The Bluegrass Pike Gang was back at it again this morning. The sky is
\nnow light when we start running. John H asked me how my spinning class
\nwith Susan L was going and I told him it was getting a bit easier. Donna
\nA smiled and added that it all depended on how far you turned the knob on the stationary bike. “I just do what she tells me to do,” was my reply. John looked at me and
\nsaid, “Sounds like marriage.”\n<\/p>\n
I maintained my pace over eight miles, but I could tell that I’d missed
\nmy recent lap swims, thanks to the stubborn computer problems we’ve been
\nhaving. I’ve been convinced I should adopt a new motto: “Technology
\nsucks.” But then I realized that what actually sucks is our propensity
\nto become so dependent on technology that we’re thrust to the edge of
\npanic when it breaks down. And that’s where Bob Dixon’s more dignified
\nand appropriate motto applies: “Everything almost works.”\n<\/p>\n
Yes, I got desperate enough to call Bob. He did his best to calm me down
\nand get me back on a problem-solving track. Together we uncovered enough
\ninformation to re-establish a functional Macintosh, but the true source
\nof the temporary limbo state is still unknown and I’m back to the
\ndifficulties that bogged us down in the studio all week. At the end of
\nour last conversation before bedtime (for a night’s rest that almost
\ndidn’t happen), he shared another computing maxim having to do with troubleshooting, “Everything you learned by solving the current problem
\nyou’ll never use again.” Perhaps so. But I took away at least one
\nvaluable thing from the experience. Being able to rely on family is a
\ngenuine blessing, and my Uncle Bob always has and always will be a fine
\nand helpful man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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