Monthly Archives: April 2001

Guaranteed to bring ya down

Posted on April 30, 2001 by Marchbanks

The universal story I’m hearing is that nobody is hiring for anything at all, and run-of-the-mill support geeks are a dime a dozen. Continue reading →

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It’s progress of a sort

Posted on April 29, 2001 by Marchbanks

The BIOS is so old that it has no idea what to do with drives that size, so it’s reporting the drive as 530MB. Continue reading →

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Slightly more progress

Posted on April 28, 2001 by Marchbanks

Didn’t get the lawn mowed, but I did get both the sill cocks replaced, so they don’t spray, leak, and drizzle water all over creation, and clipped a small elm sapling back out of an antique rambler rose; I can’t … Continue reading →

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A-job hunting we go

Posted on April 26, 2001 by Marchbanks

He’s adopted the Project of finding me a new job as something of a personal cause. Continue reading →

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Sunk in the Slough of Despond again . . .

Posted on April 24, 2001 by Marchbanks

After a weekend that was a lot of fun, here I am back at home, still jobless, still taking care of a fussy baby, still out of anti-depressants, and feeling the Black Dog gnawing pretty hard on me. Friday evening … Continue reading →

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I’m going to Fort Worth in a few hours

Posted on April 20, 2001 by Marchbanks

. . . and that’s a Good Thing!

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Work smarter, not harder

Posted on April 18, 2001 by Marchbanks

Why I’m worried about finding somewhere sunny I can put the peppermint without having to worry about it taking over, or where and what to spade up for herbs, I don’t know, because the idea finally occurred to me:  POTS! Continue reading →

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Rain, rain

Posted on April 15, 2001 by Marchbanks

The man called out to me, “Is that one of the City’s rain barrels?” Continue reading →

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Mother of God and all the saints

Posted on April 14, 2001 by Marchbanks

I fell immediately in covet with an 1850 Chauncey Jerome 30-hour ogee mantel clock in simply fanTAStic shape. Continue reading →

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Therapy session

Posted on April 13, 2001 by Marchbanks

The Sissys play wildly funny, politically liberal, out-of-the-closet numbers mixed with emotion-baring ballads. Continue reading →

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