Rob Garrett - Blogs

Ugh - we recently upgraded to Windows Live Meeting 2007 at the office from Go-to Meeting.  Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of MS products, but in this case the transition from a solid, reliable 3rd party product to Microsoft's equivalent gave me a lot of problems.  For some bizarre reason LM2007 just would not connect to the Office ...

I have some time in Tampa Bay (Florida) airport whilst waiting my delayed flight and thought it a great time to post a journal entry (since I've neglected Garretts' World). Lisa and the kids like to go to Englewood Florida with my in-laws every year to spend time on the beach, this year I got to participate for 10 days.  After spending ...

My bushy head of hair finally got the better of me this morning (kept meaning to get it cut), so I headed into Flemington to get it cut.  I found a coupon on my sister-in-law's paper for a cut and 10 minute back massage for $15 at the ''Male Room''.  This place was awesome - strictly men only (no funny business), this place gives out ...

It's September already - and yes, this is another blog on Garrett's World, hard to believe, but a friend wanted to know why I wasn't keeping up with my journal and only focused on the techie stuff. I am writing this from the comfort of my sister-in-laws place, where the kids and are currently visiting to give Lisa a break on the long ...

Crikey it's the start of May tomorrow, and the weather has finally warmed up (only a few weeks ago we had snow - no kidding), I can now head to the office sans coat and not have to worry that I might freeze to death on the way. The new job is going well.. working for a private company is much more demanding than the laid back government job ...

I thought I'd never get back to writing my journal, but here I am.  I have recently switched careers and am now a project manager for a small firm, not too far from home, working on SharePoint and Office Server technologies (collaborative web sites for those not technically savvy).  The last couple of weeks of my notice period at the ...

Just finished a whirlwind of a weekend.  In traditional American fashion we celebrated another annual holiday - St Patrick's Day.  When I informed my parents last night about the small celebration we hosted at the house on Saturday, my Father said ''but you're not Irish.''  Good point, but the great thing about holidays in the ...

Happy March - Spring is on it's way, and perhaps I can say goodbye to snow for another year.  I really should not complain about the white stuff - I haven't been too inconvenienced this year (apart from having to hire a contractor one time to break up 6 inches of ice on the driveway), I have an understanding employer, a decent snow ...

A little anecdote from my 3 year old today: Dad:  So, Simon what am I?Simon: A man.Dad: What about Mommy?Simon: A woe-man.Dad: What are you?Simon: A boy.Dad: Great, what about your sister Isabella?Simon: <Pause for thought>..... A smaller boy.

We're half way through February already and it only seems like yesterday that the family took off for a vacation in Florida.  This coming Thursday I meet Lisa, Simon, and Bella in South Carolina - I am quite looking forward to the trip, being a bachelor is ok for a short period, but after a while I start to get lonely, so ...