tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244812882012-01-24T21:41:22.724-06:00This be the personal blog of Christopher J. Marcinko (CISSP-ISSAP / ISSEP / ISSMP - CISA / CISM / CRISC - GCFW / GSEC / GISP) in Denton, TexasChristopher J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375759485958678413noreply@blogger.comBlogger8301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24481288.post-31032839843603033792012-01-24T21:41:00.001-06:002012-01-24T21:41:22.737-06:00

Between two and four inches of rain expected tonight -- finally!

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Now that Rick Perry is coming home, would also be nice if he repaid the 2+ million in Texas taxpayer money spent on the campaign security/travel (and his paycheck while not doing the governor job he was elected to perform)

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Genius -- 1-719-26-OATES

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Wishing everybody trying to inflame emotions for my election year vote would realize the ONLY label that really matters is 'human'

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Huh, possible snow, sleet, and ice at the Fort on Christmas Eve. Good golly this week has gone all funky chicken. . .

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Oh UPS. Sure you can slam a package on the ground so hard I hear it upstairs. But you cant seem to ring a damn doorbell. What the crap?

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Wonder how good ATT would be if they invested 39bil in their own service, instead of trying to buyout a competitor. I bet that would be nice

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Back from Detroit and returning to regularly scheduled programming, already in progress. . .

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Wondering what about cold weather makes me yawn

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Not warm

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Huh, snow. Wasnt expecting that

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Wow, rain

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With AA filing bankruptcy impacting thousands of DFW workers and travlers, wondering why WFAA leads w/ a story about a chihuahua on their webpage

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Back from Shreveport -- returning to regularly scheduled programming, already in progress

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It's one thing to 'dump and run' your deliveries to my house. Dumping the package at the door, no matter how big -- and just marking it delivered without even bothering to ring the doorbell. Or leaving it out in the open, rather than hiding it behind the brick entry wall or under the mat. But seriously? Leaving the FedEx Standard Overnight envelope in the bushes next to the sprinkler head

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Returned from Shreveport via the back roads and was taken back by how low Lake Lavon has gotten in this year's drought. The lake was always flooding back in the Wylie days, and we were always told to be weary of SH78 washing out. Nowhere near that problem now. I've never seen it it this low and wasn't expecting to see how desolate the area looks. We're going to be screwed next year if we

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It's time to use the spellcheck. I realize I am spelling challenged myself (being a product of the Texas Educational System), but I also am not trying to produce a respected news program in a medium size tv market What the crap is a car 'accidsent'?

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If you think it's appropriate to use weaponry at a Black Friday event, it might be time to take a step back. . .

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Walked back to the Robinson Film Center the night after Thanxgiving and found the Caddo Parish Courthouse all lit up in Christmas Lights Some oversized ornaments in the oak trees lit up with Christmas lights The front of the Caddo Parish Courthouse lit up with lights and fake Reindeer. Good thing there arent any hunters in Louisanna. Oh crap My Wife and Inlaws walking down Texas

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Resisting the urge to call CPS on the lady who has been camping out with her 4yo kid in front of a best buy for black friday discounts. . .

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Ah, Rain, Finally. . .

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Apparently we have some classless hunters in the area, as theres a beheaded deer on the side of the road @ exit 74 on IH35W. . .sigh. . .

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Dreary, Foggy, Monday

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Back in Town and Returning to Regularly Scheduled Programming, Already in Progress

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Um, apparently DFW Aiport bought some possessed machines to take the money from Remote North Parking Lot customers. (Or somebody at ACS has a weird sense of humor). . . Um, thanx

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This Fairfield Inn is oddly located behind a Target store and had um, views of the parking lot, a tree line, and the New Jersey Transit Pascact Valley Commuter Rail Line (somewhat hidden behind a Green Fence that didnt particularly mask either the sight or sound of the trains). . . Early shot of the clouds and houses hidden behind the treeline. . . Quoting the Wife -- "It's nice how the pretty

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Never felt an earthquake in Texas before. Not the big Virgina one a few months back. Not the Cleburne 100+/- miles SW a few years ago that ended up being related to the Barnett Shale gas fracking. Been out to California and Alaska several times, never felt one out there either. Felt this one, though. In North Denton, we felt (and heard) 3 very mild rumbles through the furniture @ 10:53P.  

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Felt an earthquake in Denton around 1053P. . . Thats new

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After getting stuck in Philly airport tuesday night waiting for a new plane to replace the original MD83 with the bad pitot tubes, AA (without any call to Customer Service) sent me this today today. Impressive. My last several trips have been particularly bad with AA. All but one of them has had a significant delay. Of those, 70% have had a flight leg fully canceled. And most of those

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Back home after 6 hours of flight delays, and returning to regularly scheduled programming, already in progress. . .

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Another weird Walmart experience -- must be a day that ends with y

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I feel like we lost a big ol game of Angry Birds last night. Apparently the red bird is good for something. . .

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Right, wrong, or indifferent -- theres really nothing like a final Game 7. . . Lets Go Rangers!

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Lets Go Rangers. . .

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The biggest blue jay ive ever seen just landed on fence -- apparently he supersizes at mcdonalds too. . .

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Its going to be one of those games. . .

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Go Rangers!

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Back from Vegas, trying to catch up. . .

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Before the Third Eye Blind concert, I had a chance to explore some of the memorabilia on display at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino DJ AM (aka Adam Michael Goldstein) exhibit Closer look at a set list with notes written in his handwriting Closeup of the turntable and mixer Nameplate of the exhibit. Reads: "Adam Michael Goldstein, 1973-2009, His stage Name 'DJ AM' stands for his first and

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(Probably Fake) Bono came down from the VIP area at The Joint and got everbody excited. At the time, I thought this was real. Looking back, very doubtful. WTF would the real Bono be doing at a Third Eye Blind concert for McAfee Focus11? (Probably Faux) Bono posing with other McAfee Focus11 Attendees. . .

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Random shots of the view looking east from my suite at the Palazzo Hotel during the McAfee Focus11 conference. With the Wynn Resort to the left, The moon rising over Frenchman Mountain. Looking ESE towards McCarran International Airport. Down towards Sands Avenue. Same angle the next day. Better shot, looking down Sands Avenue and the Las Vegas Monorail. Frenchman Mountain rising

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Richard Branson was the keynote speaker at the McAfee Focus11 security conference. A surprising choice it really didnt have anything to do with information security, but it was a fascinating interview about his business and life philosophies Pregame at the McAfee Focus11 keynote event. Everybody was taking their seats around the stage. Richard Branson being introduced by Miles O'Brien, who

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Found a event page in Facebook for the Ducks Unlimited Denton Banquet and sent the listed organizer (John Withers) an email directly concerning the issues. Been a couple of days, no response yet, but I still keep the faith. . . Mr. Withers, In regards to the Banquet @ the Knights of Columbus center a couple of nights back. The facebook event page was forwarded to one of my neighbors and it

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Shots from the window of a month old AA 737 flying my last leg from LAX to Las Vegas Looking North out the window towards Malibu and a fog covered Pacific Ocean Sun behind the wing of the plane Contrails of northbound planes Sunset falls behind the wing of the plane

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Go Rangers!

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While I support the wetlands conservation aspect of your cause, I am annoyed that the 70+ who parked illegally in the city field next door to attend your annual banquet -- also littered. Just because the ground wasn't wet and ya'll have guns, doesn't mean your members should be acting like petulant teenagers with no respect for the neighborhood. Open city fields are *not* your personal parking

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Go Rangers

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From the Symantec Technial Accreditation Program on October 11th, 2011: Designation: Symantec Technical Specialist (STS): Symantec Data Loss Prevention 11.0 Date of Certification: October 11, 2011

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Hello Win Column!

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Go Rangers

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Photo of a random dog that was very adimant about me not coming anywhere near his car. He made it very clear that if I stepped closer, he was coming through the window A very protective dog staring me down from about 300 feet away

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Saddened by the death of Steve Jobs. . .

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Back from Austin, trying to catch up. . .

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Got back from Austin a few minutes early and had some time to kill while Alicia was trying to get through some heavier than normal traffic to pick me up from DFW Airport, so I perched myself on top of the parking garage above gate A24 and took in the sunset Grackles circling the infield parking area with the moonset in the background Looking west with the sun setting behind the

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Saddented to hear about the death of Jerry Haynes. . .

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Saddened to hear about all the employee turmoil occurring at my last company in the last few months after I left. . .

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Wow, rain. . .

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From the Symantec Technial Accreditation Program on September 13th, 2011: Designation: Symantec Technical Specialist (STS): Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Date of Certification: September 13th, 2011

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Wow, 52 degrees in the morning? Seriously?

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LZJ664 - Having $ doesnt allow you to illegally park your 04 Caddy XLR in a handicapped spot (and brush off 2 people who tried to warn you)

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From the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) on August 29th, 2011: "ISACA hereby certifies that Christopher J. Marcinko has successfully met all requirements and is qualified as a professional Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control; in witness whereof, we have subscribed our signatures to this certificate. Requirements include prerequisite professional

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Along the summer heat this year, I've also noticed some neighborhood kids cutting through my front yard to play in the trees behind the house. Sometimes they leave their bikes and razor scooters in my front yard. Sometimes they just walk through on the way back. At the same time, I've also noticed a few things turn up missing from the yard. Nothing really significant. A newspaper here

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Crazy 9yr olds spray painting their names on trees behind my house again. Ahh to be young and not realize everybody has a camera phone. . .

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Since 1974. . .

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After 11 hrs of delays in Newark (and 312 dollars in vouchers) -- now returning to regularly scheduled programming, already in progress

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Welcome to Day 1 of the SHI experience. . .

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Welcome to Day 837, the Final Day of my USPI Experience. . .

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Tomorrow is Friday, July 8th, 2011, the 837th and final day of my USPI Experience. And I wanted to take a moment to say thank you and goodbye to the team. When I made the decision to come to USPI back in March 2009, I did so purely because of the Security Opportunity I had been offered. I was particularly intrigued with the small company aspect, and how Infotech is not the primary business

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Not so amused that the dogs decided to celebrate Independence Day by busting out of the back yard three times. . .

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Saddened by the Death of Peter Falk. . .

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Last day of the USPI experience is officially July 8th. . .

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Ahh texas weather. Its either like living on the sun, or dodging wind and peach pit sized hail. No in between. . .

Christopher J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375759485958678413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24481288.post-46790859444925198292011-06-19T23:45:00.001-05:002011-08-29T09:37:16.814-05:00

All in Denton, please keep an eye out for missing neighbor dog -- white with orange splotches, about 40lbs, energetic, answers to Katy. . .

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Wanting the rain to hold together long enough to move into the area and water the yard. . .

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Trying to get back into a rhythm. . .

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Thank you again to all who attended our wedding and/or sent us well wishes. . .

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From the Shreveport Times on May 22nd, 2011: "Alicia Donna Cobb and Christopher Joseph Marcinko were united in marriage on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Moonlight & Lace Bed & Breakfast in Mansfield, LA. Pastor Ken Norton officiated the ceremony and music was provided by harpist Janel Hector and violinist Julia Hector. The bride is the daughter of Donald and Shannon Cobb of Shreveport, LA. She

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Oh Crap

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Wondering why every reservation I price via delta.com is being double taxed (and why those on the 800 number wont say it's a problem)

Christopher J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375759485958678413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24481288.post-56525700036803563512011-04-18T21:23:00.000-05:002011-06-24T12:15:35.688-05:00

Really glad I have neighbor houses directly west of me when these storms come through. . .

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Annoyed that a government shutdown keeps all federal employees from getting paid -- except -- for the politicians responsible

Christopher J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375759485958678413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24481288.post-72348251476388661912011-03-07T12:35:00.030-06:002011-08-27T09:13:09.156-05:00

Originally posted @ Tripadvisor here The door sign said the room was worth up to $90 a night. But the $40 a night was about 20 more than this cheap room was worth Microtel is a solid brand, and this location was obviously built to the standard. But it's been open for nearly a decade and now it call comes down to maintaining the property. The owners are obviously not doing it. Where to start.

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Alicia busted out her mad illustrator design skills to create our official Wedding Invitations, which were accented with some fleur-de-lis for an extra touch of Louisiana. All complete with a helpful map for those without the GPS. . .

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No, Southwest Airlines is NOT giving free tickets if you click on a link (no matter how many times your hacked acct posts it on my profile)

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Wondering why my GPS thinks im 450 miles SW of where I'm actually at

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Ahhh Kilgore -- the Twin Peaks of Texas

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16 Degrees with ice and snow -- but not nearly as bad as last week (thankfully). . .

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Forecast says 3 inches of snow for tommorow -- preparing for actual amounts between nil and a foot. . .

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Amazed it is still snowing in Denton

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The dogs enjoying the snow when they know they don't have to be in it all day. . . Running through the snow like they just dont care. . . . . .Mocksee very interested in whatever Dakotah was doing. . . . . .And they're off again. . . . . .Mocksee dug up her rope and ball -- and is trying to bait somebody into

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Day 4 of the ice storm brought 3 inches of snow overnight, burying all the ice from earlier in the week. . . Another day below freezing. At least it's not single digit, though. . . . . .the neighboorhood covered in another layer of whiteness. . . . . .at least you cant see the ice anymore on the dog's tunnel. . . . . .snow sticking to the top of a fence post. . . . . .This live oak

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Amused I havent received First Class mail since Monday, but the post office managed to deliver junk mail every day since the ice storm. . .

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Ready for the ice to melt. . .

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Um, why the crap is Cowboys Stadium exempt from the rolling blackouts, but the hospitals my team supports arent?

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11 Degrees, iced over streets, and rolling blackouts. . . might be a day to take things slow

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Maybe the 35 mph wind will blow away all the sleet and snow. . . .

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Three inches of sleet and freezing rain was bad enough. Woke up to 16 Degrees and a 30+mph wind from the NW, gusting to 45. 16.8 Degrees -- Not a good start for the day. . . . . . First it rained overnight, then it froze, sleeted, and snowed. Front yard was a solid sheet of ice. . . . . .The road was covered in about 1/4 inch of ice. . . . . . The car is stuck to the driveway,

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Ice Ice Baby

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(Original version from previous week had several typos. The Wylie News published a corrected announcement) From the Wylie News on January 26th, 2011: "Donald and Shannon Cobb of Shreveport, La., have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Alicia Cobb of Dallas, to Christopher Marcinko of Denton. The groom-elect is the son of Susan DuBois of Brunswick, Ga., and

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(This version was originally printed with a typo and with some missing paragraph breaks. A corrected was published the following week) From the Wylie News on January 19th, 2011: "Donald and Shannon Cobb of Shreveport, La., have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Alicia Cobb of Dallas, to Christopher Marcinko of Denton. The groom-elect is the son of Susan

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