John Turner

I don’t normally comment on pop culture tabloid stuff, but the recent ruckus over Jesse James’ alleged 11-month affair with Michelle “Bombshell” McGee is proof that life is stranger than fiction. Here’s a guy that was nobody who works his way to somebody and then basically does better than hitting the lotto by marrying an Oscar-winning actress, and he (allegedly) screws it up by having an affair with an (alleged) white supremacist tattoo model. Surreal. I guess I was right never buying into the West Coast Choppers/Monster Garage hype!!! And now he’s got Betty White pissed off at him…that is not something I would wish on my worst enemy!

If you’re driving, don’t drink. If you’re drinking, don’t drive. Simple.

Just watched the trailer for the movie “Lemmy“. Can’t wait to see it!!

Got the motorcycle out last week and rode to work. Temp was about 30 degrees F when I left in the morning. A little cold, but not too bad at all. I only have a short commute, about 11 miles each way, so it is not a problem in the cold. And while it may be cold in the morning, it is totally worth it in the afternoon when it warms up! I think I’ve got 4 or 5 days of riding in already for the season. Not too bad at all. Stopped riding last November about mid-month, and started riding again on March 8, so that makes about 14 weeks of no riding. But I got down to FL in January and rode about 850 miles, so really it has only been 7 weeks since my last ride. Hmmmm…maybe I need to make a riding vacation in January an annual thing. (note to self)

While doing research for my paper due in a couple weeks, I ran across this old web page from Microsoft: The 10 Immutable Laws of Security. It is amazing how many people, even so-called “I.T. professionals”, do not grasp even these simple concepts. Strike that…”amazing”? More like scary, considering that a lot of these folks are responsible for some pretty big and pretty critical systems.