Tuirgin

Over the weekend I thought I had a job again. Today was the day to meet with the prospective employer, fill in the missing details, and make it official. One strange and unsettlingly bellicose phone call later I find that it is not to be. Beware of the meekness of Dr. Jekyll. Timeo Danaos et dona ferentis. &tc.

My wife, around whom my world orbits, may her pinky toes be praised, and may her laughter grace my ears forever, had secretly ordered a couple of books for me which arrived today. Perfect timing for a bit of grace. God be praised for the conjunction of books and food for their consolatory properties: Peter Reinhart’s American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza, and The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread.

Thank you, my love.

Objective

I am seeking an Information Technology position which will build on my experience with network administration, security, and virtualization, and which will benefit from my enthusiasm for Free and Open Source Software and enterprise technologies.

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Friday morning I went in to work to put the finishing touches on the new backup system I have been working on. All the hurdles have been dealt with—I just needed to finish up the scheduling and then move data from our Windows file shares to the new Sun CIFS shares. All of this is the result of several months of work. Sometime late in the morning I was called to the office of the CEO. When I left, I was jobless.

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