The (Other) End of the Internet

Welcome back!Today is, in my opinion, one of the two most irritating days of the year: the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. The other most irritating day of the year is the end of Daylight Saving Time.
First of all, note that the word SAVING is not plural. Not only is the term “Daylight Savings” just […]

This is a special thany-you to North Arkansas Electric Company. At some point early this morning, for reasons I’m don’t have all the details about, they found it necessary to disconnect our electricity for about a half hour this morning. When they turned the power back on I attempted to restart the “good” computer (AKA […]

You’ve probably noticed that my blog entries have been going up on a … less than regular schedule. This is due largely to the fact that I really need a new computer. My desktop machine (”Frankenstein”) is set to dual-boot Windows XP and Kubuntu Linux, but I find myself needing Windows almost exclusively these days. […]

Ever have one of those days when no matter how much you do, there’s always something else that needs doing? That’s the kind of day I’m having. I spent so much time this morning either chasing the baby or answering the phone or cleaning up a mess I found that I was an hour and […]

Have you ever noticed what happens to car insurance quotes once you mention that you have a daughter who will be learning to drive your car?
Agent: “Well, it looks like that’s gonna run you about $300 every six months”.
Customer: “Did I mention that my 16-year old will be learning to drive my car?”
Agent:” OOOH. Well… […]