I don’t write much about politics here, but I do recommend that — no matter what candidate you support — each of you find half an hour to sit down and listen to this speech.
That is one option. Or, at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, “Not this time.”
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This […]
There were several replies, in comments here and elsewhere, to my challenge last week:
The wind will change and your face will stick like that… [Andy]
If you keep making jokes about my squinty eyes, I’ll start talking about your landing strip hair cut. And what are those on the front of your face, runway lights? [Bob]
Charlie […]
January 2, 2008, c|net blog: A roadmap for ending the high-def format quagmire.
Now, the biggest issue with this is getting Warner on board. More often than not, Warner’s representatives have come out and said that it plans on being neutral until it sees a clear-cut winner emerge. To make matters worse, the company is actually […]
Hey, you know I don’t normally do any sort of advertising on this site, so this is a bit odd. Being a guy I know how it is, waiting until the last minute to shop for Christmas gifts and still not knowing what to get, hating the idea of plowing through the mall and all […]
When thinking about those leaves, remember…
When you’re planning on raking leaves, it’ll always rain the day before the work’s scheduled to be done.
No matter which way you’re raking, the wind will always be at your face
Those of you with trees on your property know of what I speak.
Bumper Sticker Of the Day
That’s right folks, you read it here: “TV Is Gooder Then Books.”
Donuts purchase this morning: 12
People in the office today: 8
Someone’s not yet done their duty.
Boy do I ever want to buy a motorcycle. I used to ride, then sold my bike when my sons got to the age where there T-Ball games, Soccer games, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts etc. were more important. Those were great times, and I don’t begrudge one bit the time that I spent in […]
Making the rounds this week on various WDW-related blogs and forums, You know you’re a Disney cast member when…
There are a couple that I know apply, and bug the heck out of my sons:
You have the overwhelming urge to offer to take people’s pictures
When you go on vacation, you say hello to Housekeepers in the […]
Today is the 8th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day, so let me take a minute to pass along just a few important words (6 of them, to be exact) that I know don’t get said often enough :
Thank You, Allen.
Thank you, Lee.
Hopefully, we’ll never have “one of those days†where we all realize just how […]
On October 30, 1998 Hurricane Mitch struck Central America. Almost 3000 people were killed around Chinandega, Nicaragua, and entire villages disappeared under volcanic mudslides. The government was unable to to provide much for the people and over 300 of the surviving families were move to what little land was available - on top of a […]
I’m on the road today, riding along and catching up on my reading - news, blog posts and the like. I’m using a Cingular 8525 running Windows Mobile, which is a lot better than nothing but it’s a long way from an optimal browsing experience.
For exmple I’ve been trying to get a message to Thomas […]
Despite plenty of administrators’ work, emails from various hardware, software, and service vendors, and even mentions on the morning radio programs, there’s a phrase we’re hearing much more often than usual this morning… “what time is it?”
To the officers and marketing director at Capital One:
Go away. Stop bothering me. I don’t want your credit card. My wife doesn’t want your credit card. My children don’t want your credit card. Above all I don’t want the advertisements and “pre-approved offers” your company is dropping into my mailbox almost every day. If I […]
I’m not sure where my friend and former neighbor Jason found this (somewhere on Fox.com, I’d suspect), but as he says, it’s “brilliant.” If you’ve ever watched an episode of (or ad for) 24, check it out.
Have you flaked yet?
Thanks to Rob for pointing to the SnowDays site, where you can make fabulous flakes and help out the Salvation Army at the same time.
It’s a fun diversion with a good cause.
Another Thursday, another Song Lyric of the Week. I know, I know, the songs change but the rules never do: I post a lyric, you guess what song it’s from (preferably without using Google or other search tools). Are you ready?
Searchin’ for light in the darkness of insanity
Quick, know what song that’s from? Send your […]
December 1st’s 60-Second Science podcast, High and Higher, is well worth the minute it takes to listen. Steve Mirsky does a good job of pointing out a deficiency in wording that’s used every day by advertisements and government alerts. Check it out.
I’m no great football analyst, but on the subject of the BCS National Championship, I’ve got three words: Let’s Go Ohio. Or three others: Anybody But Florida. Or still three more: Michigan Was Robbed.
In between rounds of multiplayer Gears of War tonight, I’m making cakes for my son’s Confirmation tomorrow. The recipes call for egg whites and let me just say this: Eggs are officially the gookiest thing there is. Ooky, gooky, yucky, ucky. Ick.
And while I’m ranting, what’s the deal with KitchenAid mixers? I mean, people […]
Hey hey, Tommy, from Bellview Washginton, is happy. He was the first in the inbox with the answer from yesterday’s Song Lyric of the Week:
Alright! One I know. “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant†by Billy Joel. Good ol’ Brenda and Eddie…
That’s right, this week’s song is the wonderful three-section love song from 1977, reportedly […]
Over a cup of coffee at Starbucks this morning Eric asked me about the custom ringtones on my mobile phone, specifically how I get exactly what I want and how I transfer it to the phone. I’ve looked through the software shelves at Fry’s, BestBuy, CompUSA and other places, and there are lot of packages […]
“Labor” day, which for my mother meant something other than the national holiday …and this time ’round, it’s all about the ultimate answer.
Wow. A month ago I didn’t think that this would be such an emotional day. Walking around the building this afternoon, saying goodbye to co-workers friends that I’ve known for so long - that was tough.
…in which he actually does a great job of describing one of my strengths.
Sometimes it’s not what you know but what you can find out.
I’ve often said that “being an expert isn’t always about knowing the answer as much as it is about knowing where to find the answer.”
It’s a good article, one to which […]
“Your world just got a lot bigger,” Cingular and AT&T Wireless ‘cell phone’ customers are being told, and the TV advertisements proclaim that they can now talk with all 46,000,000 subscribers “for free.”
Well, it’s true that the two companies are now one and have a large combined subscriber base. And it’s also true that […]
Internet scammers casting about for people’s financial information have a new way to lure unsuspecting victims: They go “phishing.”
Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or other sensitive information. …
The FTC, the nation’s consumer protection […]
I had dinner last night with John Porcaro. Good time, great conversation. It’s refreshing to talk with someone who “gets” Doc & the Cluetrain, Clayton Christensen, Purple Cows & Re-invent! (unlike anyone in the groups I have to deal with at work, most of who’ve not even heard of ‘em) and is struggling with […]
Still using Internet Explorer and tired of being taken off to auto.search.msn.com when you mis-type a URL? That’s easily changed.
Start IE.
From the View menu, select Explorer Bar > Search.
Click the Change Preferences link. (if steps 3 and 4 don’t quite look like your system, look for a [Customize] button at the top of that […]
October 13, 1492: At daybreak great multitudes of men came to the shore, all young and of fine shapes, and very handsome. … I was very attentive to them, and strove to learn if they had any gold. Seeing some of them with little bits of metal hanging at their noses, I gathered from them […]
Last summer, I wrote about keeping Windows XP’s clock in synch with other systems on your network and with the “real world.” Here’s a tidbit on a simliar topic.
Network administrators who have Unix, Linux or other systems on their networks are often asked about NTP - Network Time Protocol. If you’re using Windows Server 2000 […]
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