Category Archives: Rants

Blowin’ Off Steam

A normal, frustrating work day. People drive me crazy and do things that make me want to knock their block off.  But knocking someone’s block off is not a professional way of handing the situation. I might feel better, but … Continue reading

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PC Recovery

January started with technology troubles.  I had a hard drive crash in our laptop and ended up having buy a new hard drive as the one that died was really dead. Fortunately, I had a backup. If you’re interested in … Continue reading

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It Is What It Is

“The garden didn’t do as good as I wanted.  Oh well, it is what it is.” “That doctor’s visit didn’t go so well.  I guess, it is what it is.“ I’ve noticed this saying a lot lately.  At home, at … Continue reading

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When Geeks Cry (Part 3)

(A little technology rant about how it has recently let me down.) Part 1 Part 2 I’m big on backups.  I backup incrementally every few days, and a full backup once a month. Of course, I wasn’t always like that.  … Continue reading

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When Geeks Cry (Part 2)

(This is a rant about technology, and how it has recently let me down.) Part 1 here. I had left our laptop for days trying to get the hard drive to work again.  It had been running SpinRite for several … Continue reading

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When Geeks Cry (Part 1)

I consider myself a geek.  I’m an engineer by trade, and so I’m always trying to figure how stuff works, what’s wrong with it and how to fix it.  That’s just how I roll. So when my wife called last … Continue reading

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How’s Life Been Lately?

<Insert rant he– Well, I guess I can’t complain… (Ahh, love those wonder drugs.)

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Ugh! Ugly Bug

I’ve blogged my share about bugs around the house and around work.  We have our share of critters: ants, stink bugs, crickets, spiders and the like.  We handle them the best we can–either stomp ‘em or live and let live, … Continue reading

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