Dr Wingnut

Author: Dr Wingnut

  • Donating those old PCs

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    You can call it any number of things: “equipment lifecycle”, “asset turnover” or even just “Hey, get rid of the crappy old thing already.”  But the upshot is the same, clearing desk and rack space of old equipment to make room for sparkling new hardware … Fortunately, there are more places to put that old…

  • Metaphor

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    Without metaphor the handling of general concepts such as culture and civilization becomes impossible.Johan Huizinga

  • Happy Anniversary to the Big Easy

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    There are four stages of denial:It won’t happen.If it does happen, it won’t happen to me.If it does happen to me, it won’t be that bad.If it happens to me and it’s bad, there’s nothing I can do to stop it anyway.Erick Holdeman, director of emergency managmement for Seattle’s King County, in Time, Katrina: One…

  • Metaphor

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    A good metaphor is something even the police should keep an eye on.G.C. Lichtenberg

  • Too cute

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    A six-year-old boy told his father he wanted to marry the little girl across the street.  The father, being modern and well-schooled in handling children, hid his smile behind his hand.“That’s a serious step,” he said.  “Have you thought it out completely?”“Yes,” his young son answered.  “We can spend one week in my room and…

  • Patience

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    All things pass… Patience attains all that it strives for.St. Teresa of Avila

  • Doing well

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    Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical.  A few days later the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.A couple of days later the doctor spoke to Morris and said, “You’re really doing great, aren’t you?”Morris replied, “Just doing what you…