Goodbye Mr. Scott. You Won’t Be Forgotten.
Ars Technica: “Actor James Doohan, best known for his portrayal of engineer Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, has died at the age of 85..
Ars Technica: “Actor James Doohan, best known for his portrayal of engineer Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, has died at the age of 85..
We get so busy with the “crap” we call our daily lives it’s pretty easy to forget what’s really important. For that reason I’d like to wish everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAYS (stop here, take a deep breathe, turn to the person next to you, smile, say “Happy Holidays”).
I remember my grandmother had some old glass bulbs on her Christmas tree. By the time I saw them, the glitter that decorated the bulbs forming intricate geodesic patterns and words had long since flaked off giving them a very aged appearance. I remember one time I asked her, “Grandma, why don’t you throw away these old bulbs and get some new ones?”
She’d just smile and say, “The message wouldn’t be the same.”
Even thought the glitter was a little worse-for-wear and I didn’t quite understand their meaning then, I think back to those old glass ornaments and remember the message clearly. On one side they said simply “Love” and on the other “Peace”.
I hope you all have a great holiday season and I’d like to invite you to help spread the message and brighten someone’s day. It’s not hard, just turn to the person next to you and say, “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas” or whatever you feel like. You can post on your blog, send a text message or even leave someone a voice mail. It’s amazing the power those words carry. I hope you’ll help spread the message.
Happy Holidays. I’ll see you tomorrow.
I came to the conclusion last night that there is a misconception as to real nature of computers and I’m here to set it straight. To use an analogy, many people think of computers as old cars. You take an old car, dump a new motor in it, maybe changes the plugs and wires after a few years and it’s good to go. Computers, on the other hand, are more akin to electric coffee makers.
Let me explain. For the most part they work like they’re supposed to but, things happen. After a while the carafe might break so you go out and replace it. No problem. We’re a technologically advancing nation and after a while your style coffee maker has disappeared off store shelves and it’s no longer in production. If your carafe breaks now you can’t just go grab another one from a different style coffee maker. It may not fit, might be too large or too small or just not work at all. Same with computers. Technology is growing so quickly that many of the older systems aren’t compatible with all of todays newest hardware or devices.
If, however, you’d like to think of your computer as a car then that’s still ok. Just be aware that the body of the car is comparable to the case on the computer and new car bodies only cost $29 in our analogy.
Oye! Not something I’ve looked forward too. My son just took his first pee in the potty chair albeit with a little help from my wife. CAN’T WAIT for his first poop. LOVELY.
*do you see the sarcasm in this post? i hope you do*
While setting up my daily calendar and planning a fishing trip (set to take place in the near future) I came to the realization this year that daylight savings time ends on Halloween this year.
Bah! One hour less for trick-or-treatin’ with the boy.
Sometimes I’m happy just to day, “Thank god I didn’t design that.”
Having grown up on a farm in Central California I’ve been raised around all sorts of critters and I’ve a tolerance to most of them. So long as they don’t bother me I don’t bother them.
Last night a widder (Black Widow) crawled in through a hole in our screen and was less than 3 feet from where my wife and I were laying with my son. Having been bit before I know it’s not fun but I’d survive with being a little sick as would my wife. My son however….
So, tonight I journey to the local garden supply to see what California hasn’t outlawed as too environment damaging that’ll kill spiders. I’m thinking Diazanone if it’s still out there.
Beware spiders, sow bugs, ants, beetles, roaches, earwigs, and anything else that might be living in my back yard for tomorrow ye shall surely perish.
Already this morning my head has impacted the side of our shower surround. Not too painful but fiberglass is pretty hard. I’m just glad the previous owners of our house didn’t opt for stainless steel when they remodeled the bathroom. Luckily it wasn’t the spot where I bang my head on my desk at work. That mighta been real painful.
I see Robert is having as much fun discovering his kids are like him as I am with my son.
It’s Just A Thing
I will not run or hide from the fact that I absolutely love Bruegger’s “everything” bagels. If I was a celebrity, and they asked me to be their spokesman, I’d do it for free just so I could scarf down more of those poppy seed, garlic, onion, and salt covered delicacies. [A Work in Progress]
I suppose we should probably both be worried about when they become teenagers ,eh, Robert?