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My buddy Rich flies down late tonight with his girlfriend for a long weekend. We are playing in a vball tournament on Saturday and then gonna just do whatever the rest of the weekend. I’m looking forward to it. I have played ZERO outdoor doubles since last October. Rich hasn’t either. It will be interesting to see how it goes. At this point I just enjoy getting to play as opposed to 5 years ago where I was playing 3 or even 4 times a week and winning meant everything to me. My busy schedule, physical limitations and lack of people I know that play down here has changed volleyball from being one of the biggest parts of my life to a diversion that I only get to participate in a few times a year. Bums me out a bit but I guess everything changes sooner or later.

I had to do some modifications and repairs to my new flying wing last night. The control surfaces were pulling loose. The high speed puts high stress on these joints so I needed to beef em up. Hope to give it a test flight tonight.

I got an eval copy of Windows 2k3 Server. Installing it now. I’m debating if I want to implement it here since I recently upgraded all of our servers to Windows 2000. There is no real need for it here but the part of me that likes to stay current with technology is making me want to do it sooner or later. I like the security initiative they have talked about with 2K3, if it actually delivers is another story.

Got an email saying my Novell CNE requires a test by October to keep it current. I won’t be pursuing it. I would be interested in how many CNE’s are dropping from the ranks. It used to be THE certification to get. It brought great respect from your peers. However, Novell has just been obliterated by MSFT. It’s funny when I first started, I was a MSFT zealot. Then I got into a big Novell environment and saw how good Novell’s products were. Just about when I got comfortable with it, the higher ups decided to convert to all MSFT. I opposed the move, but it was inevitable. Just like thousands of other businesses, we abandoned Novell. I’m actually surprised Novell is still in business for themselves and haven’t been bought by someone.