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If you wake up looking like this, don't go to work

IT Work in the Middle Ages

This is awesome. This really is what IT work is like sometimes.

Interesting blog post on health care

My friend Terry has a fascinating blog on economics. I've got a permenant link to the left of this blog. He recently posted again about health care. It was very interesting and worth a read:
http://terrynomics.blogspot.com/2009/08/ten-things-that-truly-have-not-been.html

The Fishman Cometh

Last Friday at during a Lunch & Learn (training) meeting I won a major award. No, not a leg lamp, nor a Red Rider BB Gun, I won a jar of Pickled Red Fish. Although I was not inclined to eat it, my 14 year old son was keen to give it a try. When he saw the fish first hand he decided
discretion was indeed the better part of valor and much to his mother's
relief he changed his mind. Thus there were no brave souls at the Noa
household willing to tackle the pickled major award.

Two co-workers had expressed interest in the fish, so I brought it
back to work with me yesterday morning. They did indeed sample the fish
and reported first hand that it was indeed edible, despite a rather
pungent odor. Both felt that one bite of the delicacy was more than
enough to satisfy their culinary curiosity, so I was still left with one
jar of Picked Red Fish.

If sent an email to the rest of the office offering them a taste or if they were inclined the entire jar. I did warn them to hurry as the hazardous
materials team will be arriving later this week to carefully dispose of
whatever remains.

Spiderman's Been Webbed!

My wife noticed a Spiderman Action Figure had been left on our back deck overnight. It looks like something decided to web Spidey!

Looks pretty cool!

I couldn't resist posting a few quick photos.

Fun at the fair

My mother took Shannon, the boys and I to the Illinois State Fair today. We had a great time.

Here is my middle son (7 years old) on the power jump ride at the Illinois State Fair.

Here's Shannon and the younger boys on the Ferris Wheel.

Eldest Son's Award Winning Artwork

I posted earlier that my eldest son won 3rd place for a painting at the Illinois State Fair.

Here is a photo of my son with this painting.

Here is the painting alone.


Here is the art that beat his.


...and the other painting that placed ahead of his.


He entered a sketch in another category that did not place.

The other painter in the family

I've posted about my son winning awards at the state fair and the county fair. Well my wife is a painter of another sort. Ok, not really but I have fabulous photos of her applying water proof stain to our fence in the back yard.

3rd Place in State Fair

My eldest son won 3rd place in the Illinois State Fair for his painting of a lioness. (the above picture of the lioness is old and is not complete, I'll post updated photos when I can.)

Here's a link to the Illinois State Fair web site.