Brain Broadcast – New Things To Curse At October 10, 2007
Posted by markdykeman in changes.Tags: blog directories, computers, peeves, printers, windows tips
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Today I’m trying to install and learn how to use two new aggravating things:
1) New printer – Lexmark X5470
2) MyBlogLog (which isn’t entirely new, but takes some getting used to)
In the case of aggravating thing #1, I was doing fine until I found out that I need a USB cable that I do not have. Blech.
In the case of aggravating thing #2, it’s not that bad, but I’m used to Blog Catalog so it’s another new interface to learn. However, MyBlogLog seems to be a larger community than BC, so there’s more opportunity to interact with other bloggers, so it’s probably worth the learning curve. But I still adore Blog Catalog and I’m not leaving!
Today, I wish to give thanks to the person who dreamed up the Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V shortcuts in Windows. You have made a lasting difference in my life and I owe you a debt of gratitude. You are right up there with the person who created Drag and Drop, right-click mouse functions, and that other visionary who created the Delete key. One million thank-yous!
Brain Broadcast – Tired August 3, 2007
Posted by markdykeman in career, changes, day person, jobs, life, night person.add a comment
Evening hits and my body slows down. This is probably the biggest difference in my life from when I was under 30 years old to today, when I’m a couple of years shy of 40.
I was never a party animal, at least not compared to a number of people that I know, but the night used to have a greater appeal than it does today. I used to have more energy and more of a desire to do things in the evening in previous years. A lot of things have changed.
1) I consistently wake up by 6 AM every stinking day. Five days of the week I get up around this time to start getting ready for work. The remaining two days of the week, my human alarm clocks (six year old boy, five year old girl) will normally make sure that I’m awake by that time.
2) I’ve been in the workforce for over sixteen years. I’ve been a manager for five and a half years. It really, really takes a lot of energy out of you. It’s not the volume of things that you plan to do, it’s the unplanned crap that sucks you dry.
3) With reference to the human alarm clocks in point 1… kids take a lot of time and energy out of you, too. Like, just about all of it…
Please don’t misunderstand. I’m not complaining about these things. At least not in this post. All I’m trying to say is that my life has changed immensely over the years such that I’m a day person and I do my thing during the day. I don’t have much left over at night. And that’s OK. It’s different, but it’s OK.
But I’m not up for clubbing or partying tonight. Or tomorrow night. Or the night after that. Or…
You get the idea. But if that’s your thing, go you! And have a cold one on me.
