Diary of a Network Geek

for the New Year.

Okay, so I’ve made a few changes to the blog here. First off, you should notice a few changes to the categories. I’ll let you, Faithful Readers, figure out which was what all on your own. Hey, that’s half the fun, right?
So, why the changes? Well, I’ve been reading a lot of blogs lately and, based on that, decided that I needed jazzier, more “fun” category titles. So, in the blink of an electron gun, I have new category titles. I’ll leave it to you to decide if they’re more fun.
Also, I’ve added one: Advice from your Uncle Jim. (That’s me, BTW. My name is Jim, in case you hadn’t caught that already.) Every once in a while, I have some generic advice that I think you might be able to use, like, “When in doubt, talk to your lawyer” and “Don’t cheat on your taxes. The IRS likes to fine idiots who do that and get caught”, and I like to share that with you. So, new categories for the new year.

It’s gonna’ be a bigun’!

Advice from your Uncle Jim:
"A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is bone to the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog."
   --Jack London

I got this from an old list I’m on.

Over the years, I’ve subscribed to a whole lot of e-mail lists and I often don’t always get unsubscribed. So, when I’m done with them, I send their contents right to the trash without reading them, thanks to Mozilla’s rules. Well, I’ve been reading a lot of my e-mail on the web lately, for a number of reasons, and I came across this little piece of wisdom. Read it, and cherish it…

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.

You see… in the final analysis,
it is between you and your own Conscience
It is never between you and them anyway.

Have a good year.

Advice from your Uncle Jim:
"If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed."
   --Kate Halverson