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I recently read:
"When you are young, you value your future. When you get old, you value your past."
It occures to me that the proportions of each change with time.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 29, 2023 at 2:49 pm
Back to the original issue of exactly why I have four 'pending charges' for one transaction. And when I talked to Keurig, their response was "well, you'll have...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 22, 2023 at 1:39 am
I have lived in six different states, and worked in IT in three different states. I have to say that never in my 42 years did we worry about timezone...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 18, 2023 at 8:12 pm
Well, I do thank you folks for your comments and recommendations. I haven't decided yet, but I'm leaning towad going back to my 6-port USB docking strip and making multiple...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 17, 2023 at 7:45 pm
My most valuable lesson in the area of resumes and touting accomplishments came from a meeting with the president and co-owner of the company I worked for in...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 17, 2023 at 2:52 pm
My most valuable lesson in the area of resumes and touting accomplishments came from a meeting with the president and co-owner of the company I worked for in 1974. One...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 15, 2023 at 2:35 pm
BTW back in 74 I started my first job in computing. We had twin 370/158, one with 768k and t'other with a massive 1mb. Everything was accessed via...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 12, 2023 at 6:11 pm
As a boy, I helped my father dig trenches for water pipes, cut trees, plow firebreaks, and build simple structures.
Luther
Luther, you revived an old memory of my helping my...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 12, 2023 at 3:43 pm
I do not have a recommendation. But this may be a better question to pose on a site like Toms Hardware or something similar.
True, and I do use Tom's...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 12, 2023 at 3:05 pm
Ed, I didn't know that OS change could be done. Some of this stuff gets to be 'over my head' ( or maybe I'm getting lazy ). I'm still considering ...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 12, 2023 at 1:56 pm
If I had not simply appreciated the value and satisfaction of doing something, I would never have survived 42 your in IT. Like the old expression, 'I was my biggest...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 12, 2023 at 1:12 pm
I always did 'unit testing, even back in the days of Assembler, COBOL, and RPG. We 'commented' out everything after the part to be tested to stop processing at each...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
July 1, 2023 at 10:24 pm
I see that I made a comment on this topic five years ago. Wow, time gets away. I agree about the days feeling extra long. And I was in fact...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 30, 2023 at 1:35 pm
The third time I faced a 'downsizing' situation I actually planned too well. I took an 'early retirement' offer and headed out to my long-planned-for Rocky Mountain cabin. I was...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 30, 2023 at 12:48 pm
I just have to share this with you all. I don't like this device and wish my wife would get rid of it. This email message was received June 24th.
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Hello...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 27, 2023 at 1:01 pm
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