that some bands want to pull their songs from iTunes, as they claim they are losing money. They claim that iTunes & downloadable music stores like it are changing people's listening habits by emphasizing the single song instead ... http://www.emeraldfusion.net/?p=472