Today is the last day of employment for Earl Brown, the Peace Corps country director in Guyana. Guyana Peace Corps volunteers rejoice. Earl Brown served as the Peace Corps Guyana dictator for two and a half years.
Yearly Archives: 2004
Serving the Web Out of my Kitchen
On a completely different topic, I’ve recently set up a web server at home. Three great tools helped make this happen. The first would be my Linksys Wireless G router. This router offers a Dynamic DNS utility that keeps my ever-changing home IP address working. The second tool would be The Saint TSW, a WAMP …
FINA IT Support
One of the benefits of volunteering for FINA earlier this week is that I get to attend the championship this evening for free. Though I saw, met, and offered IT support for many of the athletes, I did not see or meet Phelps. He hadn’t arrived yet for he was on Letterman Tuesday night. But …
FINA World Championships
Today and tomorrow I’ll be serving as an IT volunteer for the FINA World Championships. FINA is the Federation Internationale de Natation, (International Aquatics Federation). It is the International Summer Sports Federation for all aquatic sports, including swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, and water polo. My job is the hang out in the Internet Cafe in …
Chicago, Race Cars, and Camping
Time for an update. On Sunday, September 19, I attended Chicago the musical at the Butler University auditorium in Indianapolis. They did a great job, though I liked the movie more. On Tuesday, the boss surprised a few of us with a chance to drive a race car that afternoon. Really, they were more like …