General Rambling

For the past few weeks I've been fighting off a bug. I never really got super sick, just the basic runny nose and cough due to cold and sore throat. I've got it licked but still have a weird cough every once in a while. I think if I got several nights in a row of really good sleep I'd be much better. The bad thing is I have no excuse for not. I bowl on Tuesdays and am home by 10pm. College football is over so I can use the excuse of watching west coast games either. Maybe I need to cut down on my caffeine intake. I don't really drink that much, but maybe that is too much.

Two weeks ago, my wonderful mother had knee replacement surgery. She is recovering nicely. So much so that the doctor is impressed. I figured she would be only half as far as she is now, but she is determined to get off of the walker then cane as quickly as possible. I'm really proud of her.

I guess that is it for now.

Why?

I really can't figure out why I have this blog. So many other people say what's on my mind so much better than I can. Maybe it's because I'm on a Nyquil stupor but I just can't think. Why oh why is our Congress creating a bill to force the NCAA to use a playoff system for Div-I football? I guess they don't have anything better to do like the economy. Actually, that is better, now that can't screw it up more than they already have. I also love the false science that global warming has become. While many millions of people will agree that the Earths' temperatures fluctuate, man's influence on those temperatures is minimal at best. What you don't hear is that the solar activity has quieted down over the past two years. Houston has had snow the past two years, coincidence? I don't think so. Places that haven't had snow in over 100 years have had snow. Again I ask, coincidence? I guess the hockey stick graph is going to be the smoking gun, but not in their favor. Unfortunately the media is on their side. Algore refuses to debate anyone making him look like a 13 year old spoiled rotten girl with his fingers in his ears mumbling so he can't hear anyone.
Maybe I can think. It's late. I'm going to bed.

Rainy Thursday

It's mid-morning and I'm already in the mood to go home. I've actually gotten a lot accomplished in the time I've been here, I'm just tired of the constant complaining. Apparently they don't realize how fortunate they are to still be employed. Yes, we've made some cutbacks. Yes, we could do more but we are still turning a profit enabling them to keep their jobs. Furthermore, they sound like 9 year old girls with their whining. I tune them out by putting my headphones on and keeping my face buried in my iMac.

Last night I ran some ethernet cable in the attic to connect the ATT U-Verse boxes. The 3/8" hole 18" down the wall wasn't easy to find with my fish tape. At least it's now installed, hooked up and looks good. ATT installers are idiots and regardless of how many times I showed them how bad the coax connection was, they did not want to install ethernet cables the lazy bastards. Now the picture looks great in the main room & bedroom and the biggest problems are gone. I can deal with the occasional minor 1 second hiccup. It was the freezing and pixelating I couldn't stand.

I guess I'll be working this weekend. I just know Lumbergh will ask me to work this weekend.

Rambling For Today

After a decent outing with last nights league bowling, I had to be at the office at the crack of dawn to restart our file servers. Needless to say, I have one that has issues. Was it the Microsoft Security Patches? Most likely. Now I can't even uninstall them. So, I'll just have to download them and reinstall them. Oh what fun for running on 5 hours of sleep two nights in a row. I'm too old for this crap. I need my 8 hours of beauty sleep.

As for the bowling, I bowl in a "church" league, one that I do not attend. A couple of friends are members so they asked me to join the league. I have a coworker that's on my team and another coworker (the member) that is on another team who talks a lot of garbage. Back story: After not having bowled in 10 years, he challenged me ( after he's league bowled for 3 years now ). Needless to say the first outing May, he did beat me. Only buy a few pins but he did win. He hasn't beaten me since so I can't figure out why he talks so much trash. Anyway, I started off September 15 with a 175, 206 & 185. This week I started off poorly but finished strong with a 152, 150, 224. I do enjoy bowling in a league since I relish the competition, not only with the other teams but with myself. I know what I am capable of and I really strive to better my average with every ball searching for that elusive 300. Maybe one day.