Paladin Roaming http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/ Paladin's daily comments en-us 2008-11-15T19:59:27-08:00 Fire Season http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002663.html We sometimes tell people that Southern California has two seasons -- Fire and Mudslide. We're in the middle of the Fire Season. Big one in the news is 90 miles away from my home: Even so, when I out riding... Personal Paladin 2008-11-15T19:59:27-08:00 Surfing at the Dealership http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002662.html FINALLY!!! The L.A. Car Guy finally got the WiFi up and working at Pacific Volkeswagen; now I can connect wirelessly while waiting for them to service Wendy's Beetles.... Personal Paladin 2008-11-15T08:45:09-08:00 KickProofin' http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002660.html Ref: http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002631.html It went easier than expected. The small hole back center is big enough to slip a jack through, so I did not have to take the jacks apart and re-terminate. Just unsnap, reroute the cable through the bottom,... Daily Grind Paladin 2008-11-09T19:22:27-08:00 Carry More http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002658.html Occasionally I've had to take two trips to the store 'cause I couldn't carry everything in a single trip. Solution: more carry capacity. Found a plastic crate in the trash at work, cut a couple of pieces from the bottom... Personal Paladin 2008-11-09T18:52:17-08:00 Verified Printing http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002654.html Yesterday I moved a printer from one building to another, which required a change of TCP/IP address to match. Not a problem. I plug it in at the new location, it pulls an address from the DHCP server, I go... Daily Grind Paladin 2008-10-31T16:04:51-08:00 New Front Door http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002653.html It has been a long time coming, mainly 'cause I was unsure of my ability to do it acceptably. Did the Patio Room and the back door of the garage and had to adjust the door after the fact... Personal Paladin 2008-10-26T14:27:27-08:00 Slightly insane http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002651.html Going on another bike trip next year, would be nice to have better than the 150 mile range of the stock tank. So.... Took the 99 cent tank I picked up and made my cuts. First around the speedometer well,... Personal Paladin 2008-10-24T17:38:33-08:00 Bad Business http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002650.html Good businesses have all the work they need from repeat customers and word of mouth. They do not need to keep putting junk on your door trying to find suckers. This is my list of businesses that have disturbed me... Personal Paladin 2008-10-23T09:59:57-08:00 Virtual Group Ride http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002648.html Since Savage Riders are so few and far between, we ride together virtually. This Sunday we went for a ride to take pictures of the Fall Foliage: While we DO have some trees who's leaves change color and fall in... Paladin 2008-10-19T16:52:32-08:00 Orange County Rack Job http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002640.html The O.C. crew felt I didn't know what I was doing -- they ripped my work apart, ignored my plans, built the Call Center THEIR WAY. They're gone, I have to maintain the mess they left. The Content Engine... Daily Grind Paladin 2008-10-06T19:04:03-08:00 Banking Woes http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002638.html On one of my forums someone mentioned the $700 Billion Bail Out and I did the math for them. Basically Bush's banking buddies made bad decisions and lost a pile of money. Rather than take the hit for their stupidity... Paladin 2008-10-02T16:15:52-08:00 Help, sheesh!!! http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002631.html Well, the call center has moved -- now I get to correct the installation. "No time to do the job right, lots of time to do it over." The leased building has most of the second floor fed from the... Daily Grind Paladin 2008-09-18T13:45:47-08:00 Aquarium of the Pacific http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002629.html September 16th was Senior's day, free admission to anyone over 50. And they didn't even ask for proof of age! Naturally I couldn't pass up such a bargain. Unfortunately, there were a bunch of old cheapskates there, making it very... Personal Paladin 2008-09-17T10:47:59-08:00 Salt Lake Upgrade http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002628.html "Government is expanding to meet the needs of an expanding government." The Phone Company, on the other hand, expands to meet real needs. The outside techs carry laptops around to get their workload and test and such. Thus they need... Daily Grind Paladin 2008-09-11T19:24:21-08:00 Subsitute doormat http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002627.html Arrgh! The things I do for my Brother. He's up in Seatle visiting mum for her 84th birthday. I can't afford to fly up and someone needs to tend to his cats so I get to stop by daily, pick... Kats and Kids Paladin 2008-09-09T18:04:10-08:00