Every three years I get a notice. It seems to be automatic. I must be an easy target. I have only served (been picked) on two cases. I just missed getting picked yesterday. It was to be a civil case, my first one if I had been selected. The others were criminal cases. I showed up at the Collin County, TX court house 45 minutes early at 7:45 AM. That’s not an early hour for...
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Around My Digital Office
I have been doing some writing here in Ramblin’ Dan but haven’t been sharing many pictures. I guess it is easier to write than take the photos. The fact is writing about things like computer file servers isn’t very photogenic. The beauty is how it works, not how it looks. I am adding a replacement for my old HP Scanjet IIc color scanner. I bought the Scanjet about 18 years ago. It still works just...
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I have had my 2.5 year old granddaughter here for a few days while her momma recovers from some surgery on her shoulder. It’s rather difficult for momma to be tracking after her two year old when one has a bum wing. This has induced me to watch more kid TV programming than I care to but any amount of torture is bearable for my granddaughter’s sake. I have become a bit enlightened how our...
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I used to enjoy learning new things by watching “educational” programs on the TV. Channel 13 was my all time favorite. With the advent of cable “pay TV” a lot more of this type of educational material became accessible. Many production companies became dedicated to producing real science and engineering learning programs. I was in intellectual heaven. However, I have become quite peeved. The entertainment factor has overcome good science. The History Channel is the...
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