Madness Factor

Yes, yes, I took a hiatus. A very long one. Don’t have a good reason. Been settling in to the new house and all that. Plus, I’ve been busy with my work… You know the story.
I am thoroughly enjoying my first, honest-to-goodness Vermont snowstorm in 14 years. (And our area saw some spectacular autumn colors [...]

I had a brilliant second on site day at my job. I’m still getting a feel for the way things operate, but everyone has been very helpful and kind. And it turns out I wasn’t the only one who didn’t turn up yesterday. Even though I’m technically just a contractor, I don’t get that “second [...]

As you can see, Madness Factor got a makeover. I’ve switched my blogging software from TextPattern to WordPress, so there still may be some hiccups in presentation, etc. I’m thankful I was lazy about posting these last few months, ’cause I had to manually port every post — yikes! The import function in WordPress didn’t [...]

I must apologize for the lack of activity on Madness Factor as of late. I feel like I have nothing new to say—I visit the same blogs each day, and rather than use my blog to link to them or the stories they highlight, I have opted not to post at all. No doubt thousands—and [...]

Happy Christmas. It’s pissing rain here in Seattle. Not the holiday weather I’m down with at all. I rang the folks back home in Vermont, and there’s a lovely dusting of snow on the ground, and the temperature was somewhere in the 30s. That sounds just about right.
I haven’t been in the holiday spirit at [...]