Author Archives: Kathy

About Kathy

Perl, MySQL, CGI scripting, web design, graphics following careers as an analytical chemist and educator, then in IT as a database administrator (DBA), programmer, and server administrator. Diagnosed with Mitochondrial Myopathy in 1997.

family issues

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Kathy

The biggie is that my mom took a bad fall a week ago today which resulted in two broken vertebrae in her neck and a skull fracture, a deep cut above her left eye and bruising. Worst though is that … Continue reading →

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some WordPress tips

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Kathy

More WordPress stuff, inspired by discussions with Carl and Chris. Categories When I click on one of my blog category links, for instance Photos, this is the URL that appears (I am not using permalinks): http://www.kgraff.net/blog/?cat=7 Putting that link into … Continue reading →

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January’s end

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Kathy

Here it is the last day of January and 10°F (-12°C) outside this morning, freezing rain expected to come tonight. This is a big week though, Groundhog day on Tuesday, February 2, and Chinese New Years on Wednesday, February 3. … Continue reading →

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assorted computer things

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Kathy

I have added a new Contact Page here in the blog. It replaces the form I previously used on my original static site and needlework subdomain. The story is that I have a domain email address which I use heavily … Continue reading →

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owning up

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Kathy

I am hearing a lot being said about how compromise is good. It is, but you need to be careful, some things are non-negotiable. In the techie world it is often the goal to find what is “necessary and sufficient” … Continue reading →

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