Category Archives: General

Augmenting cat reality

Posted on April 2, 2018 by T.Rob

If my wife’s experience is representative of cat owners, then the enjoyment of selecting, buying, and gifting of toys to one’s cats must be one of the great rewards of cat ownership. She buys on average a cat toy or … Continue reading →

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It was a good day

Posted on November 12, 2017 by T.Rob

On the scale of days, today was a good one for me. I saved the lives of an entire family, repaired part of a French drain in my yard, finally completed the replacement of a bathroom exhaust fan in the … Continue reading →

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And the Oscar goes to…

Posted on March 4, 2017 by T.Rob

We went to Bonefish Grill in Concord today and while ordering I mentioned to our waiter that we were running out of things on the menu we haven’t tried. There are a variety of glazes and salsas you can get … Continue reading →

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On the durability of ephemera

Posted on May 25, 2016 by T.Rob

If 30 years ago a merchant had told me “We’re sorry, your shopping cart no longer exists” it would have freaked me out. I don’t have a screen shot of the message I just received because it wasn’t until after … Continue reading →

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An ode to mediocrity

Posted on February 18, 2016 by T.Rob

Meanwhile over at Dead Penguin Society, DScott writes about The spork, the pressure cooker, and the back burner… and it got me thinking about sporks.  Not quite a spoon and not quite a fork, these are the utensil apparently designed … Continue reading →

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Google Male

Posted on February 13, 2016 by T.Rob

Tried Google Voice yet?  I use it as my primary business phone number and it’s an amazing service.  When a call comes in it simultaneously rings my cell phone, my desk phone, and any other phone I point it at.  … Continue reading →

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Suspending promises

Posted on February 6, 2016 by T.Rob

A reader contacted me recently to ask why they are seeing ads on the blog now.  It wasn’t that many posts ago I proudly proclaimed the site to be ad-free, after all.  I have, so I have been told, broken … Continue reading →

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Insider trading and Schrödinger’s Law of Toxicity Attraction

Posted on January 29, 2016 by T.Rob

I’m pretty sure it was Schrödinger who posited that the attractiveness to your cat of any food dropped on the floor is directly proportional to that food’s level of toxicity to your cat.  Our cats are all on special diets … Continue reading →

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The Red-Shift of IT History

Posted on September 11, 2015 by T.Rob

When in Middle School I discovered that “Allan-A-Dale has no faggots for burning” I became quite fascinated with how the meanings of words change over time.  I didn’t exactly become an etymologist, but I did make an effort to understand … Continue reading →

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Mis-pronouncing ethnic names

Posted on June 3, 2015 by T.Rob

I’m in Jersey City NJ again, at the NY/NJ MQ User Group giving a session on certificate management.  Nearby hotels are fairly expensive so last time I was here I tried an AirBnB and it didn’t go very well.  This … Continue reading →

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