Archive for the 'grousing' Category

Tragistrophic Leopard Upgrade

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

The advertisement from Apple says “So advanced, it practically installs itself.” What a load of garbage! Here is the story of my nightmarish upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Before we even begin, I have to own up to my culpability for not ensuring I had full and complete system backups before […]

The Silence Of The Cabinets

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

The new kitchen cabinets arrived exactly a week ago. In that time, they have taken up a lot of space in my living room and done nothing for the storage/organizational potential of my kitchen. Although Lowe’s promised a ‘cradle-to-grave’ sort of project management, I have had to chase them around at each stage […]

Out Sick

Monday, November 27th, 2006

I had so much planned for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend — so many things to get done before December. Then came the sore throat, the stuffy head, the fever, the chills, the body aches and pains. So, my weekend was blown. Since Friday I’ve been huddled indoors coughing and blowing my nose. […]

Apple … Cares?

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

If you know me (even casually) then you know that I am pretty much obsessed with the Macintosh line of Apple Computers. I was working on Apple IIe machines when I was about 8 years old and I was there in 1984 hanging around UNC Student Stores so I could produce my Sixth Grade […]

Monday The Thirteenth

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Watch out for the big white delivery truck!

Sad State Of Affairs

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

How much longer until the country falls apart?

We’re Gonna Fight the Bird Flu in China, So We Don’t Have to Fight ‘Em Here

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

A plan so brilliant, it just might not work.

Please Hold Someone Accountable

Monday, August 15th, 2005

Do I really need to explain this to you?

The Death Of Comments

Sunday, May 1st, 2005

Fuck you and your “online casino.” Take that shit-mess somewhere else.

This Has Simply Got To Stop

Monday, March 28th, 2005

It is time to bring an end to this ribbon campaign bullshit.

The Long Tail of Winter 2005

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005

Just doing my part in driving that phrase into the ground. Ad infinitum. Ad mutherf*ckin’ nauseum. Ferchrissakes.