http://www.bobgerman.com Photographer, Boatbuilder, IT Guru, Writer, Musician, Therapist (in other words, a Generalist) Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:59:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday was a busy day around the house.  Aside from the critically important tasks, which included researching ways to update the maps in our new used Prius' navigation system without paying $250-$300 to the dealer for the newest update, I attacked a number of things on the honeydew list. I planted ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/04/20/honeydew-weekend So I've got a new job, working for a security consulting company in northern Virginia. I'm working with a bunch of really sharp guys, using a lot of great advanced technology. It's exciting. Meanwhile, I'm also studying for more advanced certifications, although I haven't nailed down exactly where to ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/04/12/new-job-and-refocused-priorities-and-finally-my-weather-is-here Friday night we went to a wine tasting with friends.  After getting our drink on, we traipsed over to Libertytown to see Mirinda's latest painting.  it was Darryl who pointed out the familiar location of the setting of the painting.  It was the rear patio seating area at the Kenmore ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/04/06/more-fredericksburg-art I'm back on two wheels again. I'm about to start a new job, so I had to pick up some transportation. I ended up picking up my brother-in-law's 2006 Honda VTX 1300. It's like my last bike's big sister. 200cc bigger in engine displacement, with the ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/04/06/big-changes I finally got around to working on my kayak again.  When I last updated here, I had completed all of the stitching, and was awaiting the "glue phase."  Then I got distracted for, idunno, a year or so.  Today I went down and filleted and glassed the chines, and gave ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/03/31/boat-progress I had a good day today. Section 1: 100% Section 2: 93% on RHCT requirements, and 89% on the RHCE requirements. RHCEPDF http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/03/28/rhce But today, I RockBoxed my Ipod. Yes, you read that right. I got tired of the limited amount of information displayed in the Ipod screen while music is playing.  I started Googling.  "How can I display the year on my Ipod screen?"  Well, the answer, saving you the pain of searching, is ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/03/22/perhaps-i-simply-have-too-much-time-on-my-hands They're killing monks in Tibet again, and people are blowing themselves up in Iraq again, and the government's about to bail out some banks again. Meanwhile, I fixed the fence in the backyard, and made hot dogs for my girls. Life goes on, even in times of uncertainty. http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/03/17/theyre-killing-monks-in-tibet-again From the Daily Record UK: A GROUP of cannibals have been locked up after they ate a friend who offered to cook them dinner. Alexander Stepaniuk, 41, had invited four pals to his house for a meal. But the teacher ended up on the menu after the two men and two women beat ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/03/01/having-a-friend-for-dinner Driving home tonight, I noticed something peculiar.  The gun shop on Kings Highway near Ferry Farm, which used to be called Damage Inc., and then changed to Combat Solutions, is gone.  In its place?  It looks like... a flower shop. http://www.bobgerman.com/2008/02/26/peace-comes-to-fredericksburg