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Monthly Archives: October 2009
My muted version of Halloween
I don’t like Halloween. I used to get grief from my friends at church because I didn’t celebrate it…at all. But now that I have moved to Kansas and don’t really have church friends, I decided to go with the … Continue reading
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A difference of opinion
I got home from work late today. I had just emptied all of the lunch dishes out of my lunch bag into the kitchen sink when my youngest daughter, Cakes, came out of her bedroom all dressed in black. She … Continue reading
Not acting my age
Something fun happened to me yesterday… two different times… As I approached a 69 year old co-worker, I said, “What’s up old man?” Lest he be offended, I followed up with, “I call you that because I can…The number of … Continue reading
I thought this was supposed to help me
There are just some things that I don’t understand… Actually, there are quite a few things that I don’t understand. I don’t understand what happened yesterday. I took a 2 hour nap yesterday afternoon. That is really a rare accomplishment … Continue reading
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You learn something new every day
I like the guys I work with… I learn a great deal from them. Today for instance, The Steel Trap told me something that I had never heard before… “Do you know that female spiders kill their mates?” “Yes. I … Continue reading
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Just in the nick of time
Since our trip to New Jersey/Philadelphia, my second daughter has been wanting to talk much more these days. to me…to her mother…her little sister…her brother…her big sister… This fact began to dawn on me a few weeks ago when my … Continue reading
Where has my brain been?
I never ceased to be amazed…at many things. After 50 years, I am still easily impressed. That can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing. Take my latest encounter of the computer kind. After much thought, … Continue reading
It looks pretty!
I picked up the IMac after work. I was pretty excited… until I plugged it in! Nothing happened! Well, not quite nothing… After 15 seconds, the fan started blowing really loudly! &%&^$#$&*! Is it written somewhere that every computer purchase has … Continue reading
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Trying to save a relic of the past
A little over a year ago, I bought a new MacBook Pro laptop. It has been a great machine. I use it all of the time. I’m really happy with it. However, we need another computer… When I get home in … Continue reading
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What are the odds?
It was a slow day at work today. Four of the hard drives on our server crashed… We only have five. They were Dell hard drives… I’m not making a big statement or anything… I’m just saying… They were brand … Continue reading
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