OFF BASE INTRO Well, it finally happened…I got sick enough of Windows 7 being quiet that I decided to research doing something about it. Disclaimer? Always! I am running an ASUS motherboard with Realtek Integrated Audio. There’s also a team of licensed audio gnats in this chassis that uses their saliva to regulate sample depth, […]
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Sometimes, while standing in my bathroom waiting to potentially throw-up, my mind wanders down the weirdest paths. Maybe I should have a Slim Jim and a bag of baby carrots for lunch more often? Not my most brilliant nutritional pairing… ah… that’s how I got here. I was thinking about bad pairings. Luckily the Slim
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Note: Double-click top border of Task Manager to get your tabs back! I used to joke with people that some day computers would need psychologists to help diagnose their problems. I think it is actually going to happen, though, because now, more than ever, computers are behaving inconsistently. I can have 2 identically configured systems that behave
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Yes, I am a registered Republican. No, I had no intention of voting for Obama in a gazillion years. But I did the research to the best of my ability and this is where I ended up. So be it – see my Google Spreadsheet Doc for my primitive scoring method 😀 (Note: Google Docs is chopping
Why I am Voting for Obama (instead of Romney, Paul, Barnett or Anderson) in 2012 Read More »
What exactly are you doing? I am writing a drug-induced blog post. What does it look like I am doing? Drugs? (gasp) All street legal I assure you. Got a muscle relaxer and an antihistamine. At some point in the next few minutes I expect to be unconscious, but just before that happens I thought
Conflict – One of Life’s Essential Ingredients Read More »
I am sitting here, having a cup of coffee and gearing up to 1) exercise (bleh) and 2) finish this project I have been working on for about a week. So how many people have Comcast? This is my first time doing business with them and it has truly been a trying experience. How was
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“If your profession can force you to be ANYWHERE for ANY REASON, then you have not achieved true financial wealth.”
We all live in a bubble of our design… OK, maybe that is just another glittering generality, but I both love and understand the dangers of grouping too many people into too broad a brush stroke. So, where to go with this bubble metaphor. There are so many directions to choose from, but I think
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So I had to make this video. It was a moral and scientific imperative… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQihXKoDSk] There. having made this video makes me a stronger, happier person.
people talk most commonly of the butterfly effect but today i am pondering the spider effect i saw him there on the hook where i hang my shirts to steam them because i am too lazy to iron my professional attire he had spun a web on that hook about six feet off the ground
The Tale of Mister Spider Read More »
