Sat. Jan 21-- 2012.. Holy Cow , Fix My PC Now!!

No, that's not a cry for help, that's the name of the small company that a guy down in this area picked for his small business.  Jack is an older fellow relative to the average age of the kids that work on computers now. Don't remember exactly how old, but think he mentioned he was in service during the Vietnam  conflict or shortly afterward, Yea, another Old Fart! :-) Course I could have miss-remembered.

What is going on with my computer I should be able to correct myself.   And could have a few years ago.   Something or some program has fouled up my MS Office Word link. Every time I try to open a DOC file it gives me a notice and won't open it. BUT if I open Word first and then open the file, no problems.. Something is screwed..... I'll call Jack and bet he comes tomorrow .. ( wonder if I still got the install CD?   Naw, that'd be too friggin simple) .

Ummm, Just thought of something else I could get Jack to do for me.
Set up one of those fancy ass Remote controls that does everything from turning on the TV , then the amp, then switches to what ever input I tell it to. Eliminate the 5 remotes I got laying here now.  When you figer that just one remote ( Amplifier) had 25 buttons on it, and TV has 10 and VCR/DVD player has more than either, I can see that an all in one would make life simpler.
I had an all in one remote a few years ago that worked, BUT when I changed TV think it was, it never would load that remote setting.  It was one of the type that you aimed the two remotes at each other and stepped through a big ole long  rigmarole of button pushes. ( Shoot, if we set one up right I could lock and unlock the car from here even. LOL LOL  )

While we/I am enjoying this nice ending of winter weather here in Texas. Daughter and family up in Hood River OR are in a snow situation.  Sure glad I live in balmy Texas  (except when we get one of those ice storms like the year the super bowl was played at Texas Statium)


38.2 °F
Overcast   
Windchill:     35 °F
Humidity:     68%
Wind:     4.0 mph from the NNW
Wind Gust:     17.0 mph
Visibility:     7.0 miles
Dew Point:     29 °F
Pressure:     30.05 in (Rising)

Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northeast wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.


So, Wha's up for today you may ask.. Beats hell outta me!!  Think I'm getting seafood hungry so "may" head to LJS for a plate. Yea, I know, but it's the best of the lot that I have to choose from around here.


OH!! We all need to start bugging Dizzy Dick to post of a video  of his new RV ( Castle on Wheels )  He "said" he did some video of it with all of it opened up with the slides out  and the dance floor all lite up with the spinning disco ball . But seeing is believing huh?   :-)

Ok, mo coffee, but rest assured I'll be back after later.  C'ya

8AM plus some  . Breakfast outta the way , shoot, even got the dishwasher running.
Watching the news this morning while working on programs and surfing the net.
The local news about the Texas Rangers ( the ball club, NOT the state police agency)
anyway they are all hopped up about the new pitcher from Japan , Yu-Darvish.  My first question was, he don't speak English so how are they going to communicate with him on the field during a game. Not digging on him, just wondering.

And got a call back already from my fix-it-guy. He'll be by later ( before lunch) .  Gonna spend some time with him about any other issue I can think of between now and then.

dishwasher running, last cuppa working.  Guess the day is going to  work  out after all.  :-)

Bout NOON update. Got all ambitious and cleaned out a storage cabinet here by the table/office. Found a universal remote control!! Found a page online about it and remembered why I quit using it. PITA to attempt to program , you got to line up this one in direct line with the original and let it "learn" . Horse hockey!!!  Now I remember why I quit using it!!

So? Any of ya'll want it?  I'll mail it to you if you pay for the postage. Serious.

Think it's bout time for lunch,  what say ya?

Ran up and Checked mail and over to my Local store for lotto . Big notice on the door that Cass had died.  Found the short obit on line.
Harold D. "Cass" Casstevens (1924 - 2012)

Harold D. "Cass" Casstevens, 87, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Service: Pending. Harold was a longtime resident of Lillian and owner of Casstevens Cash and Carry in Lillian. Survivors: Wife, Sarah Casstevens; children, Sandra Carter, Joe Casstevens and Leigh Garrett.
Published in Star-Telegram on January 21, 2012

I did find out that services are Monday at the local Baptist church.
Cass was one of the most friendly, helpful, outgoing people I ever had the pleasure to meet.
Always willing to help out anyone who needed the help.

He'll be missed in this community for sure

Good Grief!! 6:30 PM?  Must be Vanna's on!  :-) 
Almost felt sorry for my fixit guy cause he had a hellua a time getting my issue fixed. It sounded like a simple fix. Make .doc files open with MS OFFICE ( NOT  MS WORKS ) .. BUT nope!! He cleaned registry,checked it for errors and pushed this and that ..  Finally after about two hours found the two lines in Windows registry that cured the issue.  WHEW.. I was just about to break out the hard liquor!!

But he's gone now and cats demanded supper and now it's my turn!!!  

Then COPS comes on Fox.. Always good for some laughs