Supreme Court Judge John Paul Stevens announced today that he is retiring. President Obama stated that he wants to replace Judge Stevens with someone who has “an independent mind, a record of excellence and integrity, a fierce dedication to the rule of law and a keen understanding of how the law affects the daily lives …
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Recover Photos from Formatted Camera Cards
A friend of mine called me today because he accidentally formatted a camera card on which he had already stored about 300 pictures. He has since taken some new pictures and stored some them to it, so I think the chances of him recovering the other photos is significantly less now. However, I did find …
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Please breathe responsibly!
If any of you have a friend, relative or other loved one who insists on smoking while they are hooked up to oxygen, please pay attention to this. I found out today that a relative of mine lost her house and her husband a couple of days ago in a fire. Her husband had emphysema …
Transitioning Again
I’m a computer person from way back (1981 or so). I’ve done a lot of tech jobs in that time including help desk, desktop support, teaching and programming. My most current gig was as a contract developer (programmer) for a consulting company (Bucher + Christian), here in Indianapolis, Indiana. I worked at the Lilly Corporate …
Palm Pre
This is the first post from my new Palm Pre. It’s really cool!
Goodbye Friend
On Thursday, April 16 a friend of mine passed away at the age of 96. Her name was Helen M. Everitt. She and I used to work at the Scott County Public Library together in Scottsburg, Indiana when I was a page there. She was one of my favorite people with whom to work. She …
The Atom!
The subject of my first (non-introductory) post is one of my all-time favorite DC super-heroes, the Silver Age Atom! Ray Palmer was a physics professor at an Ivy League University (Ivy University) in New England. Ray discovered that a piece of white dwarf star was destined to impact the Earth near his home. Ray calculated …
Introduction
Welcome to the first posting of the Comic Book Curmudgeon blog. I’m a 40 something fellow who read and actively collected comic books in the 1970s and slightly into the 1980s. I mostly read DC comic book. I quit reading comics when DC had its “Crisis on Infinite Earths” storyline. I had invested a lot …
Not Gone
It has been over a year and a half since Rascal passed away. I think of him very often. He’s still with me in spirit. I have since adopted a new male cat, Scamp, who helps fill the void left by Rascal. While Scamp, in no way replaces Rascal, he is similar in many ways. …
My Political Choice
I’m not normally very “in-your-face” when it comes to discussing politics. I believe that the way a person votes in an election is a very personal thing and I’m not in favor of shoving my beliefs down anyone’s throats. Normally, I’m content to only discuss these things with people who wish to do so and …