Well, things have been quiet out here lately. I’ve been really busy lately, and this blog just hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves. I know there are millions of people out there wondering what’s going on, and I should work harder to keep them updated.

This week has been a good week of concerts for me. My friend Drew called me last weekend to let me know that Andy Gullahorn was playing at his church in Chattanooga on Sunday night. So my friend Chris and I drove up for that. Good show, indeed. And we went to Zaxby’s after the show. That’s always good too.

I didn’t get pictures from Sunday, mostly because we were way in the back and not really in a prime spot for photos. The backs of heads aren’t all that thrilling to see.

So then on Tuesday night I drove up to Knoxville to a benefit concert for New City Cafe. They’re not going to be New City Cafe anymore…they’re teaming up with some folks in Knoxville to do a mission-oriented project in the city. It’ll be good; I’m certain of that, but I don’t really know all the details of what’s going on.

Andrew Peterson, Jill Phillips, Andy Gullahorn, Randall Goodgame, Matthew Perryman Jones, Alethia, and Ryan Long (I think that’s everybody) came out to help raise some cash for New City Cafe. It says a lot about New City that all of these guys were willing to take a night out of their schedule, drive to Knoxville for the show, and do it for free so that New City could benefit even more from the ticket sales.

If you ever get a chance, ask some of these guys what they think about New City. I’m sure they’d be glad to tell you all about what New City has meant to them.

I did get a few pictures from the night. They’re not great because 1)the lighting was really, really weird (spotlight behind the artists and colored lights directly on them) and 2)I refuse to be “that guy” with the flash popping all the time during a concert. They’re over here on my flickr page.

I’ve got a few thoughts about New City that I’m organizing into a separate post. It’ll be one of those deep thinking posts that I come up with about every 3 months. I’m overdue for one of those anyway…

Tonight I’m taking my favorite 6 year old up to Dalton to see (once again) Andy Gullahorn. The real reason I’m going up there is to get our stroller back from him (I had to leave it at his house in December because of the impromptu drive to Huntsville with Eric, Sandra and Jill). And, since we’ll be there anyway to get the stroller, we’ll sit and listen to the music…since we’ll be there anyway.

We saw the Google Dance today. Granted, it’s not the official Google Dance, but it’s still a dance…

Google Dance Video #1
Google Dance Video #2

Dear Symantec,

I fixed it myself. Thanks for nothing.

Dear Symantec,

I really like the Corporate Edition of your software. It works great - when it works. Why, oh why, is it that even a minor upgrade never seems to work, even though the README is followed precisely? Tonight finds me not watching baseball but rather working with your software trying to make it work again.

Maybe some R&D dollars spent on upgrading software would be a good idea. I know one customer who would appreciate it.

So it’s been pretty busy here in Ronville since I got back from the Spring Training trip.  A few highlights:

• We got moved into the new office at work.  Finally.  And most of the stuff that I did to facilitate that move (servers, network, phones, etc.) worked like it should with minor (or no) setbacks.  I was happy about that.
• Baseball season is underway.  Woohoo!
• My dad sent me this link about the MLB Extra Innings package being available to those who aren’t DirecTV customers.  An exclusive deal for them on a sports package is bad for sports fans.  I’m glad it’s being fought and that maybe I can get the Extra Innings package this year.
• Easter is this weekend, and though Andrew Peterson’s “Behold the Lamb of God” is technically Christmas music, it certainly fits the theme of the weekend.