I'm a smart "alec"...... But some of you may already know that.
I do not trust large organizations, this goes for churches, any other nonprofit, corporations, governments.
I'm a smart "alec"...... But some of you may already know that.
What!? I feel like this is new information.
Fibber!! I KNOW you know better!
You must be thinking of one of the other NSA agents who use this account.
Joel don’t worry small organizations can be just as corrupt, insensitive and self serving as big onesI do not trust large organizations, this goes for churches, any other nonprofit, corporations, governments.
I played catcher on my Army Unit baseball team for 3 seasons.
You might say that.You must be a scrambler! "Now where did I leave my knee?"
You might say that.
Got replaced as catcher, after some Medic plowed into me a couple of times.
Third time he did it for no reason, I cold cocked him.
He was out cold for about 15 or 20 minutes.
He got it.Good for you. Collisions at home plate do happen but deliberately crashing the catcher deserves some extra attention.
I love the smell of an older library. That musty old book smell. Going up to the dimly lit second floor where they crammed in the bookcases so there's little room to turn around. There's nothing more relaxing than rummaging through the old reference section to see what was "new" back then.
My youngest son built his own computer for one of his college classes.In the very early 1990's the Federal Correctional Institution I worked at had just purchased some new fancy 486SX computers and dot matrix printers to begin replacing typewriters. They needed someone to take some tech classes to learn how to set them up, use them and then train people on their use. Since I was the youngest employee at age 19 (transport officer) I was the only one who had ever touched a computer, so I was selected by default. They had me take a class at a local college on computer set up and hardware repair, another one on networking and one on the new and amazing Microsoft Windows 3.0 and then Windows 3.1. They covered all costs and even paid me my hourly rate while I was at school.
That one event in my life lead to a position within the facility that lasted 2 years, eventually got me a college degree (from the same college the BOP sent me too), and I learned enough basic PC hardware knowledge that I have never purchased a pre-made computer. I have always assembled my own from parts and then upgraded them until it was time to build a new one. I also used to build and sell computers, mostly to family and friends, with just enough profit margin built in to save them money and cover the cost of my PC's.
I played softball from 1977-2000 when the batter started to push me on second base I finally quit. I played first base and center field mostly first. I was a great ball player even if I say so myself.I played catcher on my Army Unit baseball team for 3 seasons.
Old cemeteries and old libraries are magnets for me. I can spend hours roaming around an old cemetery, looking at the headstones, and seeing what kind of stories I can get from so little information. The older cemeteries used to have a baby section. There are always several deaths around the time of the 1918 flu. One cemetery we visited a few days ago showed families lost several children right after birth. One family buried three of their babies once a year for three years. It was sad to see several of the babies weren't even named when they were buried.
I love the smell of an older library. That musty old book smell. Going up to the dimly lit second floor where they crammed in the bookcases so there's little room to turn around. There's nothing more relaxing than rummaging through the old reference section to see what was "new" back then.
Nothing like a good old musty book.I like the library too. I use to go check out arms full of history books studying ancient history for Bible study or just history of America ,etc, .
My first PC was an IBM PC Jr.
No hard drive just 2, 5 1/4" floppy disc, with a monochrome monitor.
The first PC I built was a 486, Windows 3.0, 8meg of RAM, multimedia upgrade with a 2 speed CD and 8 bit speakers, and a 15" color monitor.
All for the low, low price of $3200.
The RAM cost me $55 a megabit and the multimedia kit was another $500.
At the time it was the fastest thing available.
I couldn't bring myself to throw it away after it became obsolete.
My first computer was a Radio shack model 1... It came with a tape drive and 4 Mb of RAM. I upgraded it to a level 2 with 16 Mb memory and a numeric keypad."More memory than you will ever need" is what the salesman said. I later added the expansion interface for 48Mb, modem, printer, and two 180K floppy drives. That adventure began in 1978. When the IBM compatibles came out I had to relearn everything.
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