Now I’m waiting for the first 39 degree morning as my next harbinger.

The weekend … it was productive. Mostly moving stuff around on walls, and hanging up assorted wall hangings that Marcia’s made for the house over the last few years.
That and patching systems made up most of my time. I still have more cleanup to do in my office, but that can wait for later. Very tired, and a long week ahead.

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Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors:

• Staff Sgt. Randall R. Lane, 43, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died Sept. 13, in Kabul, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related illness.
• Sgt. William D. Brown III, 44, of Franklin, North Carolina, died Sept. 19, in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat incident.
• Spc. James T. Wickliffchacin, 22, of Edmond, Oklahoma, died Sept. 20 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan on Aug. 12.

I’ve been doing a lot with virtualization at work recently (using VMware), and at home too, using KVM on Scientific Linux. It’s fun multiplying my hardware without spending any money (at home, grin). The garden is sad, and the heat is back.

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Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors:

• 1st Lt. Timothy G. Santos Jr., 29, of Helena, Alabama, died Aug. 18, in Fort Bliss, Texas, from a non-combat related illness diagnosed on March 24, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
• Master Sgt. George A. Bannar Jr., 37, of Orange, Virginia, died Aug. 20, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Kenneth Clifford Alvarez, 23, of Santa Maria, California, died Aug. 23 in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device during combat operations.
• Pvt. Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter, 20, of Humphreys, Missouri, died Aug. 23 in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device during combat operations.

It was a working weekend. Not as much as others in my department, but several hours yesterday, plus early morning snapshots and patching this AM. I note this not to whinge about it, but to observe how important it is for me to do things the right way, regardless of the time of day or week. Some tasks require commitments outside of business hours, and I’m happy to do that, and enjoy a job well done. “Well … enough.” anyway, as GladOS would say.

I’m also caught up on the coffee roasting, did the shopping and a self-inflicted hair cut today, and managed to relax for a couple of hours each day, so life is pretty darn good. Oh, yeah, and I made a lobster pot full of red sauce. Yum!

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Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors:

• Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, 26, of Caldwell, Idaho, died Aug. 11, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire.
• Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, 22, of Little Rock, Arkansas, died Aug. 11, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire.
• Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr., 26, of Baytown, Texas, died Aug. 11, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire.

Very oddly for July and August around here, it’s been quite cool. Lows were in the high 50’s, and highs in the mid-80’s, with mild humidity. Quite strange. And a month of solid rain, followed by heat, did nothing good for the garden. It’s dying early, sad to say.

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Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors:

• Sgt. Eric T. Lawson, 30, of Stockbridge, Georgia, died July 27, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
• Spc. Caryn E. Nouv, 29, of Newport News, Virginia, died July 27, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked her vehicle with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
• Sgt. Stephen M. New, 29, of Bartlett, Tennessee, died July 28, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire in the Sarobi District of Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Nicholas B. Burley, 22, of Red Bluff, California, died July 30, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire.