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I think, in the long run, I like having a stack of unread books because it means I always have something to read. And pretty much every book in the stack is something from an author I know, and whose work I enjoy.
This is, in part, due to my irrational fear of one day running out of authors whose works I enjoy but haven't read yet. In my own brain, this is a very real possibility sometimes, especially as writer's get older, retire, and/or pass away.
And I know some people will say that there are always new writers coming around. That, however, is part of my problem. I have an inherent prejudice against younger writers (younger than me, anyway). Is that irrational? Yes. Do I care that other people find it irrational? F*~# no. I just find it easier to relate to, and not be annoyed by, the writings of people close to or above my own age.
Not to mention, today's youth are a bunch of punkass b+%*+es.
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So....We had this beeping noise upstairs. Finally locate it, and it's this white AT&T box sitting within a junction box in an upstairs closet. The modem is also in this closet, and ties in via wiring to ports in the junction box.
Anyway, the white box is beeping, and a light indicates it's the battery needing replacement. So I chat with an AT&T rep online about getting the battery fixed or replaced (since it's hard to connect over the phone on even the best of days), and she says "Oh, we don't sell that anymore, I'll send you a new modem, with instructions on how to install it yourself". After making sure I wouldn't be charged if their instructions weren't clear enough to do the install (because generic instructions cannot account for each individual tech's install shenanigans), I say ok.
So I get the new box, and it's just a new modem. It will, in no way, replace or repair the item that is actually causing the problem. That item - the white box) has a single, hard-wired line coming out of the back and going into the wall. I cannot, in any way, discern where (or if) it ties into the modem she sent me a replacement for.
So now I have a tech coming out to see (and hopefully resolve) the issue first hand, which is what I was going for in the first place.
On the plus side, that annoying beeping can be reset to not occur for 24 hours.
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I think the lesson is: Customer Service people who just answer phones and/or chat online should really stop trying everything they can to avoid sending a tech out, especially if they don't know what they're talking about. I'd say a good estimate is 9 times out of 10 that a problem doesn't get solved until someone comes out and actually stares it in the proverbial face.
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The boy woke me up at 1:30 this morning. He had a nightmare and didn't want to sleep in his room.
I knew what he wanted...to come sleep in the bed with the wife and I.
F%~& that shit. I made the little turd climb right back in his own damn bed. Of course, I did reassure him there was nothing to worry about, and that when he went back to sleep, he should decide to have a good dream.
Very sad to hear that Ringling Brothers Circus is going to close down after 146 years. I was hoping I might be able to get the kids to one last show, but it seems the remaining ones are all going to be in the Northeast and East Coast states.
Yeah I'm wondering if I should go just because it'll likely be the last time there will be a circus. At least in that configuration.
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Dropping the kids off at daycare today, I noticed a young lady standing by one of the teachers and crying. She was crying because the teacher was holding her baby, whom she was dropping off for the first time. I recall my wife acting the same way when we dropped the boy off for the first time ever, lo those many years ago. I think she cried on his first day of kindergarten as well.
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My boy was apparently given two Pokémon cards by one of his friends (who henceforth shall be known as "that little f+*%er") at school. So now I guess I'll have to get him some more cards (when he does something worthy of a reward or otherwise earns them). I suppose I'll also have to learn how to play, so I can teach him.
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I finally finished reading Reaper's Eye. Very entertaining story, with some interesting characters.
The editing was, however, piss poor. Lot's of words that seem to have not been removed when they should have been. I've seen it before in other PF products, but this was one of the most extensive occurrences.
I have loaded my kindle with Cthulhu anthologies since I'll be bus driving today. The light screen works well when stuck on a dark bus
Yeah I'm trying to buy books on it. I don't want to have another episode of 'lose my library'
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Some little rat bastard f%&@ hat with a death wish created a fake facebook account with my mom's profile information. Thankfully, the jacknut was stupid enough to use it to message my cousin about investments. My cousin then informed me about it. Didn't take long to find the fake account and report it.
Thankfully, it seems the facebook powers that be jumped right on that shit. Unfortunately, they cut me out of it and started communicating directly with my mother, who knows jack and shit about what to do. I love her, but she's not what we'd call technically literate.