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Everything is Everything...

2009-11-08T02:26:26Z

Was sitting on one of the support columns (on the top floor they are about waist high) on the parking garage. Looking over to the north.

The Galleria would be all lit up if it wasn’t so hazy tonight. Just gazing out and thinking (and smelling the pizza I just picked up). So I would not be thinking too long.

Everything in T’s life is pretty damned good right now. It ain’t perfect and never will be.

But aside from being sick a lot lately I am pretty happy with the way things are turning out.
I may post about that later, but right now, let’s just go with the good vibe.

kthx.

Video Game Geeks?

2009-11-05T01:54:40Z

I think Borderlands ROCKS!

Just picked it up yesterday...

http://www.borderlandsthegame.com/

The artwork is first rate. The story line is great. And the damned thing is kicking my ASS!

Dude! It's Dark!

2009-11-05T00:09:29Z

At 530 PM. Threw my internals off a little.
*grins*

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Wanna be Productive? Tough Shit!

2009-11-03T14:16:36Z

Had 3 system updates this morning already. One forced a reboot.

These are not voluntary. They run automatically.

One was an Outlook update. Now it looks like it is starting for the first time.

Have I mentioned lately how much I DESPISE Vista?

Plus you would think that our systems would be smart enough to realize that you are connected via VPN and wait until you’re connected to the network via Ethernet.

Only have an hour and a half a this point before I have to shut down.

I started logging on at 0730! Still haven’t got any real work done. At all.

Jeebus!

FireFox is Starting to Irritate Me

2009-11-03T01:32:16Z

Lately When I do a refresh of the page I’m viewing (especially on my ElJay pages) I have to refresh the page 2-3-sometimes 4 times before it actually refreshes the page and I see news posts.

I may have to give Safari a serious try... Already got the updates.

My Favorites From My First Trip to TRF!

2009-11-02T18:42:57Z

I may make it yet again up there, but I dunno yet.

Just something about a flash of white thigh between a skirt or shirt and a stocking top!

Big pics follow...

Fairy

A glass of wine and a text from thee...

This guy used to be the Goat Boy. Now look at him!

Some drunken bastard plucked some fairies wings!

This pair were making beautiful music together down in the Gypsy Camp

Artful glass arrangement

These folks always gotta ham it up! I know I did when I worked here! Looked a damn sight better than this fella did too!

A fine flower workin’ the Gator Tail booth!

And this guy loved his job. And he had some good tag lines too!

I may have to go yet again.

Much as I Hate to Say This...

2009-11-02T17:59:42Z

I’m gonna have to purge some books I think. Even doubling up the shelves I don’t think I’ll have enough room for what I wanna do.

And that last novel I read? I was really disappointed with that one. I really wanted to like it. But alas and alack!

Soooooo outta here!

Beautiful Day Today

2009-11-02T17:44:02Z

And I don’t dare get more that a few feet from the john...

Jeebus! Gentle laxative my ASS!

*grins*

But maybe it will clean me out.

Scheduled that Biopsy for next Wednesday.

Doctor’s appointment in the morning for this damned pain in my side.

SHIT!

TMI Perhaps...

2009-11-02T12:16:48Z

Been somewhat irregular...

Blaming it on one of my meds. So to combat this...

Yesterday in the afternoon. The box said it would cause a BM in 6-12 hours. I figured no problem. I have time.

So six hours. No. Twelve hours (which would have been 2 - 3 AM) No.

Fifteen - sixteen hours? OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!

OMG!!

So now it seems if I move? Then I need to MOVE!

So instead of heading off to work as I should be doing...Get the picture? Not gonna be any more graphic than that.

Holy CRAP!!!

*grins*

Shit happens...Sometimes. Or not!

*laughs*

Test Results

2009-11-02T05:05:29Z

Blood test results from my PCP. Was checking my cholesterol amongst other things.

Total cholesterol = 141
HDL = 44
LDL = 88
Triglycerides = 79

I kinda like those results. Probably the lowest my cholesterol has been in DECADES...

Glucose = 92

Liver panel = OK

Kidney = Normal

Electrolytes = Normal

I'm Sorry Greg...

2009-11-02T04:57:10Z

Science Fiction Author Extraordinaire Greg Bear’s City at the End of Time was a real slog for me.

I’ve read and enjoyed every book and short story he’s written. Until now.

He is one of my favorite authors.

Took me nearly a month to get through this tome.

Just my opinion, but this could be the worst piece of prose I’ll read this year.

HEY!

2009-11-01T15:21:26Z

All my clocks seem to be an hour fast!

A sign of the Apocalypse?

Nah... Apparently time has gotten away from me...

I forgot to Fall Back!

*laughs*

Worse yet, I only noticed because the time on my computer and cable box was an hour behind my wrist watch!

*laughs harder*

Quote of the Day

2009-11-01T14:57:51Z

""And since, in our passage through this world, painful circumstances occur more frequently than pleasing ones, and since our sense of evil is, I fear, more acute than our sense of good, we become the victims of our feelings, unless we can in some degree command them." "

~ Ann Radcliffe

Logitech Customer Service ~ A Most Pleasant Experience

2009-11-01T13:01:42Z

I bought one of these:

Logitech Harmony 700. This is the next generation of smart remotes. As far as I can tell if the appliance (or whatever) gets it’s input via infra-red, there is likely a script for at least one of the Harmony remotes. They are pricey, but pretty damned cool. This one has an LCD screen with defined activities (functions) and devices that the activities are for. Still playing with it just to see what it will and will not do.

It is a pretty cool piece of tech.

However, there was one thing the thing just wouldn’t do in the scripts I had done. I could not make the TV change the input mode to save my life. So in this sequence for instance, to watch a movie:

turn the TV on
turn the Home Theatre System on
volume controlled by Home Theatre (system)
set volume to 10
set Home Theatre to DVD
play Disc 1
set Night Mode
set audio to Movie
set TV input to HDMI1
end script

That “set TV input to HDMI1” would not work. I had deleted all the devices and scripts at least three times.

I was about ready to box the thing back up and take it to back to Fry’s. Decided to give tech support a try. After an enormous waiting time I finally got to talk to a live person, Brent. He asked me a number questions pertaining to my issue and had me push a bunch of buttons to ascertain what the remote should do as opposed to what it was doing.

He then put a script on my Harmony account that the next time I synced (which I did while he was still on the phone) would attach itself to my remote. Went through the testing sequence with me and once everything was working, bid me to have a nice day!

He was very knowledgeable and courteous. Told him if they did surveys to have them send me one.

Couple of things about this remote though.
The scripts are kept on your account in the cloud, on the logitech servers. I personally don’t like this much but it did indeed let the tech fix my issue quickly.

Every time you make a change or add a new script the software formats the remote and then loads everything from scratch. There are both good and bad aspects to this, but it mostly works.

You need to think about these things before you implement them. For instance, The activity I set up to watch TV also turns on the Stereo and the volume and sound is controlled by that.

There are times, like early in the morning for instance, when I just wanna turn on the tube and watch the news without all the glamour of “Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound”!

So I may change that at some point. I can think of a few things that I’ll need to investigate. Like control the volume on the TV, but change the channel from the DVR, for instance. Sure it is probably possible, but I need to check it out.

Not everything needs to be done via script either. You can control most devices via the remote -without having to-invoke an activity.

Great Ad

2009-10-30T23:53:10Z

Columbia Sportsware ad for their OmniSheild line. If this shirt had a finger, it would give it to the Weatherman...

I love it!

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Thought Kids Were Supposed to be Computer Savvy

2009-10-28T22:00:02Z

Working from home today as I had a 7:00 AM telcon with the Asian Overlord. ANd I cannot seem to get to the office before eight anymore. Not like I’m not awake early enough. Guess I just don’t wanna.

Anyways...

At lunch I went down to pick up my mail. Stopped by the office to chat for a minute. The guy that leased me my apartment had built himself a spreadsheet in Excel.

Pretty big one too. But he had done all the calculations by hand and populated the damned thing manually.

*blinks* *Headdesk**Headdesk**Headdesk**Headdesk**Headdesk*

So after I stopped laughing. To myself. I showed him how to enter some basic formulas and cell calculations.

Kind of gratifying to see that lightbulb moment when the light came on

*CLICK!*

But...sheesh....

One of the Other Questions

2009-10-27T04:23:59Z

That seemed to keep coming up was, “Are you lonely?”

The answer each time was a quick and resounding (and honest) “No...”

And I meant it too.

I mean even though I lived in a house with 3 or 4 other people, I still spent so much time alone, that I got used to it. I like it. Is there something wrong with this?

I think not.

Breakfast with the kiddo

2009-10-25T15:26:40Z

We went to Baby Barnaby's. Weather is so very nice we sat outside!

...t
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Macaroni Grill

2009-10-24T21:43:41Z

It's what's for dinner!

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Question of the Day (Domestic)

2009-10-24T14:42:47Z

I really want to know... Do you make your bed daily?

I did when the house was for sale. I really liked the way it made the room look a little more tidy.

Prior to that well...No not every day. Hardly ever, in fact.

Post move? No. Not every day. And I don’t really know why. It doesn’t usually take that long. Gods know I have enough time. Lazy? *grins* well maybe.

Think I just got out of the habit again. Plus with the move space was a little tight in there. I have no excuse I know...

I think this is a habit I would like to start up again.

So dear flisters, do YOU make your bed on a daily basis?

Best Be Careful What You Ask For

2009-10-23T17:53:11Z

One of my issues today was a request for a list of users that have access to a certain transaction for a certain country code.

Well you didn't say what KIND of user. So you're getting them all

Machine, batch, support, end users, everything. The whole kit and kaboodle.

1500 users. Heh

This guy has been trying to get our attention for a couple of days now. Suspect he's trying to trace 1 user. His previous two queries asked the same question in 2 different ways.

It smells like this guy is trying to get us to do his job for him. Not gonna happen, pal.

Happy hunting / sifting.

And I sent his previous 2 notes to the heldesk.

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How to Do an LJ Cut

2009-10-23T11:30:47Z

Notice a few folk on the flist saying lately they have trouble making cuts work.

I can see why.

The LJ how to for this is not very friendly. Neither is the actual button in the posting page. So I thought I would see if I can simplify this procedure.

You can actually enter the code in a post yourself.

Most of the posting clients (semagic, x-journal, MacJournal, etc) for LJ will recognize at least some HTML code, which is what this really is.

You will probably have to flip over to the HTML tab in the actual LJ posting page but it is still pretty simple.

So give it a shot and let me know what you think...

Just for Jules - New York! New York!

2009-10-23T10:12:06Z

@ jules_perox Welcome back to my side of the pond, baby!

Hope y’all have a great time!

Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett do it right!

Not to take anything away from the good dr_rush. but somethings just have to be said or done!

Just for Grins I Bought

2009-10-23T01:45:13Z

A DVI to HDMI adapter. I now have (in effect) a 32“ HD computer display.

I love technology.

With my little bluetooth keyboard and mouse, I’m set.

This is so sick.

Weather is Nasty

2009-10-22T11:38:26Z

Nice refreshing rain. In sheets.

Think I’ll work from home today.

Keeping an eye on my ceiling as well. Can’t very well fix the ceiling before they get to the leak now can they? Wet up there.

Blarg.