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It was difficult to convince myself that getting out of bed was worth my while this morning. Finally, after much debate, I started what appeared to be a good morning. I loaded up my MP3 player with some new tunes and hit the asphalt. I made great time on the commute in and the weather was fabulous. Despite it being morning (which I am allergic to under most circumstances), I am was in a great mood because the Burden Brothers are playing the Engine Room tonight and I am getting my rock on. Queen of Spades is on my chest tonight. I roll in to the office a few minutes later than usual and am greeted by, as luck would have it, the Vice President. Fuck. Buzz kill. I don't think he likes me very much anyway (a whole different story), but the one day I'm running 15 minutes late and he happens to be walking out of the conference room across the hall from my office. I think my keys-a-jinglin' is what set up the encounter... that shit is like a drop of blood in open waters for the sharks of executive management. Don't get me wrong, I like the guy... he's just hard to read. Runs like a hot and cold faucet... but a good guy. After eight years in the Navy, there is no management on Earth that will ever phase me again. FTN. I just let it roll off my back. On top of my incredibly complex schedule of tasks this week while fighting to meet this deadline, I discover this morning that there are more little schoolgirls that skinned their knees on the playground and some clock cycles from my day are being allocated without my knowledge to bandage things up. Fucking pieces of shit. I am a busy man. Call someone else. Jack of all trades around here isn't what it's made up to be. I discovered a new tool that's pretty cool for all you network/IT geeks out there... it's a front end to RRD called Cacti. Pretty nifty. Anyhoo, I need some more coffee. Now go get your costume for Halloween.