I've got several new book reviews up on the website from the multitude of books I tackled over the holiday break. Just head over to the reviews section to see them all.

My compartmentalization skills have been improving somewhat over the past couple of days, enabling me to keep my friends in predefined boxes, even if they happen to stray into each others paths. Not so good on the ole' wallet, but then again, almost all socializing tends to deplete my account.

And did I mention my office rocks? The head had his 50th birthday celebration yesterday, including a big blow-out bash. At said event (and today at lunch) I learned that the recent craziness involving people leaving for various reasons was only the tip of the iceberg. In the past some other crazy people worked here in the office, although not necessarily for my firm. Go figure. Never a dull moment here. Speaking of that, I should get back to work. Server maintenance to do...