tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45176656270437273722012-02-16T20:30:41.159-05:00Daily or monthly mindless issues that pass through my head.Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-10474499176751829592009-04-23T13:39:00.001-04:002009-04-23T13:41:23.328-04:00

This article from Slashdot sums it all up. Big companies will spend more time, and money to piss off their already paying customers in order to give them less, rather than do the right thing by them and grow the business. EGO's AND BUSINESS are two awful bed mates.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-79571951062478553252009-04-22T22:38:00.002-04:002009-04-22T22:40:57.949-04:00

It has been going on for a little while now, but more and more businesses are seeing that overweight people, are taking up more of their space, and they are finally starting to cash in on it! Are you over weight? Among other things, Flying is gonna start getting more expensive for you.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-83040901166377181142009-04-22T22:29:00.005-04:002009-04-22T22:36:18.615-04:00

I have not seen it yet, but the previews have me sold. If Food Inc is remotely as good as King Corn, this one is probably worth owning. People owe it to themselves to learn about what we are putting into ourselves, and why we have the obesity problems, diabetes problems and all other problems related to food, that simply did not exist on any scale close to today prior to the 80's.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-76352175198815936432009-04-22T18:13:00.003-04:002009-04-22T18:31:45.084-04:00

Lately I have found myself spending most of my free time, online at one main area. Geeks.pirillo.com. I have had a great deal of fun there, and am very appreciative to have met many of the people I have there. Several of them in fact are with me at other social sites as well, so it has really kind of organically grown.I have also had my share of questionable moments there as well, where I'd felt

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-66508436905532914832009-04-17T21:59:00.001-04:002009-04-17T22:00:52.892-04:00

It seems it has been raining since January. And the weather has been cold, and clammy with very brief little bits of sunshine here and there but nothing lasting. Tomorrow looks to be almost 80 where I will be working. The day was just as good as it could be.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-371653938541994242009-04-11T16:03:00.002-04:002009-04-11T16:04:59.237-04:00

It seems that we have gotten our fill of rain in the past 2 months. No snow to speak of this year, but the ground is soaked and the grass is getting up to knee high in some areas of the yard. Gotta Seed, Gotta Mow. This was the weekend for it, but we got at least another inch since yesterday.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-68249886075509182972009-04-11T15:35:00.001-04:002009-04-11T15:35:27.071-04:00

Butter-Sugar CrepesDescriptionIngredients7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, divided1 cup whole milk1 cup all-purpose flour2 large eggs6 tablespoons sugar, dividedDirectionsReserve 1 tablespoon melted butter for brushing skillet.Blend milk, flour, eggs, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth, then chill, covered, 30 minutes.Lightly

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-40200931861795247662009-04-11T00:14:00.002-04:002009-04-11T00:21:20.401-04:00

I have spent the past several months since Sept 08, in a site called Geeks, run by the one and only Chris Pirillo. I have followed him since the late 90's and do admire his work. I am currently struggling with the way in which this site is moderated.I have been told twice now, that I will be suspended, because I have in fact posted a remark that was thought to be unacceptable behavior, and most

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-40804676560245082152009-03-27T06:59:00.000-04:002009-03-27T11:02:00.433-04:00

Ebay may be having it's troubles, but this past week was pretty good to me ( fingers crossed) I was able to move about 1500+ $ worth of items I simply was not using anymore. That went a long way to paying down some newer technology in the house and some spending money too.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-89256490804229403122009-03-22T14:01:00.001-04:002009-03-22T14:01:29.733-04:00

That god awful place!

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-66415709680367644692009-03-20T20:06:00.001-04:002009-03-20T20:06:42.140-04:00

Shopping in Williams Sonoma, daydreaming.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-33261190397170423802009-03-14T17:48:00.001-04:002009-03-14T17:48:57.133-04:00

Five guys, Saturday!! Da bomb man!

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-15148439048007853672009-03-01T10:58:00.001-05:002009-03-01T10:58:39.507-05:00

Wild Cherry, bands from the 70s.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-20718151058699705882009-02-28T16:13:00.001-05:002009-02-28T16:13:29.740-05:00

Are you kidding? This has been going on for more than an hour! Reason 1, why NOT to own a Toshiba laptop.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-58995009520487370502009-02-28T15:27:00.001-05:002009-02-28T15:27:00.622-05:00

Ahh yes, what would a weekend be if not addressing another family members computer problems. :)

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-47877214645348729372009-02-28T14:36:00.001-05:002009-02-28T14:36:09.601-05:00

5 guys, the place for a real burger and fries. I should be in advertising!

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-10658943883408483642009-02-28T12:24:00.001-05:002009-02-28T12:24:24.820-05:00

Just set up Pingle on the Iphone. Trying to tie all of this crap together.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-18068864133529687592008-12-22T12:35:00.001-05:002008-12-22T12:35:11.194-05:00

TG Daily - Microsoft quietly extends Windows XP lifecycle, againWhy??

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-6418717974348703852008-12-22T12:34:00.001-05:002008-12-22T12:34:15.402-05:00

TG Daily - Microsoft quietly extends Windows XP lifecycle, againWhy??

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-47543952523141309972008-12-08T22:20:00.003-05:002008-12-08T22:31:58.165-05:00

Hansel passed away yesterday afternoon about 12:15pm on the 7th of December. He was a beautiful blond, Lab- Shepherd mix and was the brother of Gretel, my female dog, whom just passed away on the evening of February 27th of this year. They spent all of their roughly 10 years of life together. I think that's the gift I was able to provide them. To say it has been a hard year is an understatement.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-21307977315048634482008-11-20T00:16:00.001-05:002008-11-20T00:16:15.061-05:00

Apple: Apple's Customer Service Kick Dell's Ass, Empirical Evidence ShowsThe story simply tells me again why I moved from PC's and DELL to Apple, and that DELL is everything  I believe their customer service to be.  Second rate.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-1407438767714589782008-11-07T17:40:00.001-05:002008-11-07T17:40:25.502-05:00

Macenstein | Buying Dell is bad for your career and professional reputationIt is good to see more people that have had the same if not worse problems than I with DELL, voicing them. I am embarrassed that I had reccomended DELL to my father. He has had two major issues in less than 4 months ownership with his DELL, and countless hours of his life wasted. I am so glad I'd left the PC world behind

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-2475851327802309742008-10-24T21:05:00.003-04:002008-10-24T21:05:57.357-04:00

Techdirt: The Impact Of Having Friends Never Fade AwaySocial networks are really a burgeoning part of today's world while most people over the ages of 35 tend to disregard this phenomenon, it exists, and is becoming, a standard way of learning, and communicating. It is still viewed as odd and not normal to most, again this is usually the over 35 crowd. That too however, is changing.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-84739757502174768582008-10-20T09:27:00.001-04:002008-10-20T09:27:31.696-04:00

Apple Won't Get Crushed By Recession

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-57108965473221290782008-09-27T19:04:00.002-04:002008-09-27T19:05:30.193-04:00

Complex Blog » How To Make Microsoft Cool AgainMicrosoft has some excellent products, and are truly making a comeback, both in the cloud with Mesh and Live, as well the Zune, and of course the 360. Vista too is proving to be pretty damn good. I have been running it flawlessly on both my Macs for a year now with no real bad problems to speak of.Ballmer is the Anchor that keeps this company beached

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-50878234638928241122008-08-30T13:25:00.001-04:002008-08-30T13:25:14.779-04:00

David Alison's Blog: A hardcore Windows guy gets a MacI can concur, being a longtime Windows user, I switched more than 3 years ago now, before the Intel ramp up, and have been over all very pleased as a Mac user.

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-50236469986821589622008-08-23T00:41:00.001-04:002008-08-23T00:41:06.397-04:00

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Apple iPhone 3G ReviewI always enjoy Paul Thurrotts unbiased style of reviews. He is spot on with this one. I am still a 1.0 Iphone owner and have been suffering with it for the past few months. I love this phone, and know I never would have put up with my past phones with the number of nuisances that have almost become normal on this one. I so much want to

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-61496676015730056082008-08-17T16:35:00.001-04:002008-08-17T16:35:24.731-04:00

Dell: Don't Ask Dell To Replace Your Broken DVD Drive Because It's Simply Not PossibleThe things that steered me from DELL more than 2 years ago are moments like this. Amazing that this still goes on. The customer is the customer, and regardless of their ability or not, a request like this should not be treated the way DELL treated it. UNREAL!

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-80985069015032697012008-08-14T16:40:00.001-04:002008-08-14T16:40:08.215-04:00

Teen Drug Use Linked to 'Problem Parents'Way back in the 70's this was happening, and I'd think has been the case for many years. What not an easier cop than your own parents med cabinet?? How is this just now being reported on??

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-57984126419283610912008-08-13T22:20:00.001-04:002008-08-13T22:20:02.978-04:00

Bowie resident offers shuttle service to prevent drunken drivingEvery now and then, we come up with a real smart idea. This should have started years ago. Kudos to it's creator, right here in good ole Bowie, MD!!

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-65672499580875255082008-08-13T22:00:00.001-04:002008-08-13T22:00:49.866-04:00

The Associated Press: Report: Edwards' wife in anguish after affairThe above link points to the recent Edwards scandal, and my growing distain for the number of people out to benefit financially from two peoples dumb mistakes (that the majority of us all have made in our lives) and their inability to see what real damage it does long term to all immediate people involved. This is america at it's

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-37181724476256517492008-07-23T15:41:00.002-04:002008-07-23T15:43:14.237-04:00

I am going out tonight to meet a few old friends, that I have not seen in a little while. We worked together both recently and many years ago. Alot of time has gone by and much has changed, and these two guys helped shape some of my career. Sushi for dinner!

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-22231705202901522972008-05-31T18:02:00.002-04:002008-05-31T18:10:21.046-04:00

I think the drives in will be what I miss most about Dawson, in CO. I was informed this past month that I will no longer be needed to oversee the Longmont location for SAGE. To date it has by far been my most favorite of all locations I have had as a DM. I hired the manager and opened this unit, and have a great relationship with the people there. I will miss them and that area more than anything

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-32094237599594660642008-04-24T07:49:00.002-04:002008-04-24T07:55:18.549-04:00

My work travels, these days finds me in Colorado about once a month. I have a good crew of people out here, and am a little sad that there will come a day soon when I will likely not be able to see them again, due to the fact that I live on the east coast, and it only makes sense to have someone out here full time, when the business warrants this.That said, the mornings, and the crisp air here

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-90332428455659351762008-03-28T11:29:00.001-04:002008-03-28T11:29:22.866-04:00

I took a week off in March this year. A bit unusual, I usually don't do so until April, because it falls on my birthday, my sisters birthday and my wedding anniversary. So, that week is usually set aside for personal things. This week however is set aside for a breath of no company stuff, and a bit of cleaning and updating of the outside of the home. Floral's, basic sewing of the yard and

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-32008931135006228492008-03-02T12:53:00.002-05:002008-03-02T13:05:47.322-05:00

This past week, I had to put down one of my dogs. They are both of the same litter. In fact were the last 2 of a very large litter. Gretel, lived barely 10 years and her last year of life was difficult for her to say the least. Taking her to the emergency room this past Wednesday (the 27th of February) evening, and knowing full well it could be the last trip we'd ever take together was somewhat

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-5923842160023560662008-02-14T06:02:00.002-05:002008-02-14T06:24:57.575-05:00

So there I am in Denver this past January, and I want to do something nice for my wonderful wife of more than 13 years of marriage to date. Lately she has hit a rough spot in the job market and I though it would be nice to send her flowers using an internet related service 1-800 flowers.com. I had never used a service like this to date, which is odd, because I do make many online purchases.At any

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-45164756877960816872008-02-01T14:18:00.000-05:002008-02-01T14:19:16.179-05:00

After 10 years with my current employer I have started looking into what my value on the market may be. I am sorry to say that simply finding employers that are willing to return your responses are few and far in between.With todays job search engines, monster.com etc.. the chances of actually finding what you want are numerous, however the chances you will even be called is a needle in a

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-20956014381854525232008-01-06T22:42:00.000-05:002008-01-06T22:49:36.696-05:00

I don't know what to make of people sometimes. Now I am admitedly a bit of a recluse. I generally enjoy my solitude and time spent with my thoughts. I have few friends and for the most part have lived this way for most of my adult life.Friends,,, that is a word I am wrestling with these days. I had one whom I felt I was very close to and we talked about seemingly everything for many years. About

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-21317135674001782922007-12-11T23:04:00.000-05:002007-12-11T23:49:26.110-05:00

For the past few years I have seen myself slipping more and more away from Dell computers. PC's entirely for that matter. Admittedly I had been building my own for several years, but Dell had my loyalty especially in the laptop market. With Vista now more than a year old, their is little to no excuse for the most lowest end Dell ( HP, TOSHIBA, LENOVO, WHATEVER) machines advertised not to be

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-781331165980449212007-11-30T09:22:00.000-05:002007-12-18T02:06:39.148-05:00

Yesterday evening I came home to find out what I had known for some time would happen soon. You see, Buddy our Orange Tabby of more than 11 years had in the past couple of years contracted some form of disease that it seemed that our vets simply could not diagnose or treat. However he was put through batteries of tests.He ultimately lost most of his weight over his final few years and had skin

Cookensteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517665627043727372.post-54306150266400162752007-11-20T12:03:00.000-05:002007-11-20T12:35:54.698-05:00

It's hard not to feel old these days. Although I generally feel and often times act like a 15 year old,  it seems that in todays world, whatever you buy this year is OLD next year.  Keeping up with all things new and different may be the difference if you can use or even access your products you have paid perfectly good money for in the long term.  How many of you have record albums? How many of

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