Obnoxious Opinions of One Ornery Oaf

Help Plant 100,000 Trees

Before there was a forest, there was a tree. Before the tree, there was a seed. And, before the seed could grow, it needed the right climate and care to reach great heights. If you are a parent,a volunteer, BSA staff member, or Scouting supporter, you have helped to sow a seed of greatness in [...]

Alabama SEC Champs Gear Available

One of my suppliers has Alabama SEC Champions gear ready for purchase. They have all kinds of merchandise from t-shirts to license plates celebrating the Crimson Tide’s SEC Championship win. They also have a full line of Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Texas Longhorns 2010 BCS National Championship Bound Dueling Helmets logo gear. Get your orders [...]

Alabama 32 Florida 13

“The Crimson Tide delivered a decisive victory over the number 1 ranked Gators just a few minutes ago, making Alabama the 2009 Southeastern Conference Champions. The reporters are still interviewing the players and coaches. The confetti has not settled to the ground, but already everyone is looking toward the National Championship game. Alabama turned in [...]

How To Stop SPAM

As a computer consultant, people are always asking me how to cut down on the number of spam email messages they get. I have seen cases where clients were receiving hundreds of unsolicited messages every day. That makes it very hard sometimes to get anything productive done. As I get a chance, I will post [...]

Bounce This Along!

The US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow-jackets away. Use them all the time when playing baseball and soccer. I use it when I am working outside. It really works. The insects just veer around you. All this [...]

Tearing Down the House

This is a special post just for friends and family. They tore down the house yesterday. It sat empty for way too long and it was time to get rid of it before it became a hazard. I intended to get some better footage, but I left the good camera in Mama’s car so I [...]

Customer Service Nightmare at 1and1 Web Hosting

Anyone who spends any time with me knows that I am a customer service freak. I believe that if I am going to spend my hard earned money with you, you should treat me like you actually want my business. I always try to give my clients more than they pay for, because I believe [...]

Avoid Identity Theft

I get a lot of questions about online identity theft. Many people are afraid to shop online for fear of getting robbed. A lot of people think that it is dangerous to enter your credit card information into a website. They are afraid some unscrupulous hacker is sitting there watching their every move. The truth [...]

Thank Our Troops – Quick and Easy

It does not matter if you support the war or not, everyone supports the men and women serving over there. XEROX has given us a very easy way to say thanks this holiday season. Just use the widget below to send a thank you card. This is not an electronic card. XEROX is actually going [...]

Financial Crisis Solution

I received this anecdote in an email from one of my friends. I love it and wanted to share it, so here it is. A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the United States looked like, he tore a sheet out [...]