Stuffy, but they were pretty darn good to work for, at least in the corporate offices where I was. I'll never go back there again, but only because I don't ever want to work for a big company - I love the SMB space.
I started wearing kilts because my girlfriend at the time suggested I would look good in one. I fought it for quite a while, then decided 'why not try it?' and bought one on the sly. We were slated to go to the local Highland games that Saturday, so with much trepidation I changed into it quickly while she was getting ready to go and surprised her with it. She was shocked and pleased, and I had a great time, and got huge numbers of compliments. I decided a few weeks later to try wearing it on a Friday to work, but took the precaution of asking HR first, and they had no problem with it. After only a few months, I went from wearing it only on Fridays to work to every day. Now I wear wear pants only in situations where my legs would otherwise be severely inconvenienced, like getting badly scraped or rubbed raw in a work situation outside. Kurt On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 13:59, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: > Those stuffy fuddy diddies. > > Mid-life kiltsis? > > -sc > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:50 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: CompTIA certs >> >> Wasn't wearing a kilt back then, and too bad. I only started wearing one >> about 5-6 years ago. >> >> Besides, Nordstrom is *wayyyyy* too conservative to allow wearing kilts. >> >> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 06:24, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I bet ;) >> > >> > Kilt-Con! >> > >> > -sc >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:22 PM >> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> Subject: Re: CompTIA certs >> >> >> >> I have very fond memories of that night. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 05:22, Steven M. Caesare >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Now THAT'S a bachelor party! >> >> > >> >> > -sc >> >> > >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:20 AM >> >> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> >> Subject: Re: CompTIA certs >> >> >> >> >> >> You recall correctly. >> >> >> >> >> >> I ventured into my 3rd marriage while working at Nordstrom >> >> >> (really, there's a point to this, I swear) >> >> >> >> >> >> For my bachelor's party, I gathered at work (with management >> >> >> permission) about a dozen friends into a training room that I ran. >> >> >> >> >> >> We started around 5pm on a Saturday, and went until about >> >> >> midnight, playing Doom, eating pizza and drinking Pepsi. >> >> >> >> >> >> That was my first real LAN Party. >> >> >> >> >> >> And, we ran it over TR, with IPX. >> >> >> >> >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 17:22, Steven M. Caesare >> >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > IPX over TR? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Doom required IPX IIRC. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -sc >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > From: Pete Howard [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> >> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:59 PM >> >> >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> >> > Subject: Re: CompTIA certs >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > MAU theres an ancient device. We used to use them for doom, >> >> >> > quake dukenukem lunchtime tournaments ! >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > ________________________________ >> >> >> > >> >> >> > From: Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> >> >> >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> >> > <[email protected]> >> >> >> > Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 7:06:23 PM >> >> >> > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I recently tossed all my Token Ring stuff in the trash ... >> >> >> > >> >> >> > IBM 16/4 ISA cards, Type 1 cables, 8228 MAUs, MAU activation >> >> >> > device ... Now just memories, sniff, sniff ! <grin> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Erik Goldoff >> >> >> > IT Consultant >> >> >> > Systems, Networks, & Security >> >> >> > >> >> >> > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> >> >> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> >> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:57 PM >> >> >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> >> > Subject: Re: CompTIA certs >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Yes - that's it. Proteon. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > And IBM, of course. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 14:16, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> "Synoptics switches (not called switches, but it's been too >> >> >> >>long for me to remember the technical term)" >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Um, MAU and/or MSAU ( like the IBM 8228 ) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Token Ring cards from Madge, Intel and one other the name of >> >> >> >> which I can't remember." >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Proteon maybe ? 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