Many of you know that Mike and I are the goto people in our circle of family and friends when it comes to computer repair. We've had about 40 computers pass through our home in the past year. Every one left in like-new or better condition save one, only because the owner chose not to spend the money on a hardware replacement needed on an archaic laptop. When we get a computer that has a virus or other software related issue, we almost always just back up the client's data, run Kill Disk, and then reinstall the operating system or run the recovery disks. Running Kill Disk is one of those … [Read more...]
Why I am dropping Google Voice Mail
Here's the Google Voice transcript of a voice mail message today from my Aunt Debbie. I kind of know what it's about, but not really, mostly because I can't stop giggling at the red italicized part. Here is the whole transcript: Hey Heather, It's me. I was just calling about that. Ruben saying I don't really know anyone. I listened to to acoustics. So I'm at was like 30 Q it with you guys and they displayed like you do, and it's really good. You know they played at the lake homa la song. Not exactly boring but not exactly loud, and then time he listens to this guy, although I think Michael … [Read more...]
Mom 2.0 Summit & My Kids
Quick vlog to let you know about Mom 2.0 Summit in Houston next week. Especially if you are in Chicago or Milwaukee area, hit me up and let's be travel buds! Also enjoy the cute kids! … [Read more...]
Chicken Poop and Lots of Drugs
This is what I think of now when I think of meat. Chicken poop and lots of drugs. I watched Oprah's Food 101 episode a few nights ago, and was quite shocked at how it affected me. The episode was focused on the origins of the foods we eat in America today, and some of the details were plain disgusting. Graphic videos were shown of chickens stuffed into their coops so tightly that there was no room for them to walk. That didn't really matter though, because we've engineered the birds to be so breast-heavy that anatomically they are not able to walk more than a few steps without needing to sit … [Read more...]
