Sticking the other foot in since 1996
(Updated May 2008) As has been happening in radio stations since they were invented there was a change of management at KKQV. It happened near the end of 1987. I seem to recall that it might have been an ownership … Read More »
Some of these tips are obsolete, applying to (mostly) Panther and Jaguar. All of these tips are things that I have assembled from other sources. Things I found useful on a regular basis. I take no credit for these tips/hacks. … Read More »
While I Don’t Get Feedback Often… I do get it from time to time. Mostly from friends or family when I run a new essay by them. Sometimes by complete strangers. One of the 20 or so unique visitors this … Read More »
Why did you put numbers on the stickers? Did you ever work for a company that did not excel at keeping track of it’s capital equipment? Well, at this company all equipment was carefully tagged with an easily removable sticker … Read More »
This shit happens There is a weekly computer industry trade magazine called Computerworld. On the back page they have a column called The Shark Tank. readers share their stories of idiot users, managers and situations they have run into … Read More »
To fully appreciate this little story you need to know a little of how IT departments are organized. In this case the Help Desk and Desktop Support. The Help Desk is one or a hundred people who’s job it is … Read More »
How dare you prove me wrong in front of everyone! Part of a technical job like computer support, is discussion about technical issues. It’s part of the job, it’s how you learn new stuff: question someone on something you think … Read More »
– or – Some examples on why I work in Dilbert’s world I am a Computer Support Technician. Those guys who come to your desk, office or wherever and fix your computers. In the corporate world we generally work in … Read More »
(this was originally posted to my MySpace blog) I seem to be at least mildly addicted to Craigslist. Every month they post a best of. One of the best of last month I enjoyed the hell out of. It was … Read More »
There is one thing that moving halfway across the country will do, force you to go through all the crap you have collected and throw a lot of it away. This bit of inane joy surfaced during my latest move. … Read More »
Done any online dating? You can meet interesting people online. And if you are like me: somewhere over 45 and not inclined to hang out at bars. And perhaps you are a little shy about saying hi to that cute … Read More »
I came to New Jersey from Texas in March of 1988. Wichita Falls, Texas to be exact. I came for a job at WJLK AM/FM and with my then wife Merry. March in Wichita Falls was pretty much Spring: temps … Read More »
(this was originally published to my MySpace blog) Damn! Record high temperatures today, 81 at the airport (dumb, no one lives at the airport) with more tomorrow. Yeah I know this is way above normal but dammit it sure feels … Read More »
(This was originally posted to my MySpace blog) So the house is sold, the checks are in the bank and I call Bryan (on my friends list) at work to do a last lunch together before I fly away the … Read More »
(Originally posted to my Myspace blog) So it is my last day of work and what a relief it is. I have been suffering under the yoke of an underqualified pinhead with delusions of adequacy for much too long. No … Read More »