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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Forging Ahead
The thing about trying to figure out who you are after spending years and years with someone with dementia is that you first of all need to try and remember who you were. That isn’t as easy as it seems like it should be.  Maybe it’s just because I have never been someone who always […] Read more »


If it ain't broke. . .
Even though my web servers are clicking right along, I feel wrong not running an Apache web server instead of IIS.  But every time I try to make the switch, I run into some headache or another that gets me all worked up and I want to give up. I’ve spent all day today messing […] Read more »


Spring Computer Maintenance
For whatever reason, Spring is the season for upgrading and backing up my computer systems.  Maybe it’s because the weather isn’t quite good enough for outdoor barbecues but I still feel like really digging into a project. I’ve just upgraded my HTPC’s PVR software from the excellent GBPVR to nPVR (same software – just a […] Read more »


Moving On
Dad died on November 12th, 2010.  The last five months have been a blur for me.  I can’t imagine that it is uncommon for caregivers to experience a period of “wandering”.  I’m 52 years old and have been entirely focused on caring for my parents for the last 10 years. Now what? I’m living in […] Read more »