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Incident 10-995, 25 Jul 2010, 21:40 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
This morning as I was proofreading some previous entries, I realized that I’ve been improperly captioning things for at least a week. It’s July, not June. Wishful thinking, perhaps.
I’m left wondering if no-one noticed, or if no-one told me. (Mrs. Mack505 says she didn’t notice.) They’re fixed now.
I’ve also added a [...]
Incident 10-938, 13 Jul 2010, 21:44 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
Darkness. Moonless blackness.
The normally cold LCD light is supplemented by dim orange incandescence from the kitchen windows. All is silent, but it’s not. The MacBook’s cooling fans whir softly in a futile 4000 RPM attempt to mitigate the thick July air. Rain patters peacefully outside the screen porch. A breeze passes through [...]
Incident 10-867, 18 Jun 2010, 07:32 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
So I upgraded to WordPress 3.0 this morning, and now all my new posts are titled ‘Auto Draft.’ Arrrrggh!
I thought it might be due to the older version of the theme that I was running, so I upgraded it. Unfortunately I accidentally deleted all my header images in the process. *sigh*
Please [...]
Incident 10-850, 17 Jun 2010, 09:05 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
Classic cars. A classic is something beyond old. It has to have some sort of appeal to distinguish it from being just another old heap. I’d like to think I own a classic.
I own what I’d like to believe is the World’s Only Dual Carb, Satellite-Navigated, iPod-Equipped 1974 VW Type 1 Beetle. [...]
Incident 10-795, 25 May 2010, 10:39 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
This guy keeps showing up in my Facebook ad bar. What does he have to do with educational grants? Does FB think I look like him, or that I want to become like him? Either way, it gets a FAIL.
Incident 10-730, 09 May 2010, 09:43 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
I am media’s worst nightmare.
It all started back around 1995 when I was commuting over an hour each way to work, five days a week. I’ve always hated ‘drive time’ radio. I have no use for juvenile hosts who play pranks on the unsuspecting public and each other while airing at most [...]
Incident 10-628, 14 Apr 2010, 23:25 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
A reader commented that it was good to see me offering ‘attaboys’ in addition to criticism. In that spirit, I have more praise.
This one is a little different. I recently needed an electrician at The Farm. I had no references, but I found an ad for a local electrician at another local [...]
Incident 10-622, 13 Apr 2010, 20:27 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
And she isn’t here!!
Last fall Mrs Mack505 installed a new phone line to serve her home office. Almost immediately we began receiving phone calls looking for Janice Foster. At least twice a day, every day, some person or computer calls for her. We’ve answered them all, and explained that she simply is [...]
Incident 10-608, 07 Apr 2010, 09:42 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
Kudos to the shift manager at my local Dunkin Donuts in Topsfield, MA. I forgot my wallet this morning; and he offered to put my usual on a tab, without my asking.
Call it good business, customer service, or simply feeding my addiction. The fact is he went above and beyond for [...]
Incident 10-561, 28 Mar 2010, 14:33 hrs. Mack505 commanding.
This week we received the registration renewal for Mrs. Mack505′s car. In the message box it says, “If this vehicle is newly acquired it must be inspected within 7 days.”
Say it with me now: RE-NEW-AL.
I’m glad to see all my taxes and fees are employing the Best and Brightest at the [...]
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Where necessary, names and indentifying details have been changed to protect the innocent, guilty, or those just involved. Or maybe it's all just ficiton. . .
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