Common Folk Using Common Sense

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Cell phone bleg

August 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I bow before those with more knowledge on cell phones, as I am a not. Are any of y’all “cell phone geniuses”? I have AT&T. I’m eligible to upgrade phone now but can’t spend big $$$ (I’ve always bought re-furbs). My complete contract expires in December. My current phone’s keyboard is acting up, and I [...]

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Tags: Blog · Technology

WTF?

August 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off

Someone from Latvia (IP 94.142.134) posted the following comment: Genial brief and this fill someone in on helped me alot in my college assignement. Gratefulness you for your information. Gee, I wonder if this could be spam? Spread The Word:

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WordPress 3.0

June 17th, 2010 · Comments Off

I just upgraded this blog to WordPress 3.0. Let me know if anything acts froggy. WordPress 3Spread The Word:

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Goodbye Old Friend

June 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

One of my best friends ever left home today. He’s been with me for the last 14 years. He raised my children better than I did. I have never known someone so loyal or always an optimist. He told me he is simply going to find a good place where, in the future, he and [...]

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Tags: Blog · Dogs/Pets

Presenting …

April 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Ladies and Gentlemen, the owner of this blog is proud to present Bailee Marie (nicknamed Little Rose), my third grandchild. Spread The Word:

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What I Wear

February 7th, 2010 · Comments Off

There is a meme going on on various pro-2A blogs, something like “What do I wear/carry on my person 99.9% of the time as I go about my day?” Some of the others continuing this meme can be found here and here and here. As for me: It contains: Smith & Wesson 642 Centennial Airweight [...]

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Tags: Blog · Guns

Them Intertubes

July 20th, 2009 · Comments Off

Here I sit in a suburb of Atlanta, and I haven’t been get to this site for the last hour and a half. Pings and traceroutes were timing out. Seems a single router melted down at a datacenter in Seattle where this site is being hosted (midphase.com), effecting all Windows and Linux shared servers in [...]

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Blog Upgrade

June 14th, 2009 · Comments Off

I just upgraded this blog to WordPress 2.8. If anything looks funky, or something doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do, sent me an email via the About Me page. WordPressSpread The Word:

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Here I Am

February 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

By the time you read this post I shall be RETIRED. 18 1/2 years of continuous employment at a particular employer, and they told me that I was no longer needed, and “should” take an early retirement package. And I did. So if any of you out there have any use of a 50-year-old barefoot [...]

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Where The Sam Hill Am I?

January 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Folks, all three of you, you’ve probably noticed I haven’t been posting anything recently. I’m on Black Ops mission to rescue Elvis from an invading Death Squad of aliens. Nah, actually I’m on a bit of a vacation from the grind of normal everyday life. I’m doing some re-structuring and re-evaluating of a great many [...]

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What Cancer Cannot Do

December 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Last spring my Mom was diagnosed with Stage Four non-small cell lung cancer that metastasized in her brain in the occipital and parietal lobes. Since that time she has had radiation, is not eligible for surgery, and doesn’t want chemotherapy. Her health has deteriorated to the point that my sister and I had to take [...]

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Tags: Blog · Health

Looking For Black Helicopters

December 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Over the last 12 hours I’ve had some special visitors to this humble blog: Just damn. If no one hears from me in the next 48 hours, erase all evidence you visited this site for your own survival. These aren’t the droids you’re looking for. You have no chance to survive make your time. The [...]

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Tags: Blog · Strange/Funny

URLs Gone Wild

November 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off

Found at The Hostages: These are not made up. Check them out yourself! 1. ‘Who Represents’ is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web site is: www.whorepresents.com 2. ‘Experts Exchange’ is a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at: www.expertsexchange.com 3. Looking for a [...]

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Taking A Break

November 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today is election day. I voted early, so I don’t have to swim around in today’s bedlam. Tomorrow (Wednesday) I have to take a day off to tend to family business. So this blog will be running on auto-pilot for a short time. Over the last several months I’ve presented the case that Obama should [...]

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Tags: Blog · Election

A Full-fledged Race And Class War

September 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off

Says Fatimah Ali at the Philadelphia Daily News: If McCain wins, look for a full-fledged race and class war, fueled by a deflated and depressed country, soaring crime, homelessness – and hopelessness! Says Shamalama at Common Folk Using Common Sense: Spread The Word:

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Tags: Blog · Election