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  • Progress

    The last time I needed to mass convert some music files was about 10 years ago when moving some bootlegs off of optical media onto a network drive. Ripping a CDs worth of lossless SHN files to WAV took a few minutes; then re-encoding the same to FLAC took another few minutes. Recently, I found…

  • Did I Ever Tell You I Love Being on Hold?

    So, I just noticed that I added a doctor appointment to my calendar with a date, but no time. Ok, let me just call the office and get that time. 10:30am – Hello! You’re caller #7, please wait for the next available operator. Ugh, I’ll try later. 3:10pm – Hello! You’re caller #3, please wait…

  • No One Cares But You

    This is epic:

  • Modern Customer Support

    So, I’ve got a broken fridge. Made arrangements for a service call. Arrival window came and went, nobody showed up or contacted me. Here’s the follow up: me: uh, I had a service call scheduled for yesterday. technician was no show, no contact. them: ok. let me look at your account. sir, your appointment is…

  • Scheduling

    Background: 2 kids have dental appointments back to back. Need cancel second appointment due to scheduling conflict. Call 1: Me: Hey, I need to cancel my kids dental appointment.Them: ok, when do you want to reschedule?Me: anytime after is fine.Them: we’re booked out past valentines day currently. I can put you on call for cancellations…

  • Recipe: Mississippi Pot Roast

    Here’s a quick and dirty Mississippi Pot Road recipe via Al Bladez. Super flavorful with a minor kick of heat. Ingredients: Method Enjoy!