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2001 blue ford focus zx3 aka "The Blue Teardrop". First car (well it was my older brothers, actually it was my oldest brother's, then the other brother's, then mine)...
January 10, 2020 at 7:48 pm
Nick, at 6'8 you remind me of my college roommate who was that size, although quite skinny. His girlfriend, and wife of many years, was 5'2". We always joked that...
January 10, 2020 at 1:07 pm
One of my favorite cars to have owned was a 1972 Opel GT. sight lines similar to a corvette, but on a smaller scale. It was a lot of...
January 10, 2020 at 12:54 pm
Over 61 years of driving I've done all of the car, truck, motorcycle things, (even a new 1966 Triumph Spitfire and a new 1984 Honda Goldwing) but have enjoyed pickup...
January 10, 2020 at 12:43 pm
One of the greatest values of commenting is to answer the proverbial 'What was I thinking ?' question.
January 4, 2020 at 2:52 pm
I saw a flying car. It's called an airplane.
December 31, 2019 at 1:19 pm
My best gift is another year with my wife of 40 years whom twice doctors gave up for lost, but who has survived and overcome bilateral below-knee amputation to become...
December 27, 2019 at 1:55 pm
Merry Christmas to all of you out there in SQL Server land. I have enjoyed another year of trying to keep up with you all and empathize with the things...
December 25, 2019 at 12:25 pm
One time I had just presented the owner of a company a summary of accomplishments my shop had done for him. His response set me back a bit as he...
December 24, 2019 at 11:31 am
... it used to amuse me to see the incredulous looks from people when I resorted to consulting the "Help" menu in MS Office applications.
The true base of...
December 16, 2019 at 1:10 pm
True, there are times when those in IT are expected to be broadly knowledgeable far beyond reality. But I also saw a number of times where some of the folks...
December 14, 2019 at 2:21 pm
I don't know for sure if it is 100% effective, but my personal practice is to always dismantle technology devices and destroy any memory and drives with a hammer before...
November 16, 2019 at 12:56 pm
My third oldest son has earned a 4-year degree but never has done his official internship, so doesn't have the actual official document. He did work for a period in...
November 13, 2019 at 5:24 pm
I think experience is more valuable than education but it is also much harder to get. Comment for the interviewing process: "Don't tell me what you know. Tell me what...
November 13, 2019 at 2:40 pm
Jasona, I remember that on my first job as a developer trainee, all of us in a group of developers at Bendix Corp wore dress shirts and ties. There were...
October 31, 2019 at 12:55 pm
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