http://www.donharper.org/ 2009-01-01T14:51:10-08:00 http://www.donharper.org/ http://www.donharper.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-01-01T07:28:15-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2009-01-01-07-05-05-goodbye_2008_hello_2009?rev=1230823695&do=diff On a promising note, the day started bight and sunny. I hope this is an indication of the days to come. One of the things I have started to do in the last few years is to set up some goals for me to work for. Not really resolutions, but more goals to work for. text/html 2008-12-29T20:47:20-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-12-29-20-32-24-the_year_is_winding_down?rev=1230612440&do=diff 2008 is almost over, and I think that this is a good thing. A few things that happened this year: * I got my 11th boss in 27 months (at the time) * The boy went to the ER/Urgent Care twice (once ended in the hospital for a day * The daughter went to the ER twice. Both times were misses, but still * The wife went to the ER, and a trip to the hospital with Spinal Meningitis. * Ike (we were lucky. A week with no school, and only 4 hours without power) * My bank bought two other banks… text/html 2008-12-08T18:05:28-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-12-08-17-07-48-personal_networking_at_work?rev=1228788328&do=diff No, this is not a HOWTO, but more of a 'hey, cool, it works!' kind of thing. A while back, I got an email from an old client manager of mine. I was working for him back when I got married. We got a long very well, and kept in touch after I moved to a different contract. I moved, then he moved, and we stopped chatting as often, and it went to once every few years. text/html 2008-11-19T03:19:21-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-11-19-03-06-27-green_tip_re-useable_bags?rev=1227093561&do=diff Now that the Silly Season is over in the US now that we have finished our elections, it is time to get back to some basics, like helping the planet. 8-) Plastic Shopping bags have been getting a lot of attention over the last few years. Some cities here in the US have gone as banning them and some major chains are starting to rethink their position on them. I have tried to refuse them whenever I am out shopping and I only get a few things. Far easier for me to carry them than to deal with r… text/html 2008-11-14T20:08:28-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/menu1?rev=1226722108&do=diff * Blog * Photography * Photography Blog * Software text/html 2008-11-05T10:00:45-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/user/don_harper?rev=1225908045&do=diff Welcome to my world. Who am I? I am a father of two, happily married, amateur photographer, Linux engineer who tries to be green. I live just outside of Houston, TX, US. On this blog, I try to write about things that matter to me, and I hope to you as well. text/html 2008-11-05T05:04:31-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-09-17-21-20-28-life_post-ike?rev=1225890271&do=diff Well, for us, we were very, very lucky. We kept our power and water the whole time. We lost internet for three days. Scarey, I know. My friends survived with maybe some light roof damage, a downed tree, or a broken fence. Some are even without power at this point. But, we are here, and noone I know was hurt. Seeing some of the pictures, I know it could have been far worse. The building next to my office to a major hit: text/html 2008-11-05T05:01:40-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2007-06-11-05-01-13-first_showing?rev=1225890100&do=diff Array We had our first showing on Saturday! No feed back as of yet. Stay tuned.... General text/html 2008-11-05T04:53:31-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2007-06-08-21-38-57-lone_is_dead_long_live_lone?rev=1225889611&do=diff So, tonight I turned off lone.duckland.org, and canceled the contract for it. This closes a chapter in duckland.org, and really, my life. I have run my own mail server since 1997. For the first few years, it lived in my house. Then, starting in 2001, it lived at a colo. The next phase was about three years ago, when I rented the hardware from another colo, but I still ran the box. text/html 2008-11-05T04:45:33-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-11-05-04-37-27-change_is_here?rev=1225889133&do=diff Last post about the election for a while. 8-) We saw some interesting numbers last night, but we still did not have high enough turn-out. Sure, the guy I was rooting for won, but I would have been happier if we had more like 80% turnout nationally, which we did not. text/html 2008-11-05T04:44:58-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-10-31-15-46-07-a_scary_halloween_for_all?rev=1225889098&do=diff Happy Halloween. Well, that is the traditional greeting. But, today, I feel anything but. Oh, sure, the kiddos are all hyped up and ready to go out when the sun goes down. But, we are not feeling very comfortable about things right now. As you may know, I am supporting Mr. Obama. For many reasons. One big reason is the lack of, well, hatred from from his campaig. Very refreshing change. He has chosen not to make race, personal income , or religion a factor in this election. But, the other side … text/html 2008-11-05T04:44:36-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-10-31-15-59-15-go_vote?rev=1225889076&do=diff Array Politics text/html 2008-11-04T04:43:39-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-11-04-04-27-40-it_has_begun?rev=1225802619&do=diff I have been up for about 30 minutes now, and the polls have been open for about as long on the East Coast of America. This is one of the most important elections in a long, long time. I do not think you can find someone on either side of the political teams who would not say that. text/html 2008-11-03T07:51:57-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-10-03-06-42-02-images_of_ike?rev=1225727517&do=diff Over at my photoblog I have been posting some pictures from Ike. Here is a collage of them: Array General text/html 2008-11-03T07:50:42-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-09-15-04-36-51-our_damage?rev=1225727442&do=diff Array About 70 gallons worth of leaves and twigs. Yes, we were very lucky. General text/html 2008-11-01T20:25:21-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/blog/2008-08-25-13-42-04-here_we_go_again?rev=1225596321&do=diff Time for overload of the article topic. Few things started today: * The daughter started First Grade today * I start school today (more below) * The wife got sick (again) * A tropical storm is in the Caribbean, maybe coming our way. text/html 2008-10-13T05:01:32-08:00 duck http://www.donharper.org/start?rev=1223899292&do=diff Welcome.