February 2008 - Posts
I am happy to announce that I have been selected by Adobe Systems to beta test their pre-release of Adobe Acrobat Reader 9. Although I won't be able to blog about the software due to the NDA I signed, I will be able to keep you informed of when it...
I received an email from my Dad today, with a link to the following video. After you have had a chance to view the video, then please see my comments below: I am well aware of the NAU conspiracy theories; however they are just that, theories. Although...
I just installed Service Pack 1 for Vista (x64) - Although I am happy with the service pack so far, I am upset that we were told that the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) would be available for them. This of course was not the case, and I have...
Just a quick note to let you all know that on February 20, 2008 the Executive Committee of the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments voted unanimously to appoint me Vice Chairman. Having only served on the committee since 2007 this is a great honor...
Some of you may already know, but I wanted to blog this in case someone out there wants to apply for the job. The City of Sunnyside is looking for a new City Manager. This is the second time I have been involved in the process of appointing/hiring a new...
http://www.dailysunnews.com/ArcStoryPage.asp?Database=Story&StoryID=12771 Way to go Charles! - Finally some good news! - I can't tell you how hard I fought for this legislation, and how many times I spoke to people and groups about Sunnyside's...
WOW! An amazing game to watch, even though my Pats fell short of making history. I honestly believe it went wrong in the 4th Quarter at 11:05 (or was that 11:06) - when the Pats decided to go for 4 and 13, when they were in field goal range. Oh well,...
As this is the anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, I thought it only befitting to blog a little about this event, and how it effected me personally. Of course I wasn't born when it...
When I was first elected to the Sunnyside City Council I was introduced to some gentlemen who were trying to get the Federal government to help address the issues of water in the Yakima Valley, they had a plan (a good plan) - and were doing their best...