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With a threatening letter from my cable provider that they would begin charging me rent for my cable modem, I decided it was time to demand a new one and get my monies worth.
When the technician arrived, I learned I had no choice but to accept a
wireless gateway modem that refused to talk nice with my existing router. A factory reset and an hour later, I had the admin password
to the new modem, which is a surprisingly full featured router. DynamicDNS, port forwarding and DHCP reservations are all supported. If it was in a better location I might even use the wireless capability,
but I know it won't come close to my upstairs access point. Satisfied with the new modems router performance, my trusty Linksys E3000 wireless router is now on eBay awaiting it's new home, and I have one less network device to power.
An
exciting letter arived today from the IRS informing me I owe $3,130 in back taxes. While not quite a full audit, it's equally exciting in that
I now have to prove I was insolvent during my multi-house short-sale adventure of 2011. Hopefully I can gather the metric ton of paperwork I'm sure will be required to prove my innocence.
While technically Lilas' second visit to Cedar Point, this was her
first visit free from Lisas womb.
After some disagreement on where we would eat, I made a beeline to the kids rides and was pleasently surprised to find Lila was all about them.
Sadly, she was still too short for some rides, but she didn't seem to care. A visit to Snoopy on ice and another round of kids rides gave me a completely different Cedar Point experience than I normally
have. I usually avoid the kids areas entirely, so this visit was like a whole different park.
Watching Lila grin as she was whipped around on the rides, and having her excitedly ask to go again was quite possibly the best feeling in my life so far. Sadly, heavy rain forced us to leave before
we got to try all the kids rides, but the tilt-a-whirl had done a number on me (Lila did not appear to be affected at all) so it was probably for the best. Can't wait for the next visit!
Lila decided it was high time she saw her cousins, so a trip to
Pennsylvania was executed.
It began with a trip to the grandparents, then some badmitton and board games. A trip to a local deer park for animal adventures, and finally a viewing of Despicable Me 2.
With the
success of last years firework show, we decided to bring Lila to Henry Ford for this years celebration. Her history of
dislike for loud noises convinced us a difficult to exit public gathering would be the best option for her third exposure. Fortunately, there was a full hour of loud music leading up to the
main event, successfully damaging her eardrums and numbing her to the main event. We quickly discovered the location we picked to sit put a tree directly between us and the fireworks, so I grabbed Lila and ran to
an open section as soon as I could. The numbing effect quickly wore off, and we made a premature exit which easily saved us an hour of waiting in traffic.
With the Senator still high from his
Honda purchase, we were invited to attend a pork loin pool party as a guise to show off his new car. Knowing it was a trap, I demanded 120% garlic infusion from the pork loin which is physically impossible, but he promised it would be done. After several hours of explaining to Lila why Hondas are evil, and explaining that touching one would immediately vaporize her, we headed to the house for the celebration. I of course
camoflauged my Fusion so as not to confuse the neighbors. On arrival, we discovered it was in fact a new gazebo that was the main attraction, allowing me to keep my elephant gun safely in my trunk instead of aimed at an engine block. Lulled into a false sense of security thanks to the pork loin and multipurpose frog ball pit/pool/raft, the Honda conversation crept up on me and suddenly I was standing in front of the abomination. Irate at the trickery, and suspecting a more realistic 95% garlic infusion rate, I whisked my family away from the insult before more damage could be done.
My drive to work was delayed due to filming of the new Need for Speed movie. I complained about the delay and how it affected my productivity on the way to work, only to immediately leave my desk to
take photos of the whole thing on arrival. Later, we heard some tire squealing and were treated to this
drift hotness while secretly hoping the driver would crash spectacularly and make it more interesting. Finally, I created the
video that will make me rich in internet monies beyond my wildest dreams!
With
Senator Kelley not having worked downtown Detroit for several years, he was growing tiresome of the Ann Arbor hippies.
It was decided some training would be scheduled in Detroit, and he jumped on the opportunity to
visit.
Wonder and amazement greeted him at every turn. The pandhandlers and hipsters did not disappoint, it was the exact opposite of the Ann Arbor he had grown to know and love.
Sadly, his Craftmine boyfriend Marco was out, but he was able to enjoy his smell and sit in his seat. The nemesis was also given a surprise, and nervously endured the visit.
There was much debate on the topic of leading and fonting, but sadly no physical violence. Filled with the wonder of a coffee robot, the Senator returned to the safety of not Detroit, only
to dream of the adventures he had in the soon to be bankrupt metropolis.
After attending a
recent MI GANG meeting, I was inspired to become a successful mobile app developer. I was actually inspired several years ago when I
first got a Windows Phone, but inspiration quickly turned to laziness and a half-finished carpool app languished for months. Recharged with
motivation, a "Where's Joseph" and "Lunch Chooser" app quickly cranked out of my app factory and now sit in certification processing. My dream of being a "published app developer" has never been closer!
Just over a week since the
Xbox E3 bomb that set media outlets into rage mode, Xbox has
reversed course on the DRM plans for games. Gone are the 24 hour checks and instant own games, as well as the
family sharing and digital loaning plans. I'm sure digital copies will end up getting all these features, and physical disc copies will soon become extinct, but for now my thriving
eBay business of used games can continue into the next generation. Of course everyone is now upset the DRM features are gone, but I never paid much attention to the angry internet since my destiny mandates
participation in the Xbox One world.
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