shawnp0wers The other day I was cleaning up some junk around the house, and threw out a lamp that got broken. OK, I stepped on the lamp and broke it. As I gathered the pieces to throw in the trash, I instinctively cut off the power cord, and began to wind it up for storage. See, for most of my life, … Read more
Our new van (2007 Dodge Caravan SXT) has one of the most annoying features in any vehicle I’ve ever owned. I don’t say that lightly, because there are many vehicular things that bother me. Things like the idiotic power sliding doors. Or my truck, for instance, has an extremely sensitive, “Oh you must have already turned, let me shut of … Read more
If you’re not doing the Manic Monday challenges over at Aff The Fang, you really should. This week’s mission was to write our own obituary. Being still alive, I had to guess as to what mine will read like, but I think I estimated fairly close. You’ll have to go there to read the rest. It’s worth the click. 🙂 … Read more
Look and listen to the wonderful day I’ve had during our town-wide brownout…
I have nothing interesting to say. That’s never stopped me before, so I figure we make this a participatory thread. Here’s the deal: I like hot beverages. A lot. In the morning, I prefer coffee, and in the evening I prefer tea. I’m also absurdly picky about what coffee and tea I like. Note, I’m not picky about what I … Read more
I’m out of town this week, but Linux Journal Live is still going to be great! But don’t take my word for it, you can listen to this crazy guy in his truck:
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Another Manic Monday post over at Aff the Fang. 🙂 UPDATE: Is anyone else disturbed that all my character voices sound suspiciously like Lady Elaine Fairchilde from Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood?
Wow, it’s kinda dusty around here. Yes, indeed I haven’t blogged for a full week. I was sick, and made myself chill out and heal. Sitting around is really overrated, and I’m actually starting to question how good I’ll be at retirement when the time comes. Thankfully, I have about 20-30 years to ponder the issue. 😉 As to the … Read more
Over at Aff The Fang, Crystal does a weekly assignment that is designed to take the pain of Monday away, if only a bit. This week, we get to write off whatever we want for our taxes. Nevada. I used Nevada as an example of a place that uses a lot of electricity, therefore it is a work tool. While … Read more