I must confess that I was deeply saddened to learn that David Tennant would not be continuing as “the doctor” in Doctor Who. As a young kid, I was never that into Doctor Who. When the new series came about, I must tell you that I was less than impressed with the actor they had playing “the Doctor”. I watched some of the episodes because the scripts were so well done, but I couldn’t call … The Doctors Without LimitsRead more
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Thirty Two Seconds of IT Experience
We all get these phone calls. Well, this week I got another one. Here’s how the phone call went: Caller ID: I really should leave the phone number in here but they have probably changed it long ago. Caller: this is blah from blah-blah-blah. I see you have some Linux in your background and I’m looking for a good Linux person, do you have time to talk? Me: I’m kind of busy now, but, what … Thirty Two Seconds of IT ExperienceRead more
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Today Is the Day I Really Missed My Neighbor
I knew that if I didn’t manage to stay away from the family farm this day would finally come, but I had kind of put it out of my mind. Today it hit me. You would have to understand a little bit about the situation to understand why. I grew up on a family farm back when being a neighbor actually meant something. Some of my earliest memories are of when I finally became old … Today Is the Day I Really Missed My NeighborRead more
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New Life for Old Software
DOS software will be with us forever. It seems that Microsoft can never get away from it no matter how many names they put on the OS. Since I’ve had some down time, I decided to work on an annoying matter. I have probably blogged before that I have some older expense files written with a C/Pascal code generator called DataBoss which had its own proprietary file system. These files are well past the window … New Life for Old SoftwareRead more
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Loud Cell Phone Addict 0 Universe 1
On Saturday I finally got to fly back from New York. Nothing makes one miss home like being in New York. Yes, it was a trip from hell involving a bout with the flu, an accident in a cab, and a host of other bad things. All pretty typical. The flight home allowed for a brief moment of joy though. I arrived at the airport 3 hours early and spent my time napping at the … Loud Cell Phone Addict 0 Universe 1Read more