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August 25, 2004
Kerry on the Daily Show, WiFi at the HQ, The Outsourcing of Beer
I missed the Daily Show appearance due to my date with a RJ45 Cable Crimper at Kerry HQ (more on that later). But, I caught it again at the 1:00 AM showing. My initial reaction was, "Wow - Kerry's really tall." Then I remembered...I've met him. He's not that tall (Blurry pic below I took right after Super Tuesday).
Believe it or not, that was the best picture I took at the whole rally - everything else was blurry, misaimed, or just awkward.
Anyhow, I felt overall that his appearance was good, and he seemed very relaxed. He and Stewart definitely played well together - and he looked like he was having fun. I honestly hope this is was a warm-up to a payoff on either Letterman or Conan. This didn't quite have the Clintonesque feel, but it definitely could help.
So I spent the majority of my day working at Kerry HQ, setting up their network. I got to break-up the monotony of fighting with router and Switches by occasionally throwing in my two cents here and there. I was treated as a hero when I got the Printer working. I was a Savior when I got the Print Server working. I was a Gentleman and a Scholar when I got the internet working. I was an angry little man when I lost my fight with a Cat 5 Cable (The colors are right!!! Why aren't you working???!!!???) But ultimately, it was not I who inadvertently built a crossover cable (Take that Doug! Not that you read blogs anyways).
Side note - view below Tony Simon's reaction to printing via a wireless card.
Through the course of working today, I had discussion with my fellow IT guy Doug in regards to beer - and how we both enjoy a good Pint now and again. And with that came the realization - whether or not it's brewed in the states, we cannot bring an Import into Kerry HQ - it'd be tantamount to outsourcing! I know this is nothing new, but this is how closely things are scrutinized now. I can't enjoy a Guinness because I'm a Democrat? This is actually something I've been aware of for a while - I work with a Union, and most Union guys drink domestic brews. Well - I guess it's Rolling Rock for now - but perhaps that has more to do with the 125 Calories the Guinness Billboard on Mills Avenue claimed...
Posted by MikeSager at August 25, 2004 1:31 AM
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