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They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.Henry David Thoreau
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Tag Archives: UPS
Lessons Learned
I never knew this, but shipping items via UPS immediately after a long holiday weekend can be a pricey proposition. I just got back from Office Depot, where I returned an item to QVC1; a set of wind chimes to … Continue reading
Dust Settled, No Change
We’re still at WP 2.2.2 here. The admin page was all I could see post-upgrade. My script did its job, near as I can tell. Moral: Good Backups are your Friend.1 -k- [tags]wordpress[/tags] 1 And blogging drollery’s friend, as well.
Long Week, Freedom in Sight
I absolutely detest having the stinking on-call pager. This was my week in the barrel; it’s been reasonably quiet, but it’s always unsettling; I don’t sleep as well as normal, I have to have the company-issued POS Winders laptop handy, … Continue reading
Tagged UPS, work
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NASCAR HotPass Lineup
The driver lineups on DirecTV for tonight’s running of the Sharpie 500 from Bristol Motor Speedway are faithfully recorded here yet again: 795 – Carl Edwards, #99 796 – Kevin Harvick, #29 797 – Jeff Gordon, #24 798 – … Continue reading
Free Air
I recently changed filling stations, from an Exxon, with an On the Run convenience store, to a new Sunoco station, featuring an APlus convenience store. Both are about equidistant off the parkway I take to work, and both offer easy … Continue reading
NASCAR HotPass Driver Lineup
The car/driver/channel matchups for today’s running of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 from Infineon Raceway in Sonoma CA look like this: #2-Kurt Busch, 795 #60-Boris Said, 796 #20-Tony Stewart, 797 #7-Robby Gordon, 798 #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 799 Since this race is … Continue reading
Senior Clothing Moment #1
My work outfit is basic, and fairly constant from day-to-day. Black chinos, black polo shirt (sometimes with vendor graphics), white socks, black shoes. 1 Shirts and chinos from Land’s End, skivvies and socks from Target, and shoes from Zappo’s. I … Continue reading
NASCAR HotPass Lineup
Not even an Arkansas Sabbatical will deter me from posting the HotPass Lineup for tonight’s running of Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 from Richmond International Raceway. This race also has the distinction of winning the Faulkernesque Naming Award … Continue reading
No Fake Balls in Maryland
The Maryland state legislature continues to distinguish itself with inane legislative proposals. This time, the law in question would ban display of fake male genitalia from the bumper hitches of SUVs, pickups, and cars. Yep, says so right here: Maryland … Continue reading
Lumped Out
OK, the POD is empty and swept out. We rescheduled its pickup for Tuesday. SWMBO and I are awash now in a sea of boxes. As much work as moving to someplace we’d like to live, except we’re still in … Continue reading
Tagged Northern Virginia, UPS, work
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