Monthly Archives: September 2012

Now I remember why I stopped doing this

By | September 30, 2012

That new server I’m building? Won’t boot. No POST, no beeps (and I had to drive all around town looking for a PC Speaker since for some reason Gigabyte doesn’t include an on-board speaker. WTF?) There are rumblings on the intertubes that even though Gigabyte says the CPU I bought is compatible with this motherboard,… Read More »

It’s like something from a crime drama

By | September 26, 2012

CSI:Rural TN. Yesterday, the big story around here was that 4 people died in a house fire. It was a couple in their 70s and their two grandchildren. In one of the stories I read, the sheriff said that it was difficult getting to one of the children’s bodies because he was special needs. They… Read More »

Brown Truck of Happiness!

By | September 26, 2012

I’ve gotten a couple of delivery notifications today. I think all my stuff is in for the new media server. Based on the comments to the last post, I’m guessing there is a desire for a write-up on how I actually put the thing together?

So… this happened.

By | September 26, 2012

I really meant to post this Monday (along with a review of the 5.11 tactical kilt), and… well… it didn’t happen.  I feel kind of pushed now that Uncle has posted about it.  Here‘s a copy of the story from a local news source. The reason I feel the need to say something is that… Read More »

random funny thought…

By | September 26, 2012

Alert the media!  A man just bought over 1500 rounds of ammo over his lunch break!*  Nothing good could come of this! *I needed more .22 ammo for the Project Appleseed shoot I’m going to next week, and I owe Wizard some ammo in trade of a brick of CCI .22lr Quiet.  It’s not my… Read More »

It’s always the gun’s fault

By | September 24, 2012

What do you do when your 17 year old son is killed during a drug deal in your own home? Blame the gun. By all accounts, the “good kid” was the dealer in that case. Also note the journalistic malpractice committed here. They mention a man who was killed in an attempted robbery on Saturday,… Read More »

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

By | September 23, 2012

So last night my wife comes in from “last call” with the dog and says that there’s a huge spider outside. She was right. Effer was HUGE. That’s a 12″ square paver, for scale. I got brave and went close enough to take this one: That abdomen is about the size of an acorn. When… Read More »