Just a quick update – I removed all the ads from the site, because F the police. No one was clicking on ads anyway, and if you’re like me you were probably running AdBlock and weren’t seeing them anyway. Might as well keep them out of the way. Since there’s no ads, there’s no sponsorship…
Back to School, Again
It’s 12/12/12 – ThinkGeek encourages us to go get a dozen doughnuts to celebrate, because the typical start-of-century repeated date convention won’t happen again until 2101 (when it’ll be 01/01/01 again, provided you abbreviate the year). So, given that the world doesn’t end on December 21st, 2012 (visit this link by NASA to see why it’s…
Deal Alert: Crucial 256GB SSD for $179.99 after $32 Rebate
Got an email yesterday that Crucial has a 256 gigabyte (GB) Solid State Drive (SSD) on sale for $179.99 after a $32 rebate TODAY ONLY, August 24th. The drive is normally about $199 on Crucial’s website. Why should you upgrade to a solid state drive? A couple of reasons: No moving parts involved means the…
Geek Christmas Wishlist 2012
It’s October – and if any of you are getting the jump on Christmas present shopping for me or for that special Geek in your life, this list of cool stuff (some of it geeky, some of it is just things that appeal to me and maybe not to YOUR specific geek) might help you…
How to Work At Home Without Ruining It For Everyone
I have lived the dream since July 17th, 2011. For just a little over a year, I’ve been a project manager at a major insurance company that has, in the recent years, implemented a work-at-home program. Since I was hired, I have been work-at-home straight away. It’s brilliant for all the reasons you might think…
Why Don’t People Read Emails Thoroughly Before Replying?
I may have mentioned, I’m doing Sharepoint tech support at the place I work at currently as one of my projects assigned to me. This usually gets me involved in a smattering of e-mails weekly that I have to reply to politely and professionally and with a helpful, friendly attitude. Which is really, really hard…
New Kitty!
We got a new kitty last night – her name is Isabella and she’s adorable! Unfortunately, she’s got fleas so we have to keep her in isolation until we can get her to the vet this week.
People Still Blog, I Guess
Blogging is a tough habit for me to get into on the regular. I used to do it everyday of the work week, because my job was boring and I really needed the distraction (and the money…!). I would sometimes crank out 6 posts a day to meet requirements for the maximum 3 paid posts a…
Staying Alive and Getting Healthy
My family hasn’t had a great history of health. My uncle, grand pa, and my dad all died of complications: the first two were heart issues I believe, and my dad died of liver cancer (he didn’t even drink). All were either diabetic or non-diagnosed. They had high blood pressure. Dad had depression and Parkinson’s…
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Hacked Too?
I normally use Google Chrome to browse the web. On Wednesday I logged in and found that my WordPress administration dashboard was completely screwy. It had no formatting – all the elements of the dashboard were left-aligned in a neat, single-file list. This had happened to me once before and all I ended up doing…