Hanging in there today. Tired but a lot of stuff coming together simultaneously. Got the new ‘puter – or at least the parts. G’s ecstatic at what arrived – the quality is actually better than we expected and he’ll be tinkering with it for the next few days. He’s also going to do some wheeling…
Category: Ex Trailer Trash
Tweaking
Plans have a habit of changing in mid-step and God knows I’m an expert at those whiplash-inducing moments. I’m still moving with ReadWriteGo, albeit at the moment it’s more slogging through quicksand than making any real progress. Doesn’t mean I’m giving up, just means it’s largely on hold until after the OT blitz. But I…
Book Me A Break
It’s been a wee bit nutzoid at work lately; and unfortunately not only for the crazy-busy schedule. I’ve been among the limited few who have managed to keep their heads above water in terms of the new rules and regs, albeit barely. Today we got a bit of tentative relief down the pipeline. I say…
Free Stuff That’s Expensive
You know when free-speech activists come after your church, you’ve stepped over the line. A group calling itself ANONYMOUS has warned the Westboro Baptist Church, the fringe organization protest the funerals of those killed in war (among other things) to cut it out or get hacked – and not just the church sites, but pretty…
Cosmos Consciousness
Setting aside the car saga for the evening – and half a dozen or so comparably mundane pains-in-the-tushes – I decided to switch direction a bit and look at other segments of the Internet, television and the universe. I have been halfheartedly watching the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens series. I say half-heartedly because I’ve got…