According to the ol’ calendar on the wall, today is April 20th. In certain parts of the United States, that means today is 4/20. The origins of the term 420 and its association with cannabis advocates is easily researched, and here’s a bit from about that: “In 1971, Steve Capper, Dave Reddix, Jeffrey Noel, Larry …
April 2017 archive
Apr 19
Day 19,574
Oh, man. I almost missed another day. So, earlier today I wrote a long diatribe about the word “jingoism”. Its roots, and the nationalistic tendencies associated with it. And then my internet connection at work started acting up. I now have a much greater appreciation for the “save draft” button on my dashboard. I ha …
Apr 18
Day 19,573
This week I am back in the classroom teaching one of my old standby courses, Microsoft Exchange. It’s kind of crazy how this product has evolved since I first started working with the release candidate for Exchange 4.0 back in 1996. Back in those days, industry professionals pursued their MCSE – Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification …
Apr 17
Day 19,572
These dreams go on when I close my eyes Every second of the night I live another life – These Dreams, Heart I am facsinated by my dreams. I sometimes wonder about the source of such wondrous imaginings. I’m aware that physicists speculate that there might be an infinite number of parallel universes. If that is …
Apr 16
Day 19,571
I am a lucky, blessed man. Any number of my friends and professional acquaintances would likely be jealous of me for a simple reason. My dad is still around, 76 years old, and he’s my hero. He’s not without his flaws, and he’d be the first to admit to that, which is one of the …
Apr 15
Day 19,570
I am envious of beautiful lawns. Some folks have those lush, spectacular lawns that look like deep, dark green shag carpeting. The kind of lawn that screams, “Hey… come over… take your shoes off… let me reach deep between your toes and massage that toe gap… yeah, baby… you know you want to monkey foot the …
Apr 14
Day 19,569
It almost happened. I forgot to write my 200, and it almost slipped my mind. There’s plenty going on to write about. I’ve been thinking about the Louise Mensch and Adam Khan, and their small format journalistic masterpieces exposing the truth behind this joke of a Presidential administration. I’ve been thinking about the lack of verbal …
Apr 13
Day 19,568
It’s a calm Thursday morning. I fully engaged the opportunity to get back into my routine this morning with two eggs, two pieces of bacon, two pieces of sausage, and a nice surprise with a couple of pieces of toast that were unexpected (normally, the meat lover’s breakfast at Price Chopper doesn’t include the toast, …
Apr 12
Day 19,567
Yesterday I wrote about how I was having a good day, all the stars aligned, nothing but unicorns farting sunshine and rainbows. I gotta remember that the pendulum swings back the other way, and some she does that with an attitude problem. Really, the only thing got to my today was a traffic issue on …
Apr 11
Day 19,566
This is turning out to be a pretty nice day here in Kansas, and it could turn out to be a great day depending on what happens on a couple of different fronts. There’s an election in Kansas today, and there are a couple of items that I’m going to get out and cast my …