http://www.brianreese.com The random thoughts of Brian Reese Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:54:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is finally winter time in Florida. I know this because we had our second major tornado event and it has been cold enough to require a jacket all day today. Hopefully, it was the last major weather event for the winter. However, I will not be surprised if there ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=72 So, it’s been four months since I’ve posted anything. I have a really good excuse, I promise. Forget excuses, how about a summary of the last four months of my life. Where to begin… Perhaps the beginning of this blogging sabbatical is a good place to start. The first weekend of ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=71 One of the many problems a developer is asked to solve is integrating two seperate but related systems. Today, I was confronted with a request to bring two related systems together. It is really a fairly simple request. The system I've been working on for the past five months involves ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=69 Another month has passed. There are so many things I should be blogging. I'll start with the most exciting news. My little brother is getting married! This just goes to show, I don't have to be the first for everything. Aside from that, my work as a contractor for Children's Home Society ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=68 Where to begin... Perhaps a history lesson, 3 years ago, some friends of mine decided we'd try to do a mountain bike race put on by Red Trail Racing. Red Trail is known for putting on races on some of the most difficult terrain in Florida. So, my friends, Josh ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=67 So long 2005. Hello 2006. In honor of the new year, I suppose this will be a 2005 top 10 things happened in my life. 10. Was rearended by a drunk driver 9. Removed popcorn ceiling texture 8. Discovered that I can use Linux for 90% of my computing activities 7. Almost bought a house 6. ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=66 Merry Christmas During the Christmas holiday, be sure to remember the reason we share gifts. To commerate God's gift of his Son to us. -B http://www.brianreese.com/?p=65 Over the past week or so, I have finally found a good use for my USB memory stick. It just so happens that portable software is seemingly making a come back. Portable software is software that can be installed on a device such as a memory stick and then run ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=64 It has been almost a month since my last entry. Time seems to have been flying. Thanksgiving was fun, my brother and his girlfriend stayed in Orlando with me and we cooked up a nice meal. As a matter of fact, some of it is still in the fridge waiting to ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=63 The title should be the theme of my weekend. Wow! In many ways, today was a great day. I really enjoy being able to worship "on the floor" instead of "in the booth" and during the prayer service I was not needed in the a/v booth. There were many praises tonight. ... http://www.brianreese.com/?p=62