Today My Chair Broke...

... clean off its swivel pedestal thing. I'm sure it would have been hilarious had anyone been around to witness the spectacle - luckily for me, nobody was present.

I was on the phone with a client and leaned back in the chair to close the office door. The seat part tipped and I supported myself with one arm on the floor and the rest of me suspended in mid-air, still in the chair that was clinging to the thread of metal hopelessly attached to the base. I can only describe my situation as a bad Break-Dance move captured with special effects of The Matrix.  
The amazing part - I was able to continue the conversation without the other party suspecting anything. Still, I think I'll try the salad for lunch today.

SQL Server 2005 Express SP2 Problem

I'm putting this out there to see if anyone can help me with this very puzzling issue...

I installed SQL Server 2005 Express SP2: it went very smoothly, no errors, rebooted, perfect. I uninstall SQL Server and all of the supporting programs: again no errors, rebooted, fine. The problem is that the SQL Server service is still installed and running (???). Also, all of the program groups and utilities are still installed and working.

I know I have to manually uninstall (rip out) SQL Server, but am unable to easily find the "How-To" for it. Thanks to anyone who can help.

French Horns

Their sound reminds me of dreary, wintry days in Lancashire. It's actually a good memory as I was raised to look forward to coming home from school and enjoying and good meal. Now that I think of it, the sound of French Horns reminds me of those old Ready Brek commercials.

Drowning in Hot, Milky Tea

The entire Cowen Household is sick today. It's the usual "warm-one-day, cold-the-next" winter that we experience every year in Texas and our bodies have had enough. We're not quite at the stage where we need the heavy meds (accompanied by the pain of even getting a doctor's appointment), so we're trying several over-the-counter and homeopathic remedies. You know, Tylenol, Alka-Seltzer, Zinc-up-the-nose and tea... lovely hot mugs of Ty-Phoo with plenty of milk.