Glen Brammell Journal

The American presence in Afghanistan is still ongoing. Soldiers are fighting the Taliban in an effort to win the peoples hearts and minds in an ideological battle. The war has raged on for nearly nine years and shows little sign of being over soon. Americans are getting tired of spending money and lives on a losing battle.

This month, 66 U.S. soldiers were killed in action. This number is even higher than last months 60 killed. Commanders say the higher numbers of dead are a result of increased fighting. I hope this war is going somewhere and we will see some tangible results soon.

It seems to me that one of the best things you can do in life is help others. I always enjoy the opportunity to do so and I recently did. It seems the boys club in my local area was getting a new clubhouse. The building is an existing one and needed some repair, but that was mostly cosmetic. What was decided was that they wanted to install Gym Lockers so that the boys could have a place to store their stuff.

Since I was put in charge of finding and buying them, I went to the internet to find out more about them. I went through all the places I could find that had Lockers for sale. I was surprised that there were so many shapes and sizes. The prices also seemed to vary widely. I saw that I might need some expert advice in picking out the right ones.

I found a site called morelockers.com. They were just what I was looking for. They had a huge selection and great prices. I also took advantage of their knowledge of the subject to find the best fit for us. Now every boy will have his own Locker. I was glad to help the boys out and I got a good feeling for doing so.

Ever since the giant oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico, many have wondered whether or not the chief executive of BP would be able to keep his job. While the verdict is not in yet, the common consensus is that he will soon be in the unemployment line. Those in the know say that he will be replaced in the coming months.

BP really needs to change its image. I think it would be good for them to replace their leadership and move toward a new direction. I hope the company will choose a new leader wisely and begin to repair their battered image.

One thing that is for certain when you work in a large office like I do is that there is always a possibility that your computers will fail. This happened to us recently and I can tell you it was no picnic. The server that runs our website went down and we couldn’t get it back online. It was a nightmare to deal with and we are still suffering the after effects. My boss decided that we needed to change the way we operated and ordered me to take steps to improve the situation.

My first thought was that we needed a professional to ensure our website stayed up and running. Since we own a server, I thought that colocation may be the answer to our problem. This is a process where the server is sent somewhere else to be maintained. I decided to check out some other options as well. Another option would be to have a dedicated server for our site.

The importance of keeping our site running has led me to making a major decision. After checking out all of our options, I thought that managed hosting may be the answer. Not having to deal with all the headaches of updating and creating backups would free me up to do other things. I plan to run all three options past my boss in the near future. I am sure that we will decide which plan is best for us. I’ll be glad when I know I can count on our computers to run!

Anyone who knows anything about fantasy art knows that Frank Frazetta was a leader in the field. The illustrator did hundreds of illustrations that were printed on album covers, comic books, and posters. Sadly, the artist died two months ago in Pennsylvania. This picture of “Conan the Destroyer” recently sold for $1.5 million dollars.