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  MY HELICOPTER RIDE
I guess I'll tell my experience with a helicopter ride. My first and last ride might I add.
I was working in a buffet in Laughlin Nevada. People came in there to gamble at the casino. I didn't approve of the place or what it did but I sure approved of the money I got in tips. I worked there for about nine months through one summer and winter. I hated it there. So hot. On Christmas day that year it was 75* and I cried like a big baby to go home to Missouri where... Read More

  ADVENTURE WITH A BAG OF POTTING SOIL

On Wednesday of this week I decided I needed to re pot some of my houseplants. I had a bag of potting soil in the carport so I brought it in. I was going to do it in the bathtub because it was so hot outside. First thing I noticed was the bag was wide open and I usually close them so it wont dry out. Then I noticed it was wet. I thought well darn how did this get wet in the carport. Still don't know how it happened but I think Don messed with... Read More

Just Because a Site Runs an Ad
Does Not Mean The Site Recommends the Product
Windows All Versions This week a flash advertisement on USA Today was hacked and spread all kinds of badware to all kinds of users, who, trusting USA Today assumed that the ad was something endorsed by USA Today. It was not. The point of this tip is not to scare you out of you wits or teach you never to click on an advertisement, but to again remind you to use common sense, keep your... Read More

Third-party Firewalls Run Amok
Windows XP and Windows Vista More lately than ever before are we receiving emails from frustrated folks who want to protect their computers but are so confused by all the conflicting advice they receive, they install more security programs on their computers than they need and end up with a computer that's out-of-control and nearly impossible to use. So, what's the point? If every time you try to download something, install something, or... Read More