A time to rest

Amazing what a weekend away will do for one's blood pressure. Had a tremendous time resting and catching up with old friends. Now it's back to the doctor and possibly some needed and deserved rest. I still have a week's vacation left over from last year. Time to use a few days. Stress level will go down by just accomplishing a few things that have been put off for months. This going to work, sleeping, going to work, sleeping makes Dock a dull boy.

Everyone stay active and happy!

"Gladness of heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days."
-Ecclesiastes

Saturday mornin' stuff

GOOGLE ALERT: Did you know that you can go to Google and type in define followed by a word of your choice and it will give you the definition? Is that cool or what?!?! The Web Definition will be at the very top. Don't know about Google? Make sure they've stabilized your electrolytes before you get out of bed after that long coma. Google rocks!

Thank you Kim from Tupelo for the nice supportive email. Neat to know other people are watching and researching John Kerry. C'mon folks, doesn't this guy look like his last name is really Capone or Gotti?

I actually have friends that are democrats, but they lean conservative. As said before, if you are a liberal you have absolutely NO business being here reading anything. Hopefully, voters will look at the political records of both candidates and make the right decision. President Bush is not perfect, but his policy is solid.

Remember, this is NOT a forum. My opinions are exactly that. Mine. I don't care to know about your liberal whinings. Go hang out with Hilary, Bill, ACLU, RIAA, Satan, Rosie, Moe-donna and all others trying to destroy our freedom. We have enough barnyard material in here without lapsing into utterly ridiculous.

Got to check on build progress of latest media PC. BP is now 158 over 97, a really good thing. Chill and stay casual this weekend.

"A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate."
-Eric Idle

U no open attachments in OE? Lookee here!

Sarah emailed with a problem opening attachments in Outlook Express. Here's a possible answer:

Open Outlook Express. Go to Tools (at the very top, 2nd line 4th word over just under the page title bar) left click and open, then click on Options. In Options click on the Security tab and under virus protection unclick "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus."

Microsoft, in a big brotherly fashion of sorts, is trying to protect us. The problem is that Outlook Express seems to indentify ALL attachments as potential virii. Ahhh, what would would we do without Bill looking out for us? LOL. This question, the one about opening attachments, pops up quite a bit.

If you follow this procedure and become infected don't whine around here. Have you updated your virus definitions in your antivirus program today? No? Then do it!! Now!!!

My cable modem is possessed. It knows that I want it to leave and is fighting the exorcism. Not only has the telco upload slowed, now it disconnects at most inopportune times. I know the mighty Vista Express crew will use great diligence and relieve me of this problem when two-way becomes available (is that some techno sucking up or what?!) It'll be like Christmas in Spring at the beach house!

Have to arise early. Working on a media machine that's to be integrated into a THX home theater. It will be delivered tomorrow. Later gator, other reptiles n mammals!

"Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window."
-Steve Wozniak (interesting, coming from a co-founder of Apple)

Wouldn't FDR be proud?

The election is heating up. John 'I spent 4 whole months in Vietnam' Kerry called the Bush administration, "a lying bunch of crooks, the worst I've ever seen." He thought his microphone was turned off. This is from a man that looks like he has just walked off the set of The Sopranos. If you want the truth, look at Kerry's voting record down through the years. It's everywhere on the internet. Since Mr. Kerry called my President a lying crook, then I'll call him what he is; a bumbling, self-centered, no show liberal asshole. Don't like it? Go find a Hilary "we are the President' Clinton fan page. No need coming back here. Kerry, you owe the world an apology. Don't tread on the President of the United States of America.

Now I must go take my new high blood pressure medicine. Have a happy and productive Thursday.

"If pride of character be of worth at any time, it is when it disarms the efforts of malice."
-Thomas Jefferson (one of my favorite quotes!)

A bit worried

Malignant hypertension, "a particularly severe form of high blood pressure, is a hypertensive emergency. Blood pressure is at least 210/120 mm Hg. It occurs in only about 1 of 200 people who have high blood pressure. However, it is several times more common among blacks than among whites, among men than among women, and among people in lower socioeconomic groups than among those in higher socioeconomic groups. Unlike a hypertensive urgency, malignant hypertension may produce a variety of severe symptoms. If untreated, malignant hypertension usually leads to death in 3 to 6 months."

If you had such a problem and read the above paragraph, would you be concerned? I am. Mine was exactly 210 over 120 two days ago. I am now taking medication to correct this problem. It's my own fault. I should have been to the doctor before now. Making appointments and then cancelling is a thing of the past. Damn somebody else's petty reasons for not going, my life is in jeopardy. I am regrouping, rethinking, realigning, reacting. Let me tell you brothers and sisters in the words of Little Feat - "ain't had enough fun."

"Try to find your deepest issue in every confusion, and abide by that."
-D. H. Lawrence, Selected Essays

My shortest post

High blood pressure is running amok. Bear with me for a few days.

853 is the number of The Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams: A play and an old black and white movie with a slim, young Marlon Brando screaming 'Stella, Stella'.

"Anyone can face a crisis, it's the day to day living that will kill you."
-Chekov

Doin' the defense shuffle (and some whining)

If you are using a telco modem that uploads at slower than 24k forget downloading the service pack 4 windows update for windows 2000. It won't work. I've tried this several times and usually end up unhooking the PC and taking it somewhere that has DSL or COMCAST. Then it will update like a charm. Sitting here at 4:30am on purpose because I think traffic will be minimal and watching this thing sign on at anywhere from 16.8 to 21.6 after numerous attempts is frustrating. No use complaining really. I've put my faith in my internet service provider so I'll make an effort to stop whining about it. C'mon two-way!

Chris, from Memphis, sent an email inquiring about Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D. He wants to know, "Why both?" While it's true that Ad-Aware does pick up most all spyware/adware/dungware Spybot S&D does something that strikes me as really important. It lets me know how many times resident applications present a call to upload to the internet. Watch the results of a scan and it may amaze you at all the different things wanting to 'report in'. Microsoft has a number of applications that constantly want to talk to something over the internet as do others. Hey, I don't care what Mr. Gates knows about me, but damn it all, ask my permission!! The XP machine goes really nuts reporting in. Can we say authentication code jitters? Wish Bill Gates had never met Darth Jobs!

I constantly monitor outgoing with ZoneAlarm, the free version. It takes a while to train this program and some people become frustrated with it. Believe me, bear with it and learn to use it. It's a good defense. The Addams Family would be proud of this paragraph.

Well Monday started early. Frustration has the stress level up so I can save money on coffee this morning, LOL. Patience is truly a virtue. Does anyone know the significance of the number 853? It has to do with a writer born in Columbus, Mississippi. Let me know...

"Evil begets evil. Shooting it only makes it stronger."
-Father Cornelius, The Fifth Element

Rude n crude stuff that needs attention

Here's the map of those states fighting to tax you online. The coon asses and bamites are neighbors that are being confronted with this issue. Mississippi is not part of it and our neighbor to the north, Tennessee, is in the clear as well. Why do we have to contend with such drivel?

Just like the damnable people at the RIAA Temple of Doom. I really thought we stomped out goosestepping in World War II. Everyday seems to bring some new malady that seizes our rights online. As Netizens we must become aggressive and eliminate the bullies and mafiosos. The RIAA is nothing more than a pack of thugs raping the music industry and the public. They are fighting for existence to continue their extortion practices. They are taking away your freedom and you sit doing nothing! A pox and plague on all of them. Go to These are important issues. Before long you will be watched by Big Brother ALL the time. Do away with these horrible people. Put a stop to it! Contact your congressmen. Express yourself!

Today's youth should learn manners. Being hateful is just stupid. Recently I had a young female confront me about something asinine. She was out of place and clueless. She's from way way north of Corinth has no manners and probably no scruples as well. I decided to be passive and not call her a dumbass gutter slut. Besides, I've never had much success arguing with a banshee or a shrew. She's in her own world and hasn't even offered an apology. If I am impolite to someone then I apologize and genuinely seek forgiveness. This person has no character and will suffer her rash, hateful ways eventually. Not my place to worry with her, God will take care of it. There, that's off my mind.

"I pity the illmannered fool that gets in my face!"
-Mr. T, The A-Team

Important FREE links and weather ramblings

AVG Anti-virus, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Ad-Aware are important and FREE. They are permanently listed in the links column, but you can click on the words in this paragraph and be directed to the appropriate site. Setting up these programs for maximum protection may be tricky and I will gladly answer any email or comments. Nice thing is that after the initial setup they only have to be updated and run to do their job. If you like these utilities and can afford it, upgrade and donate!

VistaIIIMedia has changed their web site and it is much, much, much better! Anyone in the immediate area should consider their cable service and internet service. Saltillo residents are only a few weeks away from being two way concerning cablemodem. In the past I've been disgusted with upload speed, but these folks are making a good effort and very helpful with problems. They respond very quickly if you are having issues. Besides, they are polite and that's rare. A link is posted.

Stormed across Saltillo last night. We had all kind of warnings, tornado, flood, flash flood, thunderstorms. The neighborhood gravitates towards the stormhouse during such periods and I purposely leave the door unlocked. Am sure the insurance agent and lawyer would disapprove, but if it grants my neighbors solace then far be it from me to deny such. I go in it every few months to check the cleanliness, but don't bother during inclimate weather. Don't get me wrong if I see a tornado coming my butt will make a dive for it. Storms don't bother me that much. Just a 'rider'.

Should be a great day; clear, temps in high 60s (that's F no clue as to C) and humidity low and steady. After the massive rain during the night the ground will be soaked, but still a great day to bask in the sun. Only have to work outside of the shop for about 4 or 5 hours this weekend. It will be muddy, a new home construction site. Used to be fun when others didn't work 7 days a week, but now we all seem to bang into each other. At least I have the supplementary income.

Everyone have a good weekend. Get outside if possible. Catch some rays.

"Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet."
-Roger Miller

Please pay attention to the second paragraph

Can't wait for the internet connection to become two way. This telco modem is the pits. VistaIIIMedia delivers a beautiful picture and is very responsive to any calls. I've discussed the problem with them and must exercise patience. I hope they tell me to throw this thing away when changing out. I will take it out and .223 it to its deserved death.

AVG, Ad-Aware, Spysweeper, Spybot Search & Destroy all have updates available. If you are not updating on a daily basis then you are placing your personal confuser in jeopardy. Symantec (Norton's), Sophos, Trend Mirco (P-cillin) and the rest have updates too. Using McAfee? May the Good Lord help you find knowledge. It still amazes me at the number of people that don't do Windows Updates, or use spyware protection. Tell you what, just leave that garbage on there. Your machine will slow to a crawl because of all the popups and resident evil. Spam will run amok. If you are not running antivirus protection and updating on a regular basis please leave and don't come back. Get yo' head outta there and use it! Update! Update!

"To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil."
-Pearl Bailey, Talking to Myself

Sleepless in Saltillo and old Incredifind news

It's 1:30am and I just finished a post here only to be dropped by my damned telco cable modem. It's gone; into cyberspace never to return. Well, it's late and I am not going to post all those links again. Must pray for patience because I just know the VistaIIIMedia folks are good people and will get us asynchronous soon.

If you will check the archives, last week in February, 2004, several posts are about removing Incredifind. There's even a search engine that's related to spyware in one entry. I understand that the manual removal can be difficult, but I didn't put this garbage on your machine. To the well mannered folks that email and say thanks let me just say that I am glad to help. Seems someone would use the comments.

Back to bed. Have a tremendous Thursday.

"Now we know ... It's Bush vs. Kerry. Please remember the rules of this campaign. You can criticize Bush because he only served in the National Guard. You cannot criticize Kerry because he served four months in Vietnam. OK ... Let's get it on!"
-Neal Boortz

The patio table umbrella is unfurled!

Not a lot of news to post. Just changing some things. I put comments on the page so everyone can instantly respond. Want to know if these colors are better, etc. The header is more reflective of the beach house spirit; laid back, kick your shoes off, have a refreshing beverage, cook some animal on the grill, listen to music, sleep in the hammock and at night, look at the stars. Click on comments fill in the name block and tell me what you think.

"One particular harbor, sheltered from the storm..."
-Jimmy Buffett

Glance up at the Title!

Trying to use a really kewl title header that Chyna Moon put together for me. The page will change over the next few days, so please bear with me. Trying to make things mo' casual. If you want to see really good work, visit her page. Link is posted.

"Laughter can be heard farther than weeping."
-Jason Kuller's Mother, Mildred

One ring to rule them all. . .

Eleven. A clean sweep. Tied the all time record with Titanic and Ben Hur. Lord of the Rings III aka The Return of the King rocked the house last night at the Academy Awards ceremony. About time. The scope of this project is absolutely awesome. Peter Jackson's attention to detail and love of this book have produced a true masterpiece. And the most phenomenal thing about all this? These movies are based on a book (or books, take your pick) about friendship. I find that uplifting.

Nice easy evening, napping and watching the TV broadcast. Wish Johnny Depp would have beat Sean Gooberhead Penn. As a matter of fact this was the only major acting award that was different from the SAG awards. Bed was calling and almost gave in, but glad that I saw LOTR, ROTK win best motion picture.

It's a new month, new week, new day. Everyone have a better than expected Monday.

"There never was much hope, only a fool's hope."
-Mithrandir

It's officially Leap day...wish spyware jerks would leap off the planet

Kephyr offers yet another manual removal of the Incredifind dungware. Windows Support Center has a section dedicated to fighting spyware called The Parasite Fight. SimplytheBest offers insight and help with malware.

I've spent time with Google and found many sights that pertain to spyware/adware. BTW, the Frogs on the Google title are cool (today is February 29th). There are many people that feel strongly about this invasion of privacy. Contact your members of Congress and raise holy hell. In the meantime download and install both Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware. There are links posted for both and even a button for Spybot. Just click and go make these two programs part of your defense. Be sure and update both immediately and use the immunize funtion in Spybot S & D. Also on the same page, check the three boxes at the bottom (be sure you are in advanced mode) that prevent malware from taking over your browser, etc. Just read the tutorial and everything will install fine. Ad-Aware? Use the default settings.

"In all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate that fear."
-John C. Dvorak

Incredifind and/or dungware removal

For those still having problems with Incredifind, please understand that the Pest Patrol link is manual removal only. There is no magic removal tool. Scroll to the very bottom of the page and follow the directions. It works.

Search Spyware-Guide.com

Or try using this search box to see if you can glean further information. I may post this as a permalink after some research. Please be very careful about spyware removal tools. Some so called removal tools are actually spyware! Please read today's post over at Southernphried about legislators getting involved in the death of spyware/adware. I really hate this bullsh--, don't you?

"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
-Albert Einstein

Spyware/adware sucks

Adaware, a great program that fights spyware/adware and is a free download, has been updating on almost a daily basis for several weeks now. If you don't update this program you will be flooded by nasties watching your every movement and reporting to slime so they can make your life miserable with popups, spam and God knows what else. Incorporate some type of prevention in your daily regimen of protection. Links are posted.

It's late. Going to crash now. Have great dreams.

"Remember, we're all in this together."
-Red Green

Google, MyDoom.F removal tools, laundry and King Cake

Wired has a really good post about things Google. This is a well written comprehensive look at the best search engine on the planet. It's nice that Yahoo is making strides in this area, but Google is the place to go for an intense search. Besides, I trust Google. Popups and spam seem to hover around Yahoo, yet they have made great strides with spam. If you are using their mail and still getting loads of spam, slow down. sign in and redo your settings.

MyDoom.F is running amok. One big difference between "F" and earlier versions - this one deletes files from your hard drive!!! Symantec has a removal tool as does Sophos. If you haven't updated your virus scan in the last 24 hours stop reading this and go do it now!! Then, run a scan!! Remember, this version deletes files from your hard drive. Heads up people; if you update your virus definitions and run a virus scan daily then the need for removal tools disappears.

Must finish this phase of laundry. Yes Rhonda, I separated the whites and used bleach (everyone needs a Laundry Witch). Verdana and Uncle Snake, the King Cake was awesome and I found the baby, LOL. For those good souls interested AVG, Adaware and Spy Sweeper posted new updates earlier today.

"Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months."
-Clifford Stoll

FAT TUESDAY ROCKS!

It's raining in New Orleans and at the beach house. It'll subside here later today, but looks like the 'Big Easy' will get even more rain. Can't wait to get the King Cake my daughter that lives in Louisiana had shipped yesterday. Everyone will have on beads today and that will be fun. Be neat to have Mardi Gras as a holiday. This time next year the SouthernPhried Krewe will be ready to par-tee down! LOL

Peace out and be casual today.

"It is hereby decreed that melancholy be put to route, and joy unconfined seize our subjects, young and old of all genders and degrees...that the spirit of make-believe descend upon the realm and banish from the land the dull and the humdrum and the commonplace of daily existence."
-public proclamation, Morgan L. Whitney, King of Carnival (Rex),1967

Liberal feeding frenzy...they're eating Clint Eastwood!!!

Screen Actors Guild Award show was last night. '57 channels and nothin on' kinda night so I left it on TNT. Lord of the Rings third entry, The Return of the King, won best ensemble in a motion picture which is their equivalent of best picture. Mr. Dude, Johnny Depp, beat out that worm of a human being, Sean Nancyboy Penn, for best actor. Charlize Theron won best actress. Renee Zellweger grabbed supporting actress and Mr. Susan Sarandon won best supporting actor; he's another worm. Idiot Alec Baldwin was onscreen at the beginning and I almost turned it off then. The major disappointment of the evening was seeing Clint sit at the table with Sean. Oh well, somebody has to be the pansy faction and the liberals elected themselves.

Got to run. Everyone have a magnificent Monday excluding Osama, the French and RIAA.

"I think we've all arrived at a very special place. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically."
Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) to Weatherby Swann, Pirates of the Caribbean