Rebuilding My Hard Drives

So here I am again, rebuilding my hard drives. The RAID array failed, I scrambled to save data, it's up and running again, but the drives holding the data, well, they don't seem to want to read now. 

I'm a bit worried about losing about 440GBG of data. Wouldn't you be? Most [Probably about 98%] of that information is backed up on other older stored hard drives or CD/DVD ROMs. But it is a bit unnerving thinking about getting it all back into order again. 

Anyone have any worthwhile suggestions[Aside from not having a computer or going Mac]?

The View From The Suite!

We have arrived at our room, what a view!

2nd Anniversary

Two years already, how the old cliche still holds true. Time does fly. 

Getting ready to head out for the weekend. Do some hiking, check into the Baker Suite, have a fine dinner, stroll the river, and relax in the room's jacuzzi while enjoying the view. Should be a lot of fun. I may post a picture or two later, we'll see.

Hala Kahiki!

Greetings from Hala Kahiki! The day is wrapping up in the best Tiki bar in Chicago! Tiki Terrace was a blast. For those who could not join us, you were missed.

*Update* Videos streamed to the web by Mike, a.k.a. Zombified Projectionist, can be found here http://www.qik.com/olpin8er

Tiki Terrace!

We have arrived at Tiki Terrace, ordered our drinks & food, and are awaiting the show!

Trader Vic's

The group has arrived at Trader Vic's! The Mai Tais have been ordered!

Lunch at Chef Shangri-La

We have a table, and my drink has arrived! Soon, the rest of the bunch will be here, and then the fun really begins...

Hulafest!

Well, today will be spent hopping from one Tiki destination to the next. Organized by a fellow fan of Tiki Bar TV, it's been christened "Hulafest" by it creator, one 'Hulahoney'.  I am planning on posting many pictures as we go, with actual words describing the fun. I will also try to post to my blog over at Tiki Bar TV.

To safe travels, new friends, and a great time!

Viewing more homes.

So, off on another round of home viewing. My fingers are crossed knowing that the home we are looking for is only a few more thresholds away. With what I hope is the worst behind us, this should be a lot more fun now. Our agent is helping us find our perfect home, we just need to get out and find it!

A Beautiful Day!

What a great day to be outside,if only for lunch.

Smile everybody!

Home Inspection

So, a home inspection is a real treat. That is to say, if you like finding out how much less one should offer on a home with so many needed repairs that a bank/lender holding the vacant home is unwilling to fix. But in my humble opinion, if you are going to even TRY to sell a house, you may want to consider fixing any burst pipes. Especially if it is so close to the meter that having any water in the pipes to test the home's fixtures is impossible.

Bring on the SNOW!

So it should start sometime this afternoon... Can't wait! This is why i have a 4x4!