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                            The fit hits the shan

It's the scheduled day at the office. Prior to sitting down at my desk:

 1. I get a call from R (for whom I manage a few servers). One of R clients
    is mentioning the terms “proxy,” “multiple IP (Internet Protocol)
    addresses” and “redundant servers,” which to me screams “reverse proxy
    [1]” which means at best, a recompile of Apache [2] (since I never
    compiled in reverse proxy support) or worse, a complete reinstall of the
    latest version of Apache. Oh, and the client wants it done by tonight.
 2. There are no parking spots available at the office. None. I have to
    drive to the end of the building and around the corner before I'm able
    to find a parking spot. This has never happened in the few years I've
    been working with Smirk.
 3. The three-phase power system to the Data Center is blown. We're running
    on the backup generator and the three A/C (Air Conditioning) units in
    the Data Center are off line.

It can only get better from here, right? Right?

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_proxy
[2] http://httpd.apache.org/

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