"Murphy was an optimist!"
New t-shirt design July 31, 2023 10:34 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life“Xanax – it is hard to be anxious when you are asleep”
add a commentOf Grasshoppers July 31, 2023 9:59 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: “I can do better.”
Master: “To do better, you must first make mistakes.”
add a commentWhat’s your emergency? July 28, 2023 5:30 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeNoticed my phone becoming burning hot in my pocket. Turns out I pocket dialed 911 for 40 minutes. Mea culpa emergency services.
Sleep is such a nuisance July 24, 2023 11:54 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeIt’s that time of night where I debate pulling an all-nighter to complete my commitments or decide to get some rest and wake early. That waking early is the gamble but staying up is almost an assurance that I’ll pay for it for the next 3 days. I really wish I could stay awake a solid month. I’d accomplish so much!
add a commentWhen you are gone, you won’t know July 14, 2023 6:47 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeSeems lately I find myself spending an inordinate amount of time thinking about what I would say at various funerals. All I can really say is several of you really, I mean really, do not want me speaking at your funeral.
add a commentWords of wisdom July 13, 2023 1:23 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeNever say “It cannot possibly get any worse.” You have no idea the power of the demons that incantation releases.
add a commentNeed a week of sleep July 10, 2023 7:32 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI’m so tired my brain hurts
add a commentIt’s just one more thing July 4, 2023 2:43 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeBreaking point? I passed that sometime back in 2007.
add a commentWhere are my damned tools! July 4, 2023 11:24 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeEvery 5 minute job turns into a fucking multi-hour job because my tools apparently get up and love themselves around in the night. Bought some nice cutting blades for the kitchen repair and cannot find them to save my life. Shot I only put my tools in 3 places in the house. Wtf!
add a commentFix everything day July 4, 2023 9:35 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeYes, today is the Fourth of July. A holiday in the United States. I’m going to try to squeeze in 5 days of work into this one day. Todo: plumbing, cleaning/organizing, computer programming, car shopping, appliance shopping, and antenna hanging.
add a commentLife Pro Tip (LPT): The microphone is always on July 3, 2023 4:13 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeAs an entertainer, you learn early that a microphone will always be hot at the worst moment. A “hot” mic is a microphone that is turned on and will carry your voice to the audience. People in Zoom meetings, Google’s Meetup, MS Teams, etc. learned the hard way during COVID that microphones will carry your spoken word, bathroom sounds, barking dogs, and whiny children and the most inopportune times.
If you have a microphone nearby, assume it is hot. Assume that someone is going to hear what you say because of that microphone. Even if it is unplugged assume it is listening. Think of all the microphones near you. It’s not just the boom mic for your meetings or recordings. It’s the microphone in your phone, the voice assistant in your house, the mic on the Roku remote control, your camera, your security cameras, your drones, your Xbox and other game systems, and so forth. You are surrounded constantly by listening devices.
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