The Home Page of Robert McIlroy http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:43:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Done Well, I know I havent posted in a long time but I think I am done.  After almost 10 years I am single again.  If my wife gets married again, my sons last name will change.  Looks like this branch of the Mcilroy family tree stops here.  I will no longer update the site.  I am aware there are a few dates wrong, I just dont feel like making the changes anymore.

 

It’s over, for now.


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]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2008/03/02/done/ My, Oh My Ok,

It has been a while, I have been a bit busy.  Anyway, I got an email from some Mcilroy’s in Australia that I had to share.  This was in a comment to a post in the blog that somehow never made it through.

“Dear Roberty,

Seems your tale of woe has gone from bad to worse. Hello from your long lost rellies in Australia. Thats right Robut OZ!!

Where has your wife and cat gone and what is your infatuation with Japan and their modes of killing someone??

We are genuine Mcilroys albeit quite different from the mormon type that you seem to be. But hey there is an ocean between us robut>>>>

Can we fish a big fish there Robuty???

regards

Mcllroy clan ”

 

I am sorry, I have to laugh a bit at this.  I don’t mean to pick on relatives, at least not those I have never met before.  You are fair game if you are close to me though.  Anyway, I wanted to respond to this as it was somehow flagged not to post.

First, my wife is sitting next to me as I am typing this, playing City of Heroes. Yes, the cat left long ago.  We have a new one, though it is kind of funny looking, pics coming soon.  I am infatuated with Japan, can’t explain it.  I do find their weapons fascinating but have no interest in killing anyone with them. The part that makes me laugh the most is the part stating that I am the Mormon type.  Now, I have nothing against Mormons but the wife is Catholic and I don’t really follow a particular faith.  Aside from the fact that there is a large Mormon population in Arizona, I am not sure where on this site that makes it seem that I am one.

And last, fishing.  I don’t know, I haven’t been fishing since I lived in Louisiana.  I guess there are some big, but nothing that can compare to ocean fish.

Thanks for the message and expect posts more often than once a year, I will try for once a week or so.

]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2007/09/23/my-oh-my/ Just Because I havent been the model husband nor father as of late. Even so, I wanted to let my wife know that I love her vary much and am proud to have her and the two wonderful children that she has goven me.

I love you babe!

]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2006/10/09/just-because/ Living On The Edge Some of you may know that I like knives and swords. A short while ago I got a nice sword. Not a stainless steel wall hanger but a hand forged, folded piece with over 2000 layers. I decided to take it in and get is sharpened. I took it to a place in town called The Knife Shop. It is one of those places in the malls here that sell cutlery of all kinds. They said they would do it as they send it out to a “professional”. A few days later I got it back and while at the store I took it part way out to see the edge. Things looked well at that point so I went home. The next day I took it out to polish it and I noticed that near the tip was a spot that was all scratched up. I could tell that this person used a grinder and it slipped and dug in to the blade a bit. I took the katana back in and showed it to the person behind the counter and she said that because she did not see it that she would not honor having it fixed.

She stated that it might not be able to be repaired by them as she was worried that it would do more damage if they tried. At that point, she turned to another customer and refused to further talk with me. Needless to say, I was mad. All it needs is a good polish and it will bring the blemishes out as they are nothing more than surface issues. They do not polish there so I would have to look on my own. Do you have any idea how much a traditional polish costs for a katana? They start at $800, that’s the least expensive I could find. I am so mad that it isn’t funny now. I have a sword that I paid over 250,000 yen for and now I have to shell out $800 US to get it back to its original condition.

That’s 10 times what I paid to get it sharpened. My advice, buy elsewhere and never let The Knife Shop touch your stuff.

]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2006/10/09/living-on-the-edge/ Pasta Lavista I have a problem. My problem is that I like pasta. I am not a pasta freak by any means but I do enjoy it fairly often. The down side is that I can’t eat the recommended serving size and so I completely blow my caloric intake. I mean, 2oz dry pasta is about 200 calories and I know I double or triple that and that is with no sauce on it. Don’t get me going on Alfredo to top it off. I think I have found my saving grace. I had been doing some reading on various flavors of pasta and was looking for an alternative to the “white” forms. I had been using whole wheat pasta because it is more nutritionally sound than the processed versions and yet I was still unhappy with the calories that were involved.

Sure the fiber and whatnot were great but it still limited my toppings and other items I could have for that meal so I wouldn’t kill my intake for the day. Now, you know I do not eat low carb, I just don’t eat processed carbs. Well, that is kind of a lie, lately I have been slipping a bit but I do limit them whenever I can. Anyway, back to my story. So, I happened to be reading about a Japanese noodle called Shirataki. They say it has no calories and about three grams of soluble fiber per serving. It is just glucomannan and water, 96% water and 4% glucomannan (the fiber). I decided to give them a try and headed off to the local Asian market to get some.

My first impressions, they are packed in water and are almost clear. More of a see through white. I opened the package and there was a slight odor to them, not overpowering though and it goes away after rinsing them in hot water for a bit. My first dish with them was a spicy Korean pork dish. I tried one as is and it had no taste of it’s own but in the dish it soaked up all of the flavor of the dish I was making. I suggest that you cook it in the same pan as the meat you are making to impart that flavor in to the noodles. Now, they aren’t perfect in that they are a bit chewy, I like to think of them as the calamari of the pasta family. You don’t notice after a bite or two anyway.

Since then I have also made spaghetti, cook it in your sauce for best results. Cooking in water makes them watery in my opinion. I have also made a Cajun dish with crawfish that was outstanding. If you can’t find it under Shirataki you should be able to locate it under Konyaku instead. I can eat a ton of this stuff but you need to remember that it is fiber and too much can cause trouble. A company called House Foods also makes it with tofu in it. There are all kinds of styles you can get from the angel hair or spaghetti sized noodle to fettuccine and lasagna. Even a brick that looks like a tofu brick and even some with seaweed in it. I have even seen rigatoni, penne and linguine. There is a shape for almost any pasta style you need.

You can store these for a year but don’t freeze them; they don’t take well to that. If you have blood sugar problems then this is the way for you to get your pasta and have no side effects. Dare I say, it’s almost perfect.

]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2006/10/09/pasta-lavista/ It’s Been A While I can’t believe it has been almost six months since I have posted last. Many things have happened in this time. You see, I had always believed that if one isn’t happy then those around them will not be either. I hadn’t been happy and I did everything I could to try and make myself happy. The down side was that I didn’t care how it affected those around me. Well, life came along and kicked me in the seat of my pants. My whole world was turned upside down and I almost lost everything that was dear to me. I won’t go in to details but let’s just say that everything became one huge mess.

I now understand that, while my happiness is important, I need to be aware of how my decisions affect those around me as well. I am trying to change and yet I still find myself slipping back to my old ways at times. When I see it, I try and correct what I am doing but it is a hard path to follow. To those I have hurt along the way, I am sorry. I am trying to make things right so please have patience and give me some time.

]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2006/10/09/it%e2%80%99s-been-a-while/ Life is a Highway Well, I got a new job. It is with a company I like and the owner is a great man as are the rest of his staff. I am still getting used to my duties but think that if I have enough time I can perform them well. There is a down side though. It looks as if I will be working 72 hour work weeks and a good possibility that I will be working graves. 8 at night to 8 in the morning.

So, what will my day be like? After getting off at eight, I will be taking the kids to school. Bed time will be nine in the morning. Then I will get up at 11:30 in the morning to take my wife to work. Back to bed at noon and then up at two in the afternoon to get the kids. Home AND awake from three to eight to start work and a break half an hour later to get my wife.

I still do not know how I am going to survive on four and a half hours sleep or so a day, but I will make due. Part of the reason for the shift is that there is another person doing the same job that I am and he is in a similar situation. He has been here longer and I would rather not rock the boat. The other thing is that the evenings are not as busy, I canget comfortable doing my job and not let anyone down by getting the experience I need to perform it if shifts should change at a later date.

My wife is not happy about it and the 72 hours will kill me but I do not want to let the owner down. He is a good man and I respect him verry much. He came to me and asked me to do this. He has done much for me in the past and I do not want to let him down as I have before.

Here’s to some really interesting weeks ahead.

]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2006/04/14/life-is-a-highway/ Gone but not forgotten Seven years ago while my wife and I were moving in to a new place and prepairing for the birth of our daughter, we got a visitor. He was a cat of about two years and his name on his collar was Pounce. We called the number on his collar and the owners told us to just kick him out if he was a bother. He came and went for a few weeks, always taking his collar off in our house when he came. We called his owners again and found they moved and left him behind. We decided to keep him and not let him out anymore.

Two weeks ago, after I left for work in the morning, someone left the door open a bit and he got out. We have not seen him since. We put up fliers but have had no response. All I can think was that one of two things happened. Either he decided he had grown up enough thet he needed to move out on his own or with another family or something worse.

I am not a big cat fan but he has been in both of my childrens world their entire lives. He did make a good companion though, always coming to visit me after I got home from work. I do moiis him but it saddens me because of how my children have lost their friend as well. So, while he might be gone, I know we will never forget our old friend.

]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2006/04/14/gone-but-not-forgotten/ All Good Things… My trip to Arkansas to see my grandmother went well. I must say that I am not used to 10 degree weather though. A bit too cold for my Arizona blood. Next time I must remember to bring gloves. That said, I just found out that the third of March may be my last day at my job as that is the time for contract negotiations and we do not have enough work right now to keep all of us here.

They will be looking at stats on that day to decide if we are to stay.

I guess I need to start looking for something now just in case it hits the fan.

]]> http://www.mcilroyfamily.com/rob/2006/02/20/all-good-things/ WooooHoooo! I have been taking some certs for work. I now have;

Associate Server Certification V7.0
Storage - PowerVault 715N NAS Product Certification
PowerVault - Cluster FE100/FL100 - Datacenter Deltas Product Certification
Servers - PowerEdge SC430 Product Certification
Servers - PowerApp.BIG-IP 200 Product Certification
Dell | EMC AX100i Product Certification
Basic Wireless Technology
Servers - PowerEdge 2800 Product Certification
Servers - PowerEdge 2850 Product Certification
Foundation 2005 Latitude
Foundation 2005 Inspiron
Foundation 2005 Desktops
Warranty Parts Direct / Customer Only - Dimension Certification Version 6 (Non-DSP)
DSP - Desktops V.2 Chassis Certification

I do not know if it will do me any good but at least I have them.

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