steve3279

Going for CCNP... Again

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:28:47 -0500

I was dumb and let my CCNP certification expire, so I am going to recertify it. Just bought the ROUTE certification guide on Amazon. I need to read my IPv6 book quickly!

I have a new book to read.

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:28:26 -0500

I have a new book to read.

First Win

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:03:51 -0500

We got our first win in the 30+ old guys soccer league… 5-1. It was a very impressive win for us. We had some good attacks, I was mostly watching from the sweeper position. My best place is to stay back on defense and try to disrupt their attack.

It’s been a good few days. First, the Saints win; then the next night we win a soccer game! I couldn’t ask for more than that.

It is a snow day, the kids are off of school. The 19 month old is in day care because they don’t close unless there is a level 3 snow emergency. The older one is at his friend’s house.

First Soccer Game

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:40:33 -0500

Yesterday, I just played the first real soccer game of my life. I’ve coached kids plenty, and I’ve played against them, but never a serious game against adults. We lost 12-3 after scoring the first goal. I mostly played left back and I guess I played about as well as most of the guys. I didn’t hurt the team too bad, but I didn’t help much either. I am most proud of blocking a shot with my thigh. I don’t know how many days I will be sore. There is another game next week, and I hope I am recovered enough for that. We’ll see. I think I might try dribbling the ball next game. No one played mid field and tried to take the ball down. We didn’t look like a cohesive team. Whatever maybe next week we’ll be better.

Drew at 4.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:31:00 -0400

Drew at 4.

Drew at 7.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:31:00 -0400

Drew at 7.

9 years

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:05:00 -0400

9 years ago
i met you
luckiest guy in the world
you have given me everything
my life began nine years ago
when I met you
you have given me
everything that matters
i can only cry when i think
of what you mean to me
all you have to do is say hello
and all my problems go away
thank you, i love you
i won’t be with you forever
but i wish i could be
i have the feeling that
you’ll have to move on
without me one day
remember that you will
always be the best to me
thank you
i love you
always

7 years ago
i met you
luckiest dad in the world
you have given me everything
that matters to me
i can only cry when i think
of what you mean to me
all you have to do is score a goal
and all my problems go away
thank you, i love you
i won’t be with you forever
but i wish i could be
i have the feeling that
you’ll have to move on
without me one day
remember that you’ll
always be the best to me
thank you
i love you
always

Last year
I met you
luckiest dad in the world
you have given me everything
that matters to me
i can only cry when i think
of what you mean to me
all you have to do is smile at me
and all my problems go away
thank you, i love you
i won’t be with you forever
but i wish i could be
i have the feeling that
you’ll have to move on
without me one day
remember that you’ll
always be the best to me
thank you
i love you
always

Cuddly passed away this morning

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:00:00 -0400

Cuddly was my other hamster. He outlived Tyler Palko by a few months. We got them a day apart from the pet store. I knew he was almost ready to go. He wasn’t eating too well the past few days. I found him the morning before he was stiff halfway out of his igloo. My son named him Cuddly when he was 4 years old. He lived about 3 years. He was a gray hamster.

TT in his big red car.

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:07:48 -0400

TT in his big red car.

TT riding in his big red car.

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:06:48 -0400

TT riding in his big red car.

random thoughts

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:08:33 -0400

I need to be an ipv6 specialist… we are about 2 years from running out of IPs in ip4. Read, read, read, write, blog, experiment… With wifi phones seeming to catch on and skype, why pay for a cell phone + contract? Phone companies are losing land line subscribers to VOIP companies like Vonage. Their cell phone businesses will go down the same way to wifi VOIP. Cell phones still have a big gap, but I think wifi will overtake cell phones in about 5 years. Why have voice networks anyway? Seems wasteful when data networks carry voice just fine.

8 mo. old Trent in his new soccer kit.

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:17:15 -0500

8 mo. old Trent in his new soccer kit.

Drew kicks a long goal!

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:15:26 -0500

Drew kicks a long goal!

Goodbye TP

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:26:55 -0500

I found my buddy Tyler P, the hamster dead yesterday in his igloo. He wasn’t looking too well the last few weeks. He wasn’t moving around much. He lived a long life, over 4 years, and I enjoyed taking care of him and feeding him. He is survived by his room mate Cuddly. We buried him at the tree line in the back yard and put a rock over his grave. I wish I had a picture of him to post, but he was a yellow and white hamster.

Drew’s first goal of indoor soccer

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:06:50 -0500

Drew’s first goal of indoor soccer

Trent

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:02:54 -0500

Trent

My latest offspring

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:50:51 -0400

My latest offspring

Ride to Richmond, IN

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:46:41 -0400

I did a ride starting this morning to Indiana. I took 36 West all the way to Indiana, then went south to Richmond, to a Harley dealer there. Then I returned home via I-70. It was nice to get in a little trip during my week vacation.

Updates

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:00:12 -0400

Got Vonage a couple of days ago and hooked it up. Very nice, and now I have no external phone lines that someone could connect to and make long distance calls to Japan. Long distance is unlimited anyway.

I am doing some mods to my motorcycle also. I am off next week, so I am hoping to spend some time riding and wrenching on it.

Oh Yeah!

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:51:53 -0400

Oh Yeah!