Chris

Insane In The Brain

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My poor brain needs more partitions and defragged. I’m exhausted. The new job is fantastic, the boss is a great lady who takes a genuine interest in her new hires and wants us to grow. For the past month, I have learned so much about Oracle, SQL, UNIX, and the company’s proprietary software. The problem? I have come home mentally beat every night. I’m not complaining at all, just observing. But I look forward to the day when I can do the job & still have some brain bandwidth.

PhotoCamp is coming up in 2 weeks (Sat. April 21) and I’ll be working with the rest of the organizers to make sure it will be a success. Please attend!

ipsa IPSA’s April meeting is today!

Dimitri Glazkov, Estrada
Jeff Keeton, UAB Web Communications
Thursday, April 5, 2007, 11:30am – 1pm
(Networking 11:30-noon; Program noon – 1pm)
St. Vincents’ Bruno Conference Center – Auditorium
On top of this, I’m trying to learn how to be a father. Baby Denbow is still 5 months away and I’ll need all of that time. I’m also working on doing everything I can to support WonderWife with anything she needs/wants during this process. So far, she has been, well, wonderful.

Because it is 12:24 on a work night, I’m typing away at my keyboard & scrambling whatever brain matter I have left. Time to defrag my brain and then shut down.

What’s Good Here?

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David's Fish Camp Wonderwife and I are taking a gulf coast vacation on this 3-day weekend. From Mobile to Dauphin Island, Gulf Shores to Destin, Florida. We’re going to try Ed’s Seafood Shed right on Mobile Bay, but are stymied as to where to go while in Gulf Shores.

Any seafood suggestions? Anyone? Anyone?

Grey

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Recently, I discovered three, count em, 3 grey chest hairs. ACK! Oh well, at least I’ll never have to worry about baldness.

Its All About You…and Me

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All ABout YouLets face it, The Mojo Network wouldn’t be around if it wasn’t for your readership and participation, I know this and it is encouraging. Heck, it inspires me to keep it up. I won’t quit my day job over it because lets face it, this is one of many hobbies for this enthusiast. So, enough about me for now. What about you?

Here’s your opportunity to share your passions. Want free advertising? Shoot me an email to mojodenbow AT gmail.com with “Me, Me, Me” in the subject line. Add your company name, what you do there, the service it provides, company home page or blog. Your company may be chosen at random to get some free ad space on this site.

Got a project you are working on that needs publicity? Add it to the comments of this article or shoot me an email.

Do you write/maintain a bog that needs a little link love? Gimme.

Festival coming soon? Shoot me the details and we’ll promote it.

Shameless plugs are welcome.

Have something to say about a product or service mentioned in previous articles? Why not express your opinion in the comments so others can join in on the discussion? Who knows, you may just start a conversation that affects change.

Let’s turn my monologue into a dialogue.

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Dumbass

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dumbass.jpg Everyone who knows me, can attest to my good-nature and ability to get along great with people, but sometimes, that is not enough. This week, WonderWife discovered a used crib and changing table/dresser for a great price on craigslist Birmingham.
After the initial contact, status check of the furniture, we agreed to meet this Saturday to purchase. With cash in hand and traveling in a rented cargo van from Trussville to Helena, the owner called us 10 minutes out and said they had just sold the furniture!! What the ****?

Dumbass: “Didn’t you know there were other interested parties?”

Denbow’s: Um, no, how would we?

Dumbass: “They paid us what we were asking”

Denbow’s: Um, okay, we had cash in hand and were willing to part with it.

Dumbass: “Sorry about that”

Denbow’s **click**

The Dumbasses gave us their address an hour before the meetup and called 10 minutes before after traveling 40 miles one-way? On top of all this, the pregnant Wonderwife took it a lot better than I did. She was really looking forward to this furniture because it WAS a great deal because it is still available at Babies-R-Us for a lot more.

Un-freaking-believable.

Humidity

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Humidity

Originally uploaded by Mojo Denbow’s Photo Studio.


A good hike interrupted by rain and then intense humidity in the Dismals Canyon, Alabama. Past twilight the canyon lights up with tiny creatures called Dismalites. These “glowworms” require a select habitat to survive and are unique to only a few places on Earth. Dismals Canyon is one of only a few places outside New Zealand where they are known to exist.

Colloquially known as Dismalites, they are the larvae stage in the life of an insect called the fungus gnat “Arachnocampa luminosa” that emits a bright blue-green light to attract food, in the form of other flying insects.

It requires a select habitat to survive: humidity to prevent it from drying out; hanging surfaces to allow it to send down sticky feeding lines to trap the food; an adequate food supply of insects brought in on the river flowing through the canyon; a still atmosphere to prevent lines from tangling and darkness to allow it to show a light.

Dismals Canyon provides the perfect habitat for these unique insects to survive.

Dog Tired

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Allie Sleeps On My Pillow

Hey gang, thanks for sticking it out and waiting for a new post here. I am still trying to figure out how to manage my new job, pregnant wonderwife and have time for self. It is a great mental workout which leaves little time for blogging. My brain and body are tired trying to adjust.

There are TONS to talk about and will be discussed here soon (today, tomorrow?)

Hope you are well!

Is It Friday Yet?

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The new job career is going great and is absolutely an upgrade from the previous company. Next week begins intensive computer training on top of my own quick & dirty Oracle, SQL training.

The study for MCSE and MCDST certifications are on standby for now until I figure out the career path from here.

Wonderwife revisits the baby doctor on Wednesday for our first ultrasound. It’ll be interesting to see what Baby Denbow looks like. From what I hear, it’ll look like a blob which guarantees it’ll have it’s father’s looks. I’ll miss hearing the heartbeat while I am at work, though.

My brain hurts from all of the mental  exercise it got today. Peace out.

Billy Joel Plays Birmingham

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http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000MTFFWC.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V47000001_.jpg Tonight, Monday February 26 at the BJCC. Concert details will be forthcoming after the concert. Are you going? Let me know and we’ll try to meet up.

With a big thanks to Lara for the tickets…

**UPDATE** Billy Joel started off with a bang and worked his way through hs earlier work from the 70’s, even reaching as far back as 1971. “Angry Young Man,” “Innocent Man,” “My Life,” “Allentown,” “New York State of Mind,” “Keeping the Faith” and “She’s Always a Woman to Me.” Very laid back and funny. Otherwise…meh. It was past our bedtime and we decided to split an hour and a half after the start (8:15).

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