Category Archives: Rants

I use Charter Communications for both my cable TV and as my ISP. Tonight my son informed me that every channel in our lineup that isn’t available as broadcast TV had changed. He was concerned that some of the shows … Continue reading →

I’ve always been more than willing to give anyone who shows sufficient remorse over something a second chance. Recent events have me rethinking how far I’m willing to extend second chances. Putting myself at risk with someone by offering a … Continue reading →

I’ve never been employed in the retail world. Oh, I had a job at McDonald’s when I was in high school but that isn’t really retail, it’s food. Isn’t it? Anyway, I’m sure that there are good reasons for this … Continue reading →

[CDATA[ Okay, I know I said monday that I would make some comments on proximity switches and photoeyes "tomorrow" and that that tomorrow was yesterday. Between seasonal depression due to cold wet weather and some other items I needed to … Continue reading →

The one thing that can get me motivated to write is people proposing laws to protect me from myself. The National Safety Council has released a study concluding that fatal crashes could be reduced significantly if 30 states enacted tougher … Continue reading →

Fulton Co., GA school officials can now be added to the list of school officials who have their head up their ass when it comes to zero tolerance. Fourteen year old Rachel Boim is a young writer. This Roswell High … Continue reading →

I had to take Nick to the doctor today. He had a mild case of strep throat. This is the first trip he’s had to the doctor since we moved here from Chattanooga so that meant getting his insurance information … Continue reading →

The lights went out in the Northeast today. This doesn’t appear to be the job of terrorist or anything, just an overloaded circuit, I’m guessing. Sort of like what happened in ’65. I’m not reporting this here so that you … Continue reading →

A spec has to be specific or it’s worthless. If after a spec is published it becomes a apparent that the spec isn’t specific enough then a new revision of the spec must be revised to address the lack of … Continue reading →

Gerri just got back from the store with a little battery powered trimmer/razor. This thing was packaged in one of those clear plastic packages that is welded shut. Let me give you my remonstrance for this type of packaging. The … Continue reading →

Mark points out that Amazon does provide some bad reviews of the books they sale. Okay, I’ll give them that. I’m still bothered by seeing everyone use them as a standard link for books. I will also agree that, for … Continue reading →

Ever noticed how people just automatically link to an Amazon entry when they are discussing a book online? Why has Amazon become the de facto standard authority on books? Chris just hates this and I’ve got to say that I’m … Continue reading →