Dani passed away at 12:10 AM this morning. Dani's service will be held on Saturday evening December 27th at 6:00 PM at Holmans Funeral Home in Portland, Oregon. Holmans Funeral Home 2610 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214-2942 (503) ...

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Friday, December 26th, 2003 | Comments (76) | Google it!

I don't live far from the Portland International airport here in Vancouver, Washington where there is a National Guard base. This base launches F-15 fighter planes a couple of times a day that patrol the west coast of the United States. Since the US ...

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Wednesday, December 24th, 2003 | Comments (4) | Google it!

Oh crap! Looks like mad cow disease has made it's way to Washington ...

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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003 | Comments (5) | Google it!

You know your addicted to your iMac when you get home from work and you never turn on the old ...

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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003 | Comments (9) | Google it!

Today Gayle and I will be having lunch over at Roots Restaurant and Bar. Last week I blogged about the dinner I had at Roots and as I result I received an email from the owner, Brad Root. Brad suggested that I give him a call which I did. I won't go into ...

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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003 | Comments (5) | Google it!

Many of the photos I have of Danielle are ones that I have taken with my digital camera. Dani's mom has all of the pictures of her from when she was a baby. During a recent visit to Dani's house, Dani's mom offered my parents and me the opportunity to go ...

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Monday, December 22nd, 2003 | Comments (4) | Google it!

Nothing new to report on Danielle. I have decided that I will not be posting anymore updates about Danielle since her physical appearance is changing dramatically. Dani is now going on her fifth week without any food or nourishment, so you can imagine that ...

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Monday, December 22nd, 2003 | Comments (7) | Google it!

Over the weekend I picked up a UFO Extreme for my iMac. The U.F.O. features a simple design that compliments the elegance of the iMac. One FireWire and two USB ports are provided in each front quadrant for a total of 6 fully powered expansion ports. U.F.O. ...

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Monday, December 22nd, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

Just spoke to Dani's mom and she indicated that Dani is having a hard time breathing this morning. I hope Dani can find a way to let go soon. No child should ever have to go this way. I now understand why people like Dr. Kevorkian did what they ...

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Friday, December 19th, 2003 | Comments (3) | Google it!

Dani continues to rest peacefully at home with her mom and sister. Nothing new to report. My parents are flying in today and are going to take Alyssa to San Francisco for a couple of days, bar nothing happens with Dani in the next day or ...

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Thursday, December 18th, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

@ReplaceSubString(Lotusphere2004;"Domino";"Workplace") This was sent to me as an IM by a dear friend. Very ...

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Wednesday, December 17th, 2003 | Comments (7) | Google it!

Here's my first attempt at making a QuickTime video. I used the iMac to grab this clip off of my old JVC video camera and then used the new iMac iMovie software to doctor it up. This video clip was taken on June 20, 2000. Update Here's Dani in "Spin, ...

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Tuesday, December 16th, 2003 | Comments (2) | Google it!

Let's just say that I was up very late last night playing with my new 20" iMac and for the life of me can't figure out how to use print screen. ...

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Tuesday, December 16th, 2003 | Comments (10) | Google it!

As a result of this we will now have some new features in the OpenNTF Mail Expirience mail template. Thanks ...

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Monday, December 15th, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

Two years ago today the NotesOSS.org domain name (which has since changed to OpenNTF.org) was registered. Can you say Garnet? (just kidding Ed). I personally feel that OpenNTF has been a great resource for the Notes/Domino community. I hope you feel the ...

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Sunday, December 14th, 2003 | Comments (4) | Google it!

Here's a nice article by none other than blogger extrodinaire Thomas Duff about blogging on ...

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Sunday, December 14th, 2003 | Comments (2) | Google it!

Dani's heartbeat is now slow and very weak. Something is finally telling me that Dani will find peace very soon. I think in her own weird way she wanted to be seven. She has defied the predictions of the medical professionals all throughout her life. This ...

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Sunday, December 14th, 2003 | Comments (8) | Google it!

It's hard to believe that one year ago today I started blogging. While there have been many topics I have blogged about, I have truly taken away one thing from this entire social exprience that means a great deal to me. That being the feeling of ...

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Saturday, December 13th, 2003 | Comments (10) | Google it!

Today Dani turns 7. Happy Birthday Dani! You continue to amaze us all. May you soon find peace. Love, Dad. Below is a picture of Dani and Grandpa (my dad) at Dani's school in 2001. I think Dani really likes cupcakes ...

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Saturday, December 13th, 2003 | Comments (6) | Google it!

For an updated review of Roots see this posting. Last night Don Dodd an old co-worker of mine from Underwriters Laboratories had dinner at a new restaurant here in Vancouver, Washington. As you know from reading my blog that I like food and I like ...

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Friday, December 12th, 2003 | Comments (8) | Google it!

Just spoke to Danielle's mom and she said Dani continues to rest peacefully. However she seems to be having a harder time breathing. Tomorrow is Dani's seventh birthday. I also placed a call to the hospice nurse Joy to find out why Dani is still having ...

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Friday, December 12th, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

Wow! Portland, Oregon is going to have its' first ever Jazz Festival February 6-8, 2004. Read more ...

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Thursday, December 11th, 2003 | Comments (9) | Google it!

Appears that support for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 ends this month. Read Ed's blog entry here. I am linking to Ed's blog since I have alot of non IBM/Lotus friends who don't read Ed's blog who need to know about ...

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Thursday, December 11th, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

Hats off to Mr. Chris Miller for helping me get bruceelgort.com back up and running last night after my transaction logs decided to give me ...

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Thursday, December 11th, 2003 | Comments (4) | Google it!

Using BCC's in email is now a ...

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Wednesday, December 10th, 2003 | Comments (14) | Google it!

If the stress over Dani hasn't been enough, I have been unnecessarily badgered a bit at work by a co-worker (who shall remain nameless of course) who forgets to realize what is going on in my personal life. While I have taken a 1/2 day here and there to ...

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Wednesday, December 10th, 2003 | Comments (5) | Google it!

The last couple of days Danielle has had a lot of mucus in her lungs and has an elevated temperature. Today her respirations are at six and heart rate is over one hundred. I assume this is due to pain. I have to say that I have heard that this is very ...

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Wednesday, December 10th, 2003 | Comments (7) | Google it!

The Software Development Process Order the T-shirts for the Development team Announce availability Write the code Write the manual Hire a Product Manager Spec the software (Writing the specs after the code helps to ensure that the software meets ...

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Wednesday, December 10th, 2003 | Comments (5) | Google it!

Thanks first off to my friend Guru for taking Alyssa and I to her Winter Concert. I haven't been to one of Alyssa's band concerts in a long time. Since her mom needed to care for Dani I had the pleasure of watching Alyssa play her flute. There were three ...

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Tuesday, December 9th, 2003 | Comments (2) | Google it!

This beta version of the popular OpenNTF Mail Template is based on the Domino Web Access version that ships with ND6.5. Dr. Vince has cooked up another great ...

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Tuesday, December 9th, 2003 | Comments (0) | Google it!

Here's a nice article on how to modify Domino's server mail rules to be more flexible written by Daniel Koffler on the DominoPower ...

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Tuesday, December 9th, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

My group has been asked by the web team led by James to come up with a way to synchronize an FTP site in Japan with a local mirror image here at SMA. I have asked my team to do some research on possible solutions. I was also wondering if any of you out ...

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Monday, December 8th, 2003 | Comments (3) | Google it!

Just caught this Press Release on GWI's site. About a year and a half ago GWI had Angel Infinity (or AI), a startup company take over all of their professional services. It seems that this relationship only lasted a year and GWI didn't renew their contract ...

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Monday, December 8th, 2003 | Comments (2) | Google it!

It's been almost ten years since I got new glasses. I use my glasses for reading only. Due to the fact that I have a severely damaged optic nerve there is nothing that can be done to correct my poor vision. For those of you who don't I am unable to drive ...

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Monday, December 8th, 2003 | Comments (5) | Google it!

Today marks the beginning of the seventh week since Danielle's seizure episode at school. On Friday I visited Dani with my friend Kelly and you could hear how difficult it was for Dani to breathe. The hospice nurse said that Danielle's lungs were now ...

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Monday, December 8th, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

Just spoke to Dani's mom and she indicated that Dani is having more and more break-thru pains. With this her morphine and other meds will be increased. Also, more fluid is accumulating in her lungs. I will be visiting Dani this afternoon. Thanks again to ...

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Friday, December 5th, 2003 | Comments (2) | Google it!

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Thursday, December 4th, 2003 | Comments (2) | Google it!

All night the winds were blowing hard outside. The news said that the wind was gusting to 60 mph. Through the night I kept hearing my garbage, recycling and yard debris containers knocking around. Finally I got my ass out of bed, put on my "Bruce" ...

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Thursday, December 4th, 2003 | Comments (14) | Google it!

More mugs at ...

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Thursday, December 4th, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

I was quoted in this story of the December issue of Database Trends and Applications ...

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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!

Just heard from Dani's mom that Dani was gurgulling last night while resting. Joy the hospice nurse says there is now fluid building up in Dani's lungs. Here is an old class picture from Dani's school. Can you find ...

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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003 | Comments (4) | Google it!

A couple of weeks back I had a contractor build a wall in my garage to separate my two car garage bay from the single car bay. I now have a room that is approximately 10 feet by 21 feet which is now known as the "Drum room". I have plenty of room for my 3 ...

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Monday, December 1st, 2003 | Comments (10) | Google it!

A couple of weeks ago I treated myself to an Apple iPod. I got the 30gb model at a great price (thanks for your advice mother Vowe). I got the iPod home and fired it up by hooking it up to my laptop. I figured that my new toy would be a great companion ...

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Monday, December 1st, 2003 | Comments (9) | Google it!

Looks like OpenNTF will be hosting a Birds of a Feather or "BoF" session at Lotusphere 2004. "OpenNTF - An Open Source Community" is the title of the BoF. It is listed under the "Communities of Interest" section of the Lotusphere page. Last year we had ...

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Monday, December 1st, 2003 | Comments (3) | Google it!

Picked up a "compact conga" yesterday at the Clackamas Guitar Center with my friend Guru. This instrument sounds and feels like a real conga drum! Now I need to learn some conga beats. I have seen Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band use this drum ...

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Monday, December 1st, 2003 | Comments (1) | Google it!