“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.” - Henry David Thoreau
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2007
Hmmm. Seems that Apple is reporting issues with some MacBook hard drives.
I found a story on PC World about it. The story was also on MacWorld, of course, but that’s somehow harder to navigate for me.
They seem to be not overly concerned, Why?
… it doesn’t appear to be a widespread problem, Apple said it has [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2007
Yahoo! sports columnist Dan Wetzel called for a college football playoff this week. And his plan is closest to the plan I’ve been promoting for a couple of years.
Wetzel calls for a 16-team tournament. The 11 conference champions, plus 5 at-large teams. He’d seed them in BCS standings order (or some similar formula).
I’ve been suggesting [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2007
The MacBook is down. Again.
That’s twice. Since I got it in early August.
No, I’m not a happy camper.
Shut the MacBook down yesterday prior to heading to work. Brought it with me, so that, at lunch, I could get online and check some stuff.
At lunch, I turned the MacBook on, and … nothing.
Okay, not nothing.
Got the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 20th, 2007
One of the things about changing the way you eat … or drink … is that it can have a long-lasting effect.
For instance, when in the Army, I found a change to the way I ate certain things.
Grits, for instance.
I always ate grits with butter and salt.
Oh, I wouldn’t always add salt to my grits. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2007
Sometimes, the Wife and I will stop for breakfast at McDonald’s. I like the Sausage McMuffins, and the Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuits.
Oh, and the Big Breakfast (scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, biscuit). And the Deluxe Breakfast (Big Breakfast, plus hotcakes). Or the Sausage Gravy & Biscuits.
We’ll sometimes hit the drive-through. That’s when I get [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2007
I have been known to do stupid things.
Sometimes, it’s because I thought something was funny, but it was just stupid.
Other times, it’s because I just made a bone-headed decision.
And then, sometimes, it’s because I wasn’t thinking. Or thinking about something other than what I was doing.
That happened recently. Again.
I mentioned how busy I’ve been at [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2007
Got to thinking about stealth recently.
No, not because I’ve been hiding for a couple of weeks.
Okay, I haven’t been hiding. I’ve been busy. With work.
I made the decision when I started this little blog to not blog about work. And that wasn’t a problem.
Oh, occasionally, I’d mention the Evil Corporation where I work. Not [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2007
I mentioned earlier about the ease of the drive to Athens this morning.
The drive back was not quite as easy.
Following the football game, the Little Princess took me out to supper at Weaver D’s. If you’ve been to Athens and haven’t eaten at Weaver D’s, you’ve missed some good eatin’.
Anyway, I got in the car [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2007
My daughter called last night. The Little Princess was asking about the Wife and me driving over to Athens today. Seems there’s a football game gong on. UGA is taking on Troy. Should be a blowout. But you never know.
Anyway, I could make the trip. But the Wife couldn’t. Oldest granddaughter has her 8th birthday [...]
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