Re Entry

The first moment was floating, drifting downward, relaxed watching the elders wading their feet in the pool. Elders? Ha, they were all in their twenties. My mother was 22. Having been inside her flesh longer than out, all I saw were elders. The face I knew rushed towards me. I wasn’t submerged for long, but the drift towards the floor was serene. A foot for every month since the labor. A rush of fluid around my flesh and I was thrust to through the surface.

Portland General Facilitators of Electron Flow

I interviewed with P G E yesterday in the Rose City. Nice position, I apparently made it far enough in the process to be in the top eight percent of applicants, even if I don’t get the job. The work would be interesting, fixing computers in house, and traveling to remote sites. I should find out the result within the next few days. I discovered a few interesting things while venturing up north for the day.
In a car that gets twenty mpg it is now cheaper to travel via Amtrak. In the simplest terms it would cost $17.35 in gas, and $7.95 for parking, totaling $25.30. If we complicate things slightly, at the new IRS mileage allowance ($.585/mile, the total cost of travel used for tax deduction purposes), it would cost $58.00 to drive to and return from P G E. My round trip Amtrak fare was $24.00. There are alternative means of commuting by buses which are even cheaper, but Amtrak was the simplest method. If I do get the job, I will most likely be moving to Portland, and this exercise in budgetary economics will close. Heck even if I don’t land the job, I might move to Portland.
I spent the remainder of the day traveling the city. I perused Koin tower, the Pearl district, the waterfront, and Portland State University. I enjoy the bohemian feel of Portland. I love Pioneer Square. The waterfront pedestrian path brought back memories of Chicago.
I decided I would rather not attend PSU. The student center smelled more of patchouli than a hash bar. (I am guessing at the actual smell of a hash bar). To be more accurate, an unpleasant merging of patchouli and homelessness. I actually don’t mine smelling patchouli, when used by those who bathe on a more regular basis than our medieval ancestors. This was simply rank. Another disappointing experience was being constantly checked out. I don’t mean in a investigate, security conscious sense. I mean being checked to see if I was ‘out’. I was constantly eyed by too many pink clad, flamboyant brimstone evaders to even count. It’s one thing to wave a team’s colors. It is much more annoying when one is on the hunt and want to see if I’m game. I’d rather not be a piece of meat, paraded daily.
One draw back to Portland is that it is difficult to tell the homeless from the hippies. It is still harder to determine if a subject is indeed, a homeless hippie. I came to realize that one could differentiate between living arrangements by the cleanliness of clothing. While hippie attire might be a twin set of that worn by one leaving a shelter, the clothes will be less likely rotting.
Overall, I came to the conclusion that Portland kicks Salem in the pants, leaving bruises, welts, and mud. The sad thing being that Salem seems not too mind.

Breaking Taboos of the fanatical

Eat this Calvin, digest this Hobbes…

If God wanted us to use the internet, he would have created humans capable of thinking up and implementing the idea of the internet. We don’t need wings, just a knowledge of aerodynamics.

Electronics are stupid

My T.V. would not turn on tonight, so I pounded on it for 8 seconds, and it “boots”. I’m watching ESPN now, but, come on, isn’t that stupid?! That’s one scenario where the movies have it right; if your Millenium Falcon isn’t working, start pounding on stuff. Be sure and remember to punch, pound, and kick with expertise.

I wish Mormons weren’t led by doctrine that leads people to a place slightly warmer and overrun by teeth gnashers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvL8iqBwmg0&feature=email

I’m trying to be nice, but Jesus, these ‘as of now damned people’ are caught in a cult. (and by ‘as of now damned’ I mean their current behavior and belief system are indicative of the damned. An existential debate regarding wether souls predestined for eternal glory can ever be referred to as ‘damned’ is beyond the current scope of this post.) I think I have a scar from biting my tongue in regards to Mormonism. Oh well, pearls and swine come to mind on occasion, maybe even this occasion. I think two millenia later people still bristle at being called swine.

“Randomness 101″

I am the king of random; or at least possible a lord. I was just watching jeopardy and my ex sent me an IM. Within a minute the last category is addressed. It just so happens that it all relates to her cousin, slightly odd. The final answer in Double Jeopardy tossed me a bit, as the answer was none other than the cousin of my ex (who I’m sort of almost in a way, re-dating) I’d like to see the odds on that. This is simply an intro on a theme, more later folks…

Resume for Open Source revision, Volume III

Jeremiah Miles Taylor
350 13th St NE #220
Salem, OR 97301
(503)269-0833
emailjeremiah@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
Seeking an opportunity in Management Information Systems and Networking; to serve the providing company while developing my skill set further.
EDUCATION
May 2002 Texas A&M University College Station, TX
Graduated with Bachelors in BANA – MIS
MIS classes: Networking, Java, Visual Basic, Cobol, Statistics, Database Management, Web Enabled Design

SKILLS
Hardware: Fully experienced in the building of workstations, application servers, database servers, point of sale systems, and automatic teller machines from

component level.
Operating Systems: Windows 9x, NT, XP, Vista, Advanced Server 2000, 2003
Networking: Routing and security in LAN, Wireless 802.11and WAN environments
Languages: conversational Spanish

WORK EXPERIENCE
February 2006 – Present
Taylored Consulting Salem, OR
Technology Consultant
Rebuilt hardware and software of computer systems as network administrator. Including configuration of routers, network permissions, security and optimization of devices to specific usage & role
Current Consultant for: The Taylor Group of Insurance, Coffee Ambassadors, Hand Tailored Jewelry, Copper John’s Bar & Grill

June 2006 – January 2008
Holiday Retirement Salem, OR
Computer Technician
Involved in Active Directory administration, support of 1500 WAN devices. Including: Group Policy determination; addition, removal of devices from domain; account creation, deletion; setting of permissions for users and groups
Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) Administrator
Administered hardware and software building of all computers utilizing Norton Ghost Imaging
Configured networking & security for devices from Cisco router and Cisco WAP setup to client setup
In house desktop support of 250 Win 2k/XP systems
Traveled to remote sites to resolve critical repair issues, and resolve security breaches
Acted as second level technician, receiving escalated issues from level one techs
Trained temps and new hires in problem resolution and workplace protocol
Investigated employee misconduct involving ethics and security, creating reports for Human Resources

October 2005 – January 2006
National Cash Register Salem, OR
Contracted Field Service Technician
Installation, support, network management, and multi-vendor maintenance of OS and client software
Installation, maintenance and repairs of Point of Sale, ATM and other electromechanical hardware at various locations within an assigned territory.
Operated within high security protocols; including hexadecimal encryption passkeys, single use passwords, oversight of bank keys, and real time task/location reporting.

January – June 2005
Daimler-Chrysler Chicago, IL
Event Coordinator
Onsite administrator for 2005 auto show season; traveling to each show location
Responsible for operations pertaining to the implementation and design of wireless networking infrastructure & security
Administrator of server & workstation software suite on both Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP operating systems; addressed bugs & security issues
Administered data portal (.NET & SQL Server 2000) for DCX “lifecard” program
Purchased, configured, and installed new software and hardware; optimizing performance, and ensuring security of acquired data

September 2003-2005
Rodaddy Systems & Consulting Chicago, IL
Computer Solutions Contractor
Appraisal of client needs, price quotations, and installation of both hardware and software solutions.
Built servers and workstations from component level to OS configuration of both Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP operating systems.
Managed the design, setup and security configuration of LAN and wireless networks for clients.

My window

http://kevan.org/johari?name=Jam-B

& Charles in Charge

Writing a mediocre sitcom must be an inside joke amongst writers. I envision that writers view it as a vacation, or recovery, or therapy; regardless I doubt they care enough to call it art. My main objection is not that character development is shallow, that everything works out in an half an hour, or even that dialogue is predictable. I want to know how anyone can respect themselves in the morning after reusing a plot line that has been had by so many writers…reducing the plot to predictable drudgery.

Let’s explore…

“Pity Date”
In Pity Date the Hero is somehow obligated to go on a date with someone of lower esteem. At first, the obligation is hidden from said “goat.” Hero attempts numerous ways to escape the obligation, only to discover value in the “goat” that leads the hero to confess, and then ultimately be rejected by said “goat.”
Offenders include: Family Ties, Full House, Saved by the Bell (and its sibling…that stupid show about the band that was basically a rip off of Saved by the Bell), Growing Pains, Who’s the Boss, Valerie’s Family, Family Matters, Step by Step, Eight is Enough, Just the Ten of Us, Roseanne, Out of this World, Small Wonder, Different Strokes, Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Blossom, and Charles in Charge.