Those two almost made me crash the other morning. Did some work during the night on one of those phone systems. Customer won’t let us do many things during the day because it might effect service. So, after finishing work, came roaring home as the sun was just twinkling in the East. Grabbed my two computer cases and opened the door. First thought was to get to the alarm and shut it off. Much to the chagrin of my shins, there was a fold-up chair just inside the door. Having driven in the dark, walking to the door with it’s…
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Bad Link?
Last I wrote, it was about Memorial Day, and how we need to remember those who fight and die to keep us free. Well…a friend sent me (forwarded) an email with a link to a video by some service men and women in Iraq. Wouldn't you know it, the link did not work! Did not make any difference how I tried, just got a blank movie screen. Irritated me enough, that I decided to look at the page source (the code or stuff that your browser uses to create all that stuff on your screen). Looking through the source, found…
Remembering
Yesterday was one of those special days. Special because we remembered ordinary people who gave their lives to keep us free. Special because those who gave up so much were not Presidents or heroes we remember by name. We remembered those whose names may never actually cross our lips. Every now and then, we “knew” someone who fought in one of those far off places in a war that we don’t really remember. Strange, that I remember so many of the conflicts. My earliest memory is that of President Roosevelt announcing the end of WWII. Then came so many others…