We live in an Internet Dark Age. Services can be so much better. Every day I fight technical problems that simply should not plague us. Today’s technical glitches:
- Internet outage
- Slow Internet
- Printer won’t print
- iCloud backup out of space
Today’s lesson on ‘how to be human’
Check your lottery tickets BEFORE planning your week.
Anxiety
For my last day of vacation, I awoke in an utter panic attack.
Today’s lesson on ‘how be human’
Open the door THEN put on hand lotion.
Dear Kids
When Dad cleans, lectures follow. Don’t let Dad clean!
Doug’s Mantras
Daaaammit!
Doug’s Mantras
What the hell are you doing?
Today was a good day
Today I played with Evan. He enjoys being pushed on the tire swing. Amy and I worked together to install a tic-tac-toe board in the ground outside by burying bricks. I worked on hole two of the minigolf we are installing in the side yard (which will be ready by the time the kids hit college). Cathy and I did Easter shopping for tomorrow’s meal and Easter stuff. There were laughs and stress. There was some cleaning.
The evening ended with a delightful dinner.
Spring Wars Have Begun
The carpenter bees have made the first offensive and gained ground. I suspect the mosquitoes are warming up their war machine.
It’s not OCD
It’s not OCD. Waffles just taste better if every square has butter in it.
Food for the first time!
Why is that every morning the cats act like they’ve never experienced our feeding routine before?
And now?
An hour and a half has passed. Where did it go?
I awoke at 3am without hesitation. Arose. Did the usually bathroom duties in preparation for the day and got dressed. Began the process of downloading a client’s entire website…a nuisance but even with version control you can never be sure if someone else has altered files; actually, the version control will tell me but it still requires copying the entire site…a process AT&T makes more painful than Comcast but I am not certain I ever want to do business with Comcast the crooks again. Their business practices are unethical but we can discuss that later. Coffee was made. Some recreational websurfing was had. Clothes changed again. Chanting. Breakfast eaten. And back to client work.
The day begins at 3am
Last night the wife complained that I jump out of bed in the middle of the night, get back into bed, mutter colorful vernacular to myself, and repeat the process over and over. So today, when I awoke at 3am, I started my day. How did that day begin? Realizing I desperately need to have my hvac serviced.
I know what the problem is. The heat exchanger is covered in dust. It is not a simple fix but a manageable one…if I could get to the unit. The fact that I cannot get to the unit also precludes my ability to hire someone to do it for me. So? I need a full day to clean the garage…so that I can spend a half a day working on the hvac.
On Parenting
The most frustrating part of parenting is seeing your failings as a parent through the actions or inactions of your children.
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