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Saturday, February 25, 2006

Back again!

Thanksgiving was as usual, Beth and I had a bit of a blue funk (spending too much time concentrating on what we were doing on computers) but we realised it wasn't healthy!

Christmas was busy. I was helping at work because they were getting ready for a major shake-up in the industry and I helped out by training over 60 staff in a 6 week period and had them helping with testing the systems. I received an online gift voucher that went a long way to buying a digital camera (Canon PowerShot A410, dirt cheap anyway but cheaper with the present). Lovely. I also received a bucketfull of tools, a tool belt and a rather nice leather coat.

Speaking of work, I've gone from training to documentation and have written two versions of the new work intranet site. My boss was so happy he actually danced a little jig. I never thought directors of companies showed such emotion!

Valentine's was lovely. Dinner at Sambuca's the weekend before, and flowers and cards on the day for Beth. We started watching Casablanca on DVD but it was getting late, so we're going to finish it tonight.

Oh, and the house?

our basement

Got a basement! We got a basement!

Listen : Bigger Boys & Stolen Sweethearts - Arctic Monkeys ... Metal Heart - Garbage ... Alma Matters - Morrissey.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Two months. I haven't posted in two months.

I'll post a full Xmas / New Year / Valentines summary in a day or two, maybe a week's time. I just wanted to be the first person in America to publish this equation. I calculated it some time ago, and I'll also publish it in a Usenet newsgroup (searchable in Google).

Seabrook's Break Even equation = 16p + d

where p = the cost of the monthly premium, and

where d = the deductible amount set by the company.