You’re going to die in a week

The decision has been made. Luke will be going to the big fire hydrant in the sky in about a week. His back has deteriorated to the point where he is struggling to go on his walks for more than 2 blocks, and during those 2 blocks he stumbles, drags, and outright collapses on occasion. … Continued

One reason why I prefer DIY computers

I haven’t purchased an “off the shelf” computer system since the early 90’s. It was a Compaq Pentium I 200Mhz with a 4GB hard drive running Windows 95. The next system was a Micron Pentium III at 733Mhz. Ordered online, so I spec’d out all the options I wanted. This one ran Windows 98. This … Continued

Lay off the perfume please

Ladies. Please. If I can smell your perfume from three cubicles away, you are wearing too much perfume. If I can walk down a hallway and correctly identify that you walked down the hallway ten minutes before I did, you are wearing too much perfume. If people sneeze EVERY time you come within a 10 … Continued

Push the “Panic” Button

Push here when ready… OK, it is long past the time to push this button. The Redskins have been stomped *yet again* in the preseason. Yes, I know its “only” preseason. I know that Gibbs normally has a dreadful preseason record and goes onto have a great regular season. I know all that. But usually, … Continued

Look out iPodders…

As many of you all know I am really, really against iPods. It’s nothing personal. I just think they are over-priced and under-featured. And to top it all off, people with iPods ask you… “What is that? Why didn’t you buy an iPod?” As if you’re a moron for considering anything else. And if you … Continued