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Sure....something alcoholic perhaps? I believe you had the "wear the enemiy's shirt" bet with Guillaume, but I don't hit the games too often if I were to lose. After seeing the first period, and this Holtby kid, he looks pretty sound on the initial shot. Giving up some rebounds, but the Caps defense has been pretty good so far.....

Several surprises....Pens looked unbeatable for a while in that game, then the botched off-sides non-call for the first Flyers goal changed the momentum. I also think it'll be a wild series..... LA beating Vancouver suprised me a bit....without one of the Sedin's, though, the Vancouver chemistry seems to suffer a bit, at least in playoff intensity hockey. And Detroit losing....ripples in the force? Can't say for sure, but it IS certainly an odd event to see them beat in a playoff game by Nashville. Hats off to the Preds.... Looking forward to Bruins/Capitals tonight. Another possible "trap" series, with the Bruins possibly underestimating the Caps and Backstrom in and likely playing his usual great way - I'm worried Semin will feed off of him and get involved.....still think the Bruins will take it, in 5 or 6. I'm just loving that playoff hockey is here again!

Good luck with the on-call. Haven't done that for years either, don't miss it at all (especially since the application I was supporting at that time was designed by a dolt and needed almost nightly attention). Do you get extra $ for being on-call....?

Pink Floyd's WYWH SACD,,,,,haven't listened yet, hope to tonight....

Vacations with sick people (or heavily teething babies in our case years ago) do not rule....hope everyone feels better/OK.......

Just don't talk work at home and all will be well.....I used to work with a husband and wife who lived by that rule and it was AMAZINGLY successful. They talked home at work but almost never vice-versa. If that fails, just remind her YOU have seniority

Happy Birthday!

I take it to mean that it will pierce your eardrums and give you a pounding headache.

Dammit....I took the RED cube, I knew I should have taken the blue cube

That Marshall stack pic is great! Seen a lot of shows in my years with equipment bearing that man's name. RIP.....

Happy Birthday Sir!

Thanks.....I'll definitely pick the SACD up.....I heard more fo the music, it's good but not quite up to the originals IMO. But it's quite good.....

Happy Birthday Mike!

Good luck with it all Ken. Glad things are at least the best they can be in the situation....

Got a Starbucks gift card from work as part of a reward, so aside from liquids picked this piece of hipster music up....actually not bad, light slightly jazzy funk fun.

Some fun while honey-do choring: Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender Heather Nova - 300 Days At Sea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXEGDcIAuLY

No, Brian was a NH boy for years, including college. Only ever worked in Boston and NH. Your post made me think of Erland Van Lidth, though, who played Grossberger in a Pryor/Wilder film and looked a bit like Brian. http://bavatuesdays....ger-and-dynamo/

Very Happy Birthday!

That is incredible Vicki! Those are the "this is all worth it" moments! I met up with 4 other ex-co-workers, been a while since we got together. Mexican appetizers, 3 margharitas, and TONS of smiles and laughs. When I left the company, 2 weeks shy of 7 years there, I almost wrote on my FB page: "lots of sad goodbyes today, but it was a 280-lb bald man that brought the tears to my eyes." Thought it sounded a little too prison scene though.... If anyone watched old wresting, there was a guy from i think the Southern states named King Kong Bundy; never saw him wrestle, just saw pictures. THAT was basically my friend Brian, the best Data Architect I've ever known.

Happy Birthday Doug! Enjoy the day, the music, the drinks, and life!

Scruggs was my intro to Bluegrass as well, RIP.....

I wonder if it's a money thing.....IE, is the markup you can put on a phone with active noise cancelling worhtwhile comparedf to the cost of implementing it?

First step is good news! Hopefully it only is easier from here on in.....

Awesome story, Tyll, and it's even nicer when you have that type of relationship with a teenage daughter! We went to a Bar-Mitzvah today, of some friends who have been close for many a year (his parents and my father & stepmother are best friends). It made me smile to see they joy they went through, and reminded me of our recent experience.