I finally got Windows 7 purchased and installed this afternoon. Now I’m in the process of re-installing every piece of software that I use regularly. The firewall and anti-virus weren’t too bad, but I had a hell of a time with Quicken. I don’t really have time for it, but I’m so tired of the [...]
Tagged Computers, Personal, whiningFrom a joke thread at reddit: René Descartes walks into a bar and orders a beer. When he finishes the glass the bartender asks him if he’d like another. Descartes says, “I think not,” and pop he disappears. As a philosophy degree-holder, I hate hearing this joke while I’m flipping burgers.
Tagged humorI have a rule about Ratlands. I don’t give out the name of the site to my co-workers. It isn’t that there’s anything here that embarrasses me; I’m well aware that nothing on the internet is private and nothing on the internet ever goes away and I operate accordingly. Although I have an ego as [...]
Tagged envy, Guns, humor, Personal, self-esteemFrom Fiona on Burn Notice: Well, in my experience, if something seems too good to be true, it’s best to shoot it, just in case.
Tagged Guns, Personal, quotes, wordsmithingFrom the “Too Much Information” file: I started physical therapy last week for a condition called adhesive capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder to those of us without a medical degree). That’s actually good news, as I suspected (and the preliminary reading of the MRI tentatively confirmed) a torn rotator cuff. The surgeon decided there was no tear [...]
Tagged humor, Personal, sportsNeal, Kansas is a quintessential “wide spot in the road.” It sits just south of Highway 54 in eastern Greenwood County. There is, literally, an extra half a lane on the highway for folks to slow down for the turn into Neal. The streets are gravel, there are perhaps a dozen houses, but no businesses. [...]
Tagged Kansas, PersonalSince I met with the consultant last fall, I’ve made a conscious effort to be a bit more pleasant, a little more positive, a little more upbeat. Perhaps it was necessary and a good thing (one of the staff told me the other day that he described me to his wife as the “Dr. House” [...]
Tagged Music, PersonalI’ve been on vacation this past week, although at times it’s been hard to tell. Mostly it’s been some running around punctuated by periods of near vegetative stupor. That, and we’ve watched a whole lot of NCIS re-runs. Sunday, the Head Rat and I joined my folks at the Neal Reunion and then visited cemeteries [...]
Tagged congress, Economics, foreign policy, humor, Nanny State, numbers, Obama, Politics, wordsmithing3 wildly different links today: Yale has recordings of some of its classes posted online. Free. An interesting selection, if you’re interested. I’m watching the one on Game Theory. (via Carpe Diem) An bit about an American sniper who set a record for the longest kill shot (8,120 feet as measured by GPS). Twice!. Third, [...]
Tagged foreign policy, Guns, humorTry this. (via SDA)
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