Dealing with a death in the family

Just got back from an unexpected week in Pierre. One of Sayra's nephews, Adam Maberry, died unexpectedly. He was only 23 years old and had a bright future ahead of him. Although I didn't have a chance to get to know Adam that well, I could tell he was a great guy. I wish I would have had more time to spend with him. And it broke my heart to see how this affected his parents, his sister, his grandmothers, Sayra, Ashlie and Michael, and the whole family. I've been blessed with great in-laws, and to see them in this much pain was difficult. They're an extremely close family, and certainly didn't deserve to lose Adam so soon.

New Watchmen trailer

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Time to rock!

Getting fired up to see Hairball at Bogart's on Friday night. Anyone in the southern metro area with nothing to do on a Friday night should check them out. Well worth the $8 cover charge, I guarantee it!

Rachel's Challenge

Just got back from the Farmington High School where I attended a presentation by Larry Scott of Rachel's Challenge. Great program, great message, great cause. Very moving story. What is Rachel's Challenge? As described by their web site:

Rachel Scott was the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. Her acts of kindness and compassion coupled with the contents of her six diaries have become the foundation for one of the most life-changing school programs in America.

Securing your passwords

Great tip from Joel on Software for securing your passwords. I had my email and eBay accounts hacked into a while back, and have become a bit of a password security nut. I had been using PasswordMaker for a while, but I like the PasswordSafe/DropBox combination better. It's those pesky user names that change from site to site that make the PasswordSafe a better solution, I think.

Weekend fun

As anyone tracking my Facebook status over the weekend knows, I was at my buddy Greg's cabin helping him put up some siding. You can check out some pictures over on his blog. The weather was great and a good time was had by all. Definitely rewarding to look at the before & after pictures to see what we accomplished and how nice it looks.

Snot's dead?

Nobody told me Joe Kudla, a.k.a. Thomas Snot, died. Total bummer. Kinda reminds me of Bob Casey's death. There's something else that's never going to be quite the same, ever again. I still get a little choked up at the beginning of every Twins game I go to. Probably a sign I spent a little too much time at the Metrodome after moving to the Twin Cities.

It'll be interesting to see another Puke n' Snot show without Kudla. Not gonna be quite the same.