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September 8th, 2012
04:25 am - Short note about my Mom
I haven't posted in a long while. But for those who know me here but not on Facebook, I thought I'd drop a quick note.
My Mom passed away sometime after midnight today. Her health has been failing for some time and deteriorated dramatically a few weeks ago.
She didn't linger very long, but there was time for me to say the most important things to her.
Not much more I feel up to adding right now.
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April 21st, 2010
09:41 pm - A little warning about something underhanded LJ is doing
Obviously I don't post often, but this is pretty disgusting.
Please read this post in full for the whole story.
This is the very very short version here:
Basically, if you post a link (like for Amazon or Ebay) from your own personal LJ account, TPTB at LiveJournal have created a script that will automatically alter your link so their affiliation number will be added to it. So they're making money from a link you've put in your own LJ without your permission.
If you want to set up your account so that affiliation number can't be added, do this:
go to the LJ admin console (bet you didn't even know that existed!) and copy/paste this line into the box:
set opt_exclude_stats 1
Then hit 'execute'.
It rankles when I pay a fee so I don't have to see ads and LJ decides that's not enough for them.
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July 7th, 2009
02:40 pm - Just a post to keep the spam at a minimum
Mostly posting over at facebook lately.
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June 10th, 2008
12:58 pm - Computer completely down
Yesterday I couldn't do a thing other than transfer some important files from the hard drive to a flash drive.
Since then it's been nearly impossible to just get the thing booted up - and generally it freezes right away or I get the blue screen of death.
Tomorrow I take it to the PC doctor where I'm temping (I'm in hell, btw. No internet connection - I'm borrowing someone's right now, but my supervisor isn't happy at all even though I'm on lunch). He's going to be straight with me on whether I should just replace the whole thing or not.
::::sigh::::
Good thoughts for me please? I *really* can't afford to replace this thing right now, but I can't afford *not* to have a full computer when I'm trying to find a job.
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June 8th, 2008
10:02 pm - Virus protection software suggestions?
I've been having mucho problems all day long with my computer. Freezes, constant shutdowns with no warning. At one point during a reboot, there was a huge red square on the screen - no, I'm not kidding.
The last couple of times it shutdown, I'm pretty sure it coincided with being on the net. And I pretty sure the most recent software installed was the updated AVG free program IIRC.
I've uninstalled it but I'm now without a virus program.
OTOH, even after uninstalling, I had another shutdown - I was just about to close a window from a vodka website that had been running on Firefox, so it's also possible something screwy was happening with that.
No way to know for sure, of course.
In any case, does anyone have any opinions on McAfee? I used to know geeks who thought it was the most insidious program on the face of the planet. In fact, one guy out and out ordered me to get it off my computer.
If not McAfee, any other suggestions?
Also, does anyone have any opinions good or bad on the Geek Squad? If this problem persists, I'm going to have to get this thing serviced ASAP.
Many thanks for any input.
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June 7th, 2008
03:37 pm - Hey hanncoll
I watched your candidate of choice today when she gave her concession speech.
She was classy with a real capital "C" - a pivotal moment in the history of the country.
Brava to her for doing what my original candidate of choice didn't do - she kept her word and stuck with it through the entire primary process.
While a lot of people felt she should have dropped it much sooner (along with me), she stuck to her guns and, as a result, I think she really empowered the process. What she did made every single state, commonwealth and other voting area excited about the election. For the first time in a *long* time, all those who voted felt like they had truly a voice in this primary.
Good on the Honorable Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton!
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June 6th, 2008
07:24 pm - Back to life, back to reality....
And Monday I start a two-week temp job in an office building.
Ho hum......
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May 14th, 2008
10:17 pm - Today was a *very* good day
And don't they look like they'd make a good pair of running mates?
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May 13th, 2008
12:06 pm - Blender pets on Cute with Chris
Blender Pets
Not a vid, just a bunch of clever critter photos.
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May 12th, 2008
11:41 pm - I loves me some Jon Stewart!
Watch Douglas Feith squirm as Jon Stewart doesn't let him off the hook for *anything* about the run up to the Iraq occupation!
Part 1
Part 2
If I had working ovaries and he weren't married, Mr. Stewart would have a sincere offer to bear more children.
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