I pity the fool who robs Crazy Fire. He’s lucky he didn’t get a beat-down from all the geeks who eat there.
I wouldn’t be surprised if his rap sheet mysteriously gained a few prior convictions.
January 4, 2009
Highlights of 2008: Politics
The MT.Net reader knows I’m a political junkie. Some say its incurable. The year 2008 offered many fixes for my habit.
First off, America (and North Carolina!) elected Barack Obama to be its next president. What a breath of fresh air he promises to be! While he did disappoint me last summer, he still was better than the alternatives. I said a year before the general election that he’d get my vote and he did.
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NC ESC web hammered again
Remember the trouble I had with filing my unemployment insurance claim? Tonight the N.C. ESC’s website is non-functional again.
Since I didn’t work last week (and won’t work this week as my start date has been moved back a week), I’m looking to spend my 30 seconds filling out the ESC’s five question form so I can get paid. Ain’t happening so far.
This is yet another troubling sign for North Carolina’s economy.
Here’s the error message I get (when I get an error message):
CICS.XFAPIN.1 error ‘800a0837’
(2103) The connect request failed. IP Address: 207.192.50.90, Port: 3020, Error description: Connection timed out
/include/login/gLoginCode.asp, line 74
Update 5 Jan 12:30 PM: WRAL has an update. Seems “too many people” were accessing the site. Also, I just successfully filed my claim. Looks like the site is still being hammered, though.
Paper towel dispensers
Having been on the road for a bit lately, I’ve seen my share of public restrooms. I’ve wondered why people have an aversion to touching paper towel dispensers. Its gotten to be such a concern that dispenser companies are creating ads around their products.
Its the people who don’t touch the towel dispenser that bother me. They’re the ones who aren’t washing their hands. Anyone who reaches for a paper towel likely already has clean hands.