Category Archives: Personal

Personal stuff about me.

The day the central air died

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Joel

So yeah, the central air conditioning appears to have heaved and died.  It’s been between 75-77 degrees in the house today, and it feels hot!.  Stuffy is more like it.  We last had the system serviced in 2006, but I’m … Continue reading →

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We got ourselves a BBQ grill

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Joel

Stupid BBQ grill. I don’t consider myself an expert, but I think I’m decent and sufficiently manly enough to put stuff together.  Maybe it’s from all those GI Joe toys during my formative years, who am I to say?  It … Continue reading →

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Flush me, Amadeus

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Joel

Hey, I’m not so bad at the home improvement / Mr. Fix-It tasks.  Let me give you the recap: A few months ago, I noticed a small leak in the upstairs guest / kids’ bathroom under the toilet coming from … Continue reading →

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A moment of silence for my Atlanta Bread Company

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Joel

Whether it be a vacation day, or more likely a working from home day, a secret pleasure of mine is to get lunch at our local Atlanta Bread Company. It’s a pretty nice place.  Excellent sandwiches and soups, nice clean … Continue reading →

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Good news – no interruptions of phone, internet, or TV!

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Joel

I may start one of those counters similar to those on construction sites recording how many days since the last workplace accident, except tracking outages. We’re officially at “2 days since our last Verizon outage.”  🙂 When the service is … Continue reading →

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Moving to new email accounts

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Joel

I sent out a message last week to family and friends that I was moving to new email accounts.  I’ve had my comcast email accounts for 9 years now, so it’s a bit of a change.  The bigger question was what … Continue reading →

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I seem to be annoyed with technology at the moment

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Joel

As  a technophile, it would be a strong statement to make that I seem to be annoyed with technology at the moment.  Why doesn’t it all just work? I’m experiencing continuing woes with my brand new Verizon FiOS service. I started cleaning … Continue reading →

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The lawnmower man strikes down Verizon

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Joel

Color me bitter and disenchanted. I’m going to recap my troubles with FiOS. On June 29th, FiOS installer shows up @ 1pm for an 8am-12pm install window. Junction box is filled with water, and fiber optic network switch of some … Continue reading →

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Mission Control, we have FiOS

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Joel

Well, we finally have FiOS at the house, not without a lack of trying. I think the honeymoon period is officially over. If you aren’t up to speed, the deal was that a new work crew would replace the main … Continue reading →

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Better luck tomorrow, Verizon

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Joel

Oye. My Verizon installer and his backup crew finally left a little after 9pm. We’re still noti n business yet. They have to replace a 1000-foot underground fiber optic cable, and after trying in the dark, finally gave up. A … Continue reading →

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