February 7, 2011: Full Swing on the Garage Again

Since yesterday was the SuperBowl there was no work done on the house.  That was pretty frustrating because the house is such a crazy mess.  We would love to start working hard on cleaning it up and getting it all ready for real use but we are stuck just living in it while it is …

Do IT: Running Your Home Like A Business

It is amazing how any discussion of breaking into IT or advancing your career comes back to the overarching question of “What are you doing at home?”  But this point can’t be overstated.  This applies to nearly all fields (doctors, teachers, lawyers, police, firefighters, etc. are obvious exceptions) but none as obviously as IT – …

February 4, 2011: Working an 18 Hour Day

I had to get up at seven this morning, even though I didn’t get to go to bed until two in the morning last night, so that I could support the non-farm payroll numbers being released.  Getting up with so little sleep gave me a decent headache that lasted most of the day. I got …