Archives for: January 2009
01/24/09
Maibox Follies, Pass 2, or One More Thing...
I went outside to check and there are no marks anywhere near where I'm going to put in the mailbox. I also used the trip as an excuse to go out and get today's newspaper. I'm more-or-less ready to install my mailbox now that I have everything I need.… more »
Ticket 9029743
I got an e-mail either Thurdsday night (1/22) or Friday morning informing me that there was a 48-hour hold on my ticket number 9029743 to allow me to dig a hole to put in the new mailbox. I wasn't sure whether this was a confirmation of the 48-hour hold… more »
01/23/09
I tried a Compact Fluorescent light bulb
I have a desk-mounted lamp I use both for working and for taking video in order to make sure it has enough light. I've been using a 95 watt standard incandescent bulb. I had to go over to Home Depot to pick up a sledge hammer anyway (for the mailbox po… more »
01/22/09
Thank You, postmaker!
About a couple of months ago, the town of Capitol Heights came out and put in proper curbs on the street. They also put a real driveway in. Before this was installed, basically there was about a 9 inch drop between the street and the driveway. Outside… more »
But is it real, or is it a spammer?
I have a resume posted on some job sites, and occasionally someone claiming to be a recruiter sends me an e-mail asking me for an updated resume. I do have to worry about whether it is legitimate or if it's some scammer collecting personal information.… more »
01/21/09
Living in a Dry County
The title of this article usually refers to living in an area where local sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited, or maybe even consumption might be illegal, I'm not sure because I don't drink. And for the moment, I can't. But not alcohol, water.… more »
01/19/09
The last words of a Sri Lankan Journalist
On the Politics section I have decided to include an editorial written by Lasantha Wickrematunge, a newspaper editor and journalist for The Sunday Leader in Sri Lanka, and his prophetic statement that he would be murdered and giving clues as to whom he s… more »
This site is on a new service
I have moved this site over to a new service; if you read it before you'll notice it no longer has an ad banner because, now knowing how much traffic it gets, I can host it on a server I pay the charges for, and thus I don't have to use an ad-supported s… more »
01/16/09
My first recommended film
I got a recommendation for a video on YouTube, and I watched it. This was one of the funniest videos I have seen in a long time. I wanted to recommend it to anyone. It's only 18 minutes, and it's teriffic. You can get to it directly at the following l… more »
01/12/09
I'm getting a credit union account
This article is kind of rambling and probably should be split into more than one article because it deals with several issues all intertwined but I'm too tired to do it right now; I might do so later. Part of it was I wanted to get all of my thoughts do… more »
01/07/09
Typical, More problems and I probably have to move again!
I don't know if this counts for much, but if there is someone who reads this who has a unit or a room that isn't really expensive that is in or near the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area that is accessible by someone in a wheelchair who wants a quiet ten… more »
Something (good I think) has happened, but I'm not sure what
Over a short period of time, not sure if it's been several days or it's just the last day or two, something has happened, but I'm not sure what it is. Whether it's that some burden or fear has lifted, or that something has changed to make things less of… more »
01/01/09
And I was going to call the cops!
About a minute or two ago, I heard a loud bang, then a second, then six more. This scared me for a moment, it sounded exactly like gunfire. Actually, right now I hear more bangs going off.
I was frightened. I was looking for my cell phone to call t… more »
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