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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Server Failure Edition!

chanson, December 7, 2014

Yes, we had a bit of a server problem. Not here at Main Street Plaza, fortunately! But rather at the ol’ day job, the one that pays Main Street Plaza’s server bills. It wasn’t that big a deal, but… with my other jobs (making sure my kids bathe and get their homework done + throwing social events for visiting colleagues of my husband the professor), a couple hours of unexpected emergency server maintenance on a Sunday makes the difference between having time for my fun hobby of SiOB and not having time. Thanks for your patience — I’ll get to it in a couple of days… 😉

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