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Stuff... in Misc JoeUser Forums

I titled this article stuff mostly because I couldn't think of anything else to use as the title, but then again "Stuff" works well as that is a lot of what I'm dealing with at home over the next several weeks. Too much stuff. With the big day approaching fairly quickly I still have too much "stuff" in the house and I'm trying to get through it and get rid of much of it as soon as I can. I need to get rid of as much as I can to leave room for my fiance to move

Where's the common sense here? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I see a news article (via USA Today) on something that I just don't understand at all: Mich. ban on race, gender in college admissions illegal First up, I can't understand why there was a need for the ban in the first place, but then my mind is even further boggled in the idea that the ban

Paging Dr. Van Pelt in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

The last few days have been fun for me - NOT. Thankfully between some phone conversation with my fiance late last night, a little bit of my friend MGD (Miller Genuine...) before bed, and a bit of a nap and meditation yesterday a.m. (when I took a mental health day off from work), I finally got a decent block of sleep. I think the beer was probably the most creditable for that, but then again there was the tiredness that existed all along, and yes, talking with my fiance als

Reply to Visions, voices and other things... in Personal Relationships Stardock Forums

[quote]I for one am not the person to be poo-pooing visions (or clairvoyance). But I do wonder - perhaps you have had bad dreams in the past, but since nothing bad happened - they are soon forgotten? Or good dreams and good things?[/quote] Normally I don't remember anything about my own dreams. When I do remember something about them, it's typically because I've had that deja vu feeling. I don't know what I've dreamt about most of the time or if I even did dream. I've

Visions, voices and other things... in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Ok, let me start by saying I forgot some of those other things I was going to be writing about here, but that's not unusual as my brain fails me too frequently in remembering little things throughout the day. I may remember by the time I close here, but I'm not counting any chickens. Let me start with the visions. I wrote an article about some glitches in the road (and some dead horses that I hadn't kicked enough) that had come up over the last few weeks in m

What's that over there? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Whew! Thankfully after some talking with my fiance over the last few days, I think we both killed the latest dead horse that was in our path enough that we could move on and get back on track, but it seems that we both still have a tendency to let little things bug us and pop-up along the way that distract us and cause us to lose focus. Granted, with a dwindling number of weeks to go until we go off and get hitched it's somewhat normal for some things to pop up and try to ma

Nationals manager quits over contract talks in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman, who had just managed the team back to 1 game over the .500 mark, surprisingly quit on the team over what he deemed was a lack of respect in (the team's/General Manager's) not agreeing to hold talks about a contract extension/pick-up of the option on his existing contract. Original news announcements about the issue made it seem that he quit because he wasn't offered an extension. News conference footage, straight from the m

No NFL season means loss of $$ in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

Some years back a co-worker and I were arguing about whether or not it made financial sense for the District of Columbia to spend the kind of money it would take to build a stadium for the baseball team that would be moving or had moved there. The co-worker hated the idea of any tax money, or any public money really, going to the rich owners of the baseball team. I argued that the money that was being spent on the stadium would result in a very nice revenue stream that would event

Reply to Netflix sued for lack of closed captions in Business Stardock Forums

Daiwa said: There's nothing 'almost' about it. Garbage lawsuit. Nobody compelled them to sign up for Netflix. CC is available for all DVD/BR versions it it's that important to them. And CC is not available for all of Netflix's content even if they wanted to provide it. The only problem I have with that thought is that Netflix is making this streaming effort in a big push to help hasten the end of physical media. The studios are helping the

Netflix sued for lack of closed captions in Business JoeUser Forums

News headline that I caught at Cnet.com (headline is linked): Netflix sued by deaf group over lack of subtitles I know of at least several individuals that will be happy if this issue is ever properly addressed as they've been unable to enjoy the streaming service that Netflix offers due to lack of closed captioning or subtitles for the deaf and ha

Some of the losses... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Over the last few years there's been a few losses in the world of the entertainment that have reminded me more and more of man's mortality. (Not to mention the loss of my first wife in the accident nearly 2 years back) Michael Jackson at a still early age just about 2 years ago was one example, with him seeming to have a lot of time ahead. Clarence Clemons just over this last week is another example though I would note that he had several years on Michael Jackson a

Coming up quickly, but then not quick enough… in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

While my fiancé is able to compute the hours without the use of computing aids, I make use of a Countdown Clock widget that I recently downloaded to show me how much longer there is before our big day. Still a few months away, but not much more than that now. So close, yet so far. We’ve still got a ton of things to do between now and then. I’ve got a lot more clean-up to get done so that she can move into the house and move her stuff in with her. I’ve also got

Taking a breath... in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Lots of happenings personally since my last article here. Nothing that has derailed my (and my fiance's) plans for later this summer though we've certainly hit a few snags and roadblocks to work over in our planning. The stress of planning things has gotten to both of us and left us both a bit overwhelmed, though as I told her earlier today the worst of the stress really should be behind us at this point. Most of the stress has related to the guest list and to just

Gary Williams retiring in Basketball JoeUser Forums

Sad news (for me, as a fan of the University of Maryland Terrapins) yesterday as men’s basketball coach Gary Williams announced (surprisingly) that he is retiring. I’m sad about this because it seems that Coach Williams was seemingly constantly dodging calls for his ouster despite an impressive track record and despite being somewhat handicapped by events that transpired before he got to Maryland. Recruiting against Duke and University of North Carolina was never easy for him, b

Save the date(s) in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Dr. Guy had recently inquired how my relationship (discussed in prior articles to a minor degree) was going. I had a vague reference to same in the last article previous to this one ( Making an Appearance ) where I said something like this: The summer looks like it could be a busy one for me and my family and signi

Reply to Making an appearance... in Misc Stardock Forums

Actually Dr Guy, I did update slightly, just not with many details: The summer looks like it could be a busy one for me and my family and significant others but I'm glad for that. The more detailed (but still not all that detailed) comment would be something along the lines of things seem to continue to move along nicely though the busy schedule for her and I both make things all the tougher to find time for each other as we would like. Lots

Making an appearance... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Just popping my head up for a bit here. I've lurked here and there but not really had much to say over the last several weeks (since my last article here). There's certainly been things going on (the fight over the budget and the relatively paltry amount of cuts that were supposed made within same among those things), but for the most part it all continues to be stuff that just didn't seem to inspire me enough to write all that much. I have done some writing elsewhere (ano

Poor documentation almost ruins... in Gadgets & Electronics JoeUser Forums

I was out shopping over this past weekend and while out and about I stopped into a Verizon Wireless store and thought to check on their inventory, or potential inventory, of iPads. I've been considering and somewhat planning to buy a Verizon Wireless iPad 2 64GB 3G unit (either Black or White, didn't really care which one) but was also well informed enough to know that the chances of units being in stock and available for immediate purchase were likely pretty low. Sure enough the

Hey Libs - where is your OUTRAGE? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Seeing some headlines that are talking about the connundrum that the Obama administration finds itself in over the situation in Libya. The same sort of situation that many liberals expected him to get us out of in Iraq and Afghanistan, which leads me to ask the liberals out there where is their righteous indignation and their hate and outrage -- the same outrage, the same indignation and same righteous demands that they were making upon the former Commander-in-Chief who immediately prec

RIP Liz Taylor in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

RIP Elizabeth Taylor. A very talented actress whose personal life seemed to be regularly in the news, at least for much of the later part of her life. Sorry to see the news that she passed away today of heart failure.

Things to do (and not do) in the market in Business JoeUser Forums

Interesting article here: Savers' plans make back recent losses (from Washington Times, originally via Associated Press) My quick summary: if you were not STUPID (or foolish, or whatever other word you wish to substitute in there) and didn't rush to SELL when the market was taking its nosedive, then you should be finding that your

Reply to Time and Life.... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]I'm so glad to read this. Not just for you, but also for my husband. If something happens to me, I want him to find someone to grow old with, someone to love him, take care of him, be a good mom to my kids. He gets mad when I tell him that though, so I stopped.[/quote] My wife used to ask me (typical question for married couples really) if I would wind up remarrying if something happened to her. I used to jokingly answer something to effect of "why would I want to

Would we have the strength? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Is strength the right word here? I honestly don't know, but perhaps others can respond once they read what I'm saying and can consider what words seem to fit. What I am asking about is whether we -- the citizens of the USA -- would have the strength to get through what the people of Japan are having to get through now? We like to think of ourselves as very resilient people, very strong people, people that can adapt and cope with just about anything, but can we really?

Time and Life.... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

No, not Time Life and their books and such, this is an article about Time and Life, or not having enough time to keep up with things as I might otherwise wish. Specifically coming here to JoeUser.com and writing articles as I used to do more frequently. While I had gotten back on the trend a bit in the last several months, the most recent months have seen me having little time to come over and write any articles. Admittedly, if there was something that really warranted an

RIP David Broder in Current Events JoeUser Forums

News reports (via USA Today and others) that reporter David Broder has passed away from complications of diabetes. Personally I think I could easily insert the word "respected" or words "well respected" in front of the word reporter in that sentence. Where Helen Thomas was a bitter, grumpy and hateful old bag, Broder was always, at least to me, respectful and in turn earned the respect he got. I'm sorry to see and/or hear of his passing but I respect the heck out of his