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  • AT&T can’t compete.

    The company said it would no longer offer the services, as a bundle or individually, to new customers in Ohio, Missouri, Washington, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Hampshire, where almost 38 million Americans live.
    That’s AT&T. My long distance carrier for 10 years+ I suppose that means for existing customers the rates will go up or stay the same but in no way be competitive. Time to find new LD.
    “The ability to bundle local and long-distance services has become an essential aspect of competition in the long-distance market,” said AT&T spokeswoman Claudia Jones. “AT&T and other competitors will not be able to effectively compete in the residential long-distance market without a viable local product.”

  • Hydrogen Cars are here now!

    Environmentalist standup! Hydrogen Cars

    If you can’t wait five, 10 or 20 years for the much-touted “hydrogen economy,” then step right up: Several companies are ready to sell you vehicles that run on the fuel that’s much cleaner and gets higher mileage than gasoline or diesel.
    There is a Hydrogen Hummer and a Hydrogen Shelby Cobra!

  • Goals

    a) finish fixing client’s network issue DONE

    b) update monster.com DONE

    c) pay cable DONE

    d) email “barter” prospect DONE

    e) hand deliver ovedue paywork to GirlScouts for Sarah’s upcoming camp DONE

    f) cook dinner DONE

    That’s it. I’ll add other goals after completely those. The wants are:

    1) program on TennesseeLotteryResults.com

    2) work on DomesticPsychology.com

    3) clean in office

    4) have money poor pour into my lap (translation: do some good work and be paid appropriately and appreciated for the work)

    5) work on finances

    6) take the kayak out one last time before selling it

    7) work on the yard

  • Today

    This Morning

    Woke at 3:40, 5, 6 and got up at 6:30. Must focus on solving the client’s network issue. The wireless network was performing too slowly or cutting out when they were trying to share files on a particular accounting package so we kept the wireless network up for their internet connectivity and used the nics and a hub to connect the machines directly. I would have preferred to use a crossover cable but didn’t have my crimping tools with me. Note to self: add network toolkit to computer doctor bag. The issue now is that the two machine talk over the nics (metric 1) but as long as the nics are enabled they won’t use the wireless for the internet connection (metric 5) Obviously the computers are seeking the Internet on the wrong network. nics are on subnet 255.255.255.224 and wireless on subnet 255.255.255.0. Wonder where my DNS and Bind book is?

    Yesterday

    It was very difficult to not fall into “poor me” mode but the preacher’s words on worry kept me positive and despite the stresses I made it through. Yesterday morning I parked in the parking garage instead of the lot because the sign on the parking garage implied cheaper parking and it looked like rain. Turns out it was valet parking. Cars pulled in behind me and I let it go but something felt wrong. Walked half way to my destination to realize I left them my entire key chain which has one of those tiny credit cards hanging off of it. Ran back and got them to give me everything but the ignition key. Left for the office without my umbrella and decided not to go back for it. In the office 1.5 hours of work turned into 4 hours without the proper finish. When I return to the parking garage they don’t have change for my $20 bill and it takes what seems like 1/2 hour for them to run around to businesses and banks trying to get change.

    At least afterwards I had a nice lunch with the father in law and was able to get his computer to print his expense reports.

  • Goals

    a) visit downtown client without getting a parking ticket DONE

    b) update monster.com

    c) followup with monthly residual prospect

    d) sit down with planner and review overdue action items

    e) submit 1 resume/cover letter

    f) make a sale

    h) have lunch with father in law DONE

  • Today

    This Morning

    Want to slip into a panic attack but I keep talking myself out of it.

    The father-in-law’s preacher told a story on Sunday and the father-in-law recounted it to me. I’ll try to convey it the best I can.

    The preacher has always had his paychecks delivered to the middle drawer of his desk. He didn’t want anything more interaction than that. He simply knew on payday the check would be in his desk. The church gets a little modern and starts using direct deposit so now on Friday at 12:01am his check will be deposited into his bank. As he has some bills to pay this makes him nervous. He begins to worry. And on Tuesday goes online to check his statement only to find the check has not been deposited. On Wednesday he finds the same. His worry continues and on Thursday no money has been deposited. He decides to set his alarm for 12:01am Friday and get up to see if the money is there. Just before going to bed he changes his mind and resets the alarm to its normal time in the morning. Friday morning after waking up at his normal time he checks his account and sure enough the money is there.

    He worried Tuesday and nothing happened. He worried Wednesday and nothing happened. He worried Thursday and nothing happened. He learned that things happen when they are supposed to happen and all the worry in the world is not going to change that.

    Ironically before his worry began he was preparing a surmon on "worry."

    I have been worrying too much and the worrying has been impeding my productivity. Time to let things happen when they happen.

  • Bush2004

    http://www.bush2004.com Look closely!

    …Bush supporters who have offered to pay as much as $135,000 for the domains. He declined to sell, citing animosity toward the incumbent president as the chief reason.

  • GMail Tech

    Using GMail and logging for POP3 access or the ability to send all your other emails to your GMail account? Those are here now! Pop Goes the GMail allows you to check GMail using any POP3 email client (like Outlook or Outlook Express). mbox and maildir sucks your email from your other accounts and sends them to your GMail address.

  • How we are found

    Yesterday someone found my blog by searching Google for “cooked chipmunk in dryer”. I come up as the 2nd listing on the results!

    I love the Internet!

    Here are my last 20 searches:

    29 May, Sat, 23:07:24 Google: motorola v400 ring answer length

    31 May, Mon, 13:48:44 Google: geocaching reality television

    03 Jun, Thu, 06:39:27 Google: billy teeths buy

    04 Jun, Fri, 14:02:49 Google: teenage asperger’s

    04 Jun, Fri, 15:28:02 Google: juggler bottles

    04 Jun, Fri, 18:07:48 Google: naked 5th graders

    04 Jun, Fri, 19:53:51 Google: “spectrum fairness”

    07 Jun, Mon, 03:59:55 Google: huffing canned air

    11 Jun, Fri, 12:37:43 Google: shaggy eatting pizza Scooby Doo

    11 Jun, Fri, 17:58:11 Google: tetrafluoroethane huffing

    11 Jun, Fri, 18:49:36 Google: “libby lu” teen girl target

    12 Jun, Sat, 01:00:10 Google: resume juggler new orleans

    13 Jun, Sun, 22:31:24 Google: libby lu’s in atlanta

    14 Jun, Mon, 15:26:43 Google: credit card swipper cleaning

    14 Jun, Mon, 18:42:15 Google: juggler + blogspot

    15 Jun, Tue, 16:40:36 Google: “fix USB port”

    18 Jun, Fri, 00:47:51 Google: tetrafluoroethane huffing

    19 Jun, Sat, 10:25:56 Google: tetrafluoroethane huffing

    20 Jun, Sun, 07:01:18 Google: autonomous lawn cutting system is called the “Weed Eater”

    20 Jun, Sun, 12:56:02 Google: cooked chipmunk in dryer

    “naked 5th graders”?!!! 1) Who would search for that?! 2) Why would it find me?!! (that’s evident. 5th graders reference is Sarah’s field trip etc and naked is in many references to Amy and Tommy) I get an awful lot of finds on “tetrafluoroethane huffing”.

  • Goals

    a) prepare for morning meeting DONE

    b) go to morning meeting DONE

    c) see daughter off to church camp DONE

    d) call friend regarding a website and maybe sell him my kayak DONE

    e) send pricing to person requesting information about a website

    f) decide how to proceed with “barter” client

    g) submit 1 resume/cover letter

    h) update monster.com

    i) update dice.com

    j) Aspie support group

    k) Lunch DONE

    l) Support wireless network client

    m) send pricing to friend regarding website

    n) answer friend about helping him in June and July

    o) send friend confirmation on price of kayak

  • A New Day! Let’s start the day off with a PayPa…

    A New Day!

    Let’s start the day off with a PayPal donation link:

    This Morning

    Completely and utterly wigged out.

  • Goals

    a) some home repair DONE

    b) swim with the kids DONE

    c) review “pay comes later” site in preparation for meeting

    d) cook dinner DONE

  • Lost Humor

    Somewhere along the line this comedian traded humor for stress. My wife often cracks jokes that I respond way too seriously. I want my humor back!

  • Book Recommendations

    I’ve been given two boook recommendations. I cannot review these yet but they come highly recommended from a good friend.

    The Church Beyond the Congregation by James Thwaites and SoulTsunami by Leonard Sweet

      

  • A New Day! Let’s start the day off with a PayPa…

    A New Day!

    Let’s start the day off with a PayPal donation link:

    This Morning

    The inlaws had Sarah, Noah and Amy for the night. Wahoo! We could sleep in except that my body won’t let me.

    Had a pleasant phone call from my brother where I talked his ear off.

    Called my father to wish him a Happy Father’s Day.