From the monthly archives:

October 2007

New jaerb

October 31, 2007

OK, so since I start on Monday (and I’ve updated my LinkedIn profile with the info), I can reveal who I work for now. I am the Manager of IT Operations for Apartments.com.
I wasn’t keeping it under wraps because it was terribly exciting. But more just like…controlling the internet, if ya know what I mean.

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I’m pseudo-famous!

October 31, 2007

Thanks to Kevin for pointing this out to me…
One of my photos from the Puptown Howl-O-Ween party this weekend was picked up by Chicagoist. Check it out:
Another Call for Costume Photos

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Hey dog owners…

October 30, 2007

(Carrie and I have decided that our Christmas present to each other is going to be a bark collar for our dog, Scout (a 2 1/2 year old Sheltie).
We’ve tried loads of different behavior tricks. I tried a friend’s suggestion of calling him into the kitchen and giving him a treat when he barks, but [...]

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The Story of the New Job

October 23, 2007

I didn’t post a lot of details about this over the weekend, mostly because I was posting via my BlackBerry. But here is the whole sordid tale of my new job.
About two months ago, I got a cold-call from a recruiter about a position as a Senior Systems Administrator with Company*. The recruiter (who was [...]

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Good news, everyone!

October 20, 2007

I actually mean that too – not in a Farnsworth way.
This post is f-locked for obvious reasons. Anyway, I got a great phone call yesterday on the L on the way to the airport: I got a new job!
Starting two weeks from Monday, I will be the new Manager of IT Operations for a company [...]

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POTF 2007

October 16, 2007

POTF 2007 Originally uploaded by thewyckoffs.
This weekend was the 14th year of the annual “guys campout”, also known as “Piss Out The Fire”*.
The whole shebang started in the spring of 1993 (our senior year in high school) when Clint, Kurt, Chris, Hay, Schultz, and myself went [...]

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