Goodbye Switch

This was a center piece of my home server room for 8 years but I don't have room for it anymore so it must go! You are looking at a switch with 16 100mbps ports, 12 10mbps ports, and 9 100mbps fiber ports. Once upon a time this was state of the art!

Office/Studio Update: Back up sump pump

My sump pump runs every five minutes for 6 months out of the year. If that pump ever died it wouldn't take long for the basement to fill with water. Today I had a plumber install a $650 backup water powered sump pump. If the power goes out or my sump dies, the backup will use municiple water as means to pump water out of my basement.

In addition to a plumber I arranged for the cable company to come out and redo the house cable terminations and distrubtion that goes through the construction area.

Office/Studio Update: First wall

The first 8' section of wall is framed. Got three more sections to do and then hang a door.

Happy Birthday to Me!

When I turned 30 the entire day passed without anyone saying Happy Birthday. After that I decided that it wasn't up to other people to make a birthday special, it was up to me. Ever since that day I take off on my birthday and do things I enjoy. Saturday was my birthday and I filled it with the things I like to do: gym, hardware store, cleaned up my car, coffee shop, a great lunch, and a couple of movies. I finished the day, as always, with a great dinner with the family.

Olive Garden for Birthdays

The family went to Olive Garden to celebrate the February birthdays (both my daughter and I). Since when did burnt chicken parm, uncooked spaghetti, empty drink glasses, dirty dishes, and the never full bread sticks cost $110 for 5 people? Olive Garden says they aren't doing very well anymore. I can see why!

Office/Studio Update: Floor is done

The office/studio's moisture barrier and subfloor are done. Now I need some walls!

Office/Studio Update: Floor is framed

The office/recording floor is finally framed! Next comes the moisture barrier and then the subfloor.