"Murphy was an optimist!"
Bold in his solitude October 30, 2017 12:26 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThis morning I saw a man walking through the park. I had just arrived for my busy day to begin. The man wore high leather boots, pants wrapped in a red velvet kilt, his shirt with large gold buttons was adorned with medals, and his head was topped with a beret. He looked like he had walked off the set of an Eastern European military period play.
I chose to follow him into the skate park to inquire about his attire. I thought of several non-offensive I’ve breaks such as “you look like someone I’d like to know” but none seemed appropriate and the direct “why are you dressed that way” would be wrong and out of line. He playfully jumped a wall then sat to smoke his cigarette. I opted to leave him in his peace and solitude. A new friend unmet. A mystery unsolved.
add a commentDeep Thoughts October 30, 2017 12:01 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyThink less about the things;
Do more of the things.
add a commentDay of frustration, nope. Shall be day of success! October 22, 2017 10:52 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI am on borrowed time today. I have critical deadlines in multiple areas. So? My subscription for a development tool isn’t working and customer service isn’t available for another half hour. Ugh, there was more but my mind just went blank. Stress is high but I will not let it get to me. Today will be light and fun and full of success despite any obstacles thrown at me. Online banking giving 500 error. Subscription for my primary development tool reporting expired despite receipt of renewal. Nothing is working!
Cannot even get my bluetooth headset to stay connected to the computer. I need to walk away from tech today but I need to be on tech today.
add a commentThe Anxiety Prayer October 19, 2017 10:53 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, PhilosophyGive us this day our daily Xanax
To sedate us from irrational outbursts and tears
And lead us not into stressful situations
But deliver us into mild sedation
For thine is the powder
Pressed into pill form
For calm and calmer. Amen.
Fountain pen world problems October 19, 2017 8:01 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI awoke this morning thinking “I need a new ink color” which led to “I need a new fountain pen!”
(I don’t really need either)
add a commentAny .NET advice for this? October 11, 2017 11:38 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : .NET, Programming, TechnologyMaybe you .NET experts could give me a shove in the correct direction.
I am still trying to resolve this error: "Error: Sys.InvalidOperationException: ‘DocMapUpdatePanelId’ is not a property or an existing field."
My ReportViewer won’t function and I’ve narrowed it down to system.web.extensions. I am using Framework 4.6.1 and should be using system.web.extensions 4.0.0.0. The references show it as 4.0.0.0 and when I try to add the reference I get a message that says “system.web.extensions is already referenced” I cannot remove the reference either.
When I look in the GAC, I do not see 4.0.0.0 but instead system.web.extensions 3.5.0.0.
I am working with Visual Studio 2017. I have installed all updates. No amount of uninstalling and reinstallng via NuGet makes a difference. Adding and removing dlls from the bin directory makes no difference. Solution has been cleaned. Temporary files have been cleared repeatedly.
Going to the forums with this results in a bunch of guessing, or silence.
Pretty sure I’m in Hell.
add a commentSo excited that I’ll wait October 8, 2017 3:45 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, FamilyI have all the parts to build my new keyboard. I am on a pseudo-vacation this week. Building and programming the keyboard was one of my intended projects. At the airport, my 12-year-old son asked me not to build it because he wants to help. You can darn well bet that putting that keyboard together can wait a couple more weeks!
add a commentFile under data is beautiful October 8, 2017 3:24 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeFinding this information made me particularly happy.
https://www.fmwfasteners.com/blogs/faq/pilot-hole-data
add a comment“Oh, could this get any worse…” October 8, 2017 11:44 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestThere is either some tragic social commentary OR some hilarious jokes to be made about this.
https://imgur.com/ZbErYKv
add a commentThey put a lot of effort into this October 8, 2017 9:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestI am on a not-a-vacation October 8, 2017 8:48 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI have taken a week off from my day job. Well, next weekend, I will be in training for 3 days so it is not exactly a full week (9 days if you count weekends on either end of a ‘vacation’) and while technically the training is for the Boy Scouts, it is leadership training that is supposed to be on par with Covey Leadership and other corporate training. Plus I have homework to prepare for the weekend of training.
I had really hoped to have this week to work on the house and perhaps travel to visit with relatives or to take Amy somewhere special. Alas, today is Sunday, and while I am very relaxed, I am sitting at the computer to do some work for my day job (the one I am on vacation from) and for my evening and weekend job (my freelancing). Adulting is hard.
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