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Happy Anniversary Cathy! August 25, 2023 11:57 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Anniversary, Cathy, Daily Life, Family, Holiday
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22 years of amazing adventures with Cathy and so many more adventures to come!

Married - in Gatlinburg!
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Is this the real world? Or… August 24, 2023 9:41 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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Today’s use of VPN’s, virtual pcs, containers, and remote desktops is like being in a real live version of Inception. To be honest, I’m not convinced I’m all the way back out yet.

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Moon landing August 23, 2023 10:35 am

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India becomes first country to land a spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon!

https://news.sky.com/story/india-has-become-first-country-to-successfully-land-a-spacecraft-on-the-moons-south-pole-12945556

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Favorite word August 18, 2023 8:50 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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My favorite word is deprecated.

(read that twice)

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Deep Thoughts August 15, 2023 9:11 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, Philosophy
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The beauty of youth is that the young do not yet know what they cannot do therefore they can do anything.

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Stoned dog August 11, 2023 10:10 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Annie, Daily Life, Family, Pets
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Annie says, “I have no idea what is going on. I taste colors. I see fractals. I’m beginning to understand the true nature of the universe. I am dog!”

N.b. We thought Annie was suffering a partial tear in the dog equivalent of an acl. That’s a $4000 surgery. Turns out she pulled her groin. The treatment is 10 weeks of sedation, pain medicine, and muscle relaxers. My only question is: what can I do to pull my groin? I could use the rest.

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For the damage I thought would buff out August 10, 2023 1:13 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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Collision repair company: “Your car is fine. Uh. But our building doesn’t have a roof, gas, electricity, water, or phone because of the storms. We cannot finish the paint job and don’t know when it will be ready.”

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Annie loves the doctor August 9, 2023 9:42 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Annie, Daily Life, Pets
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Antimony gets so excited at the vet’s office. Has to jump on everyone and kiss all her new friends.

At the vet to discuss a $4000 surgery to fix a torn ACL for Annie the dog. But there is no tear. Dog pulled her groin. No surgery for that. Dog gets 10 weeks of rest. Yes, a golden retriever has to rest…for 10 weeks!

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Traders want radio to make them money faster August 7, 2023 4:02 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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Greedy rich bastards coming for our radio waves so they can become greedier richer bastards.

This should not go through for so many reasons. But, money.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ham-radio-enthusiasts-vs-high-frequency-traders-a-battle-for-the-airwaves-6d6c5c1f

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So you want to be a programmer? August 3, 2023 11:31 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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I love error messages! When you finally get around to actually reading them they make your life so much easier.

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Everything old is new again August 2, 2023 8:44 am

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Humans are out. Dinosaurs are back in vogue.

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/a-great-discovery-researchers-find-a-preserved-dinosaur-embryo-in-a-72-million-year-old-fossilized-egg

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