Tag: Personal Life

  • ESET Smart Security + Windows Vista = BSOD

    On a friend’s advice, I downloaded and installed ESET Smart Security to replace Norton Internet Security 2006, which had been giving me fits (slow, bloated memory use, etc.). It looked fantastic, right up until the first time I tried to bring the computer out of standby mode. I got a blue screen of death (BSOD).…

  • Chicago Law = Top Law School in the United States?

    According to one analysis of the 18,000-student survey conducted by the Princeton Review, the University of Chicago has the best law school in the country. All I know is it was the right choice for me in every respect and has given me access to my choice of great jobs. [Ed. note: I removed a link…

  • Thank You, DMV!

    I got a ticket for having an expired vehicle registration, last week. At first, I was mad at the City of Chicago for getting it wrong – the bill I received from the State of North Carolina clearly shows that my registration expires on September 15, 2008. Then I checked with the North Carolina DMV.…

  • Married Life (First of Many Thoughts)

    I am married! Our wedding was amazing – pictures coming soon – and the honeymoon even better. I can strongly recommend both our hotel for the first night in Chicago and our destination, a hotel/resort in Wisconsin where we had a private cabin on a lake. The resort even threw in an upgrade worth over…

  • Moving -> Moved!

    As many of you already knew, I have moved! Twice, in fact: Houston to Chicago, then to a different apartment (in the same building as before) in Chicago. SO, if you were sending me mail at my Houston or Chicago addresses, or even thinking about it, check with me for my new address. You can…