Monthly Archives: December 2010

A less agreeable decade-ending event

By the time you’re through, you’ve effectively field-stripped the computer down to its chassis. Continue reading

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Daily events at the end of the decade

This afternoon I’m filling the house again with the aroma of Christmas goose Continue reading

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Ewww . . . nasty . . . .

Today I wallowed in the dirt and scrubbed and scoured and cleaned. Continue reading

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Late 2010 musical scores

Anybody who’s listened to ANY of Ye Olde Rocke & Rolles bandes (Fairport, Steeleye, Pentangle, et al.) will recognize Child as the source for a lot of their material Continue reading

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At a lewse end

So I unexpectedly have all this free time in the run-up to Christmas Eve. Continue reading

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This weekend

We haven’t had any rain to mention since Hermine, so the little grass that was left has all dried up and it’s the most pitiful, miserable, bare-stalked excuse for a lawn you ever saw. Continue reading

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Just when you thought it was safe

I like working where I am at the Empire, but at times like this, with limited backup and nobody else willing to cross-train, it gets overwhelming. Continue reading

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Back in the exchange business

Dammit, I was enjoying not having to horse-trade with customers every day. Continue reading

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A pair of seasonal videos

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Departure of the POD people

The last of the Stuph from the pod came back into the house, and the thing itself is scheduled for pickup tomorrow by the company. Continue reading

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