Category: Simon Says
Free-riding vs Free-loading
Free-loading is taking something that isn’t yours because you can. A free-loader will go to someone they don’t knows buffet. He will ride the bus without buying a ticket or steal a cab... Read More
“I was in town but I didn’t call”
I have friends and family around the world and we travel a lot, so inevitably we are near people we know but often don’t stop to see them. The pressure of other events or social unease make ch... Read More
Hard Drive Progress
I have almost fully recovered from my hard drive crash on October 3. The new drive is amazing. It is a Seagate 1 terabyte drive which is half solid state memory and cost right about $90. While loo... Read More
Post Number 2689
I made the first post on SWCamborne.com in January 2006. This is post number 2689. I have averaged 275 post per year or about six per week. I’m going to pretend that I post every day except ... Read More
Hard Drive Crash
I just spent a week without my laptop because my hard drive crashed. Fortunately I had a back-up on the Apple Time Capsule and no data was lost. Nancy Harvey our “computer dude” installe... Read More
Speaking for Effect
If you speak slowly and softly with regular pauses, people will presume that what you are saying is wise. Even the crustiest platitude sounds profound if delivered using this technique. This effect wa... Read More