Life under COVID started out somewhat confusing and slightly ambiguous. In the five months since I started working from home, things have gotten tougher, not easier the longer things stay the same.
Continue Reading
Destruction of USPS – Why would they do that?
"Mail call!" The 1MC* aboard the USS Marvin Shields sent out the call and a dozen division mail clerks scurried to pick up the mail for the sailors in their Division.
Continue Reading
To play or not to play
“He’ll never get an opportunity like that again, and it was taken away for what?” Uhler said. Umm... how about "Public Safety"?
Continue Reading
Olympics For Sale !!
NBC Olympics requires a cable subscription in order to view online content. I don't have a cable subscription and neither do millions of people. So NBC has decided that those of us in this situation do not need to view…
Continue ReadingYet Another Change (or how Microsoft CRM got the better of me)
For the last three months, I’d been doing some Microsoft Dynamics CRM administrating. If you read my previous post, you’ll see that I was not enjoying things. Well, Microsoft Dynamics CRM has won the battle of wills. I have decided…
Continue ReadingToo many changes
For the last three years, I’d been working in Roseville, California. Nothing too unusual there, except for the fact that I’d been living in Fresno; about three hours away by car. In fact, although I’d been living in Fresno for…
Continue ReadingNew Year, New Problems
Happy New Year! I finished the year with some big changes. After living for over twenty years at our last location, we’ve moved to a new part of our home state. There are several reasons, but mostly, we’re moving to…
Continue ReadingPriceline Hotel Ratings System Need Revamping
Since 2005, I’ve spent a lot of time living out of hotel rooms. The programming opportunities where I live are limited. So I’ve had to take jobs in areas near my home, but far enough away that I usually need…
Continue Reading
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman and Me
This morning I was getting dressed and I happened to grab an old T-Shirt that I had made at CafePress. It features a picture of Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman and the phrase “What would Zatoichi do?” That got me reminiscing…
Continue Reading
Me and My Big Head
Like a lot of geeks, I wear eyeglasses. Also, like a lot of geeks my head is kind of big. Unfortunately, having a big head makes finding new eyeglasses frames more difficult than it should be.
Continue Reading