If you haven’t heard about it all over the news recently, Menu Foods, a major manufacturer of pet food, has recalled some 60 million containers of wet pet food after reports of kidney failure and deaths. You may or may not remember back just over 2 months ago, Monty had a little health scare which [...]

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Dear winter, Once again you cant make up your mind; 3″ of snow last night, and now they are calling for 45-50F by the weekend. I can’t take the on-again-off-again-general-hospital relationship. It’s over. Deal with it.

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I had to deal with an issue yesterday of how to get a very computer illiterate person in my workplace setup to be able to FTP files to another company who is doing work for us. While I would not normally recommend anyone to use the built-in FTP functionality of Internet Explorer, at the time [...]

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Over the past 2 weeks or so since the official long awaited (read: massively delayed) launch of Microsoft’s new flagship OS, Windows Vista, I’ve noticed an influx of questions at work regarding the “should I upgrade” question. To save time & effort here is the short answer: don’t do it. The only “wow” that “starts [...]

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After spending the past week or so dealing with a car that a) even in 2nd gear has issues getting moving when there is even a hint of moisture on the road, and b) generally has the handling characteristics of a brick, I decided to pull out the ‘ol credit card to replace the bald [...]

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I can really tell I’m getting old. I used to be able to go out during the week and not worry about having a few drinks or missing my bedtime for a few hours. Not so much anymore… Christa and I met up with “the girls” last night for some drinks at Gusoline Alley in [...]

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As a public service for those of you driving in a car and are unsure of how a 4 way stop works, I have posted the accepted method to navigate this type of intersection. At a four way stop (or three way stop) every vehicle must come to a complete halt before proceeding one at [...]

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From CNN.com this morning: As the five-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, nearly three-fourths of those responding to a CNN poll said they believe Osama bin Laden is planning another significant attack against the United States. It must be mid-term election time! Let the fear mongering begin….

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I’m pissed. Exactly 1 week ago today I spent $400 to have my check engine light diagnosed at the Suburban group Hyundai dealership in Troy. This was $140 in 2 sensors (oxygen & coolant temperature) and $250 in labour. In addition they came up with about $600 worth of extra repairs which “really needed to [...]

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I dont know what company gave my work phone out when i registered, but I have gotten 6 calls about being selected for a free trip or 500$ shopping spree in the past week. all have included the same thick indian accent, rude forceful “phone rep”, and rediculous premise (free anything these days? seriously!). how [...]

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