Dio's Workshop

Its not supposed to be near as bad today as it was yesterday. That said, it is supposed to take all day to get better,,, so, NO work today,,, sigh,, Whats a grumpy curmudgeon supposed to do? Make bow strings. Thats what I did yesterday, fully intent on NOT LEAVING THE HOUSE since I leave … Continue reading anudder day at home: bad weather

No work today,,, Ol'man winter is blowin a tizzy,,,,, And it's 22F out there! Still snowin', And that means Dio has time to think (oh shit, here we go again,,,) Reader Fred sent me a link to sumpiin over the weekend that made me smile, he says it made him smile as well, and well,,, … Continue reading Muhndaze Freeze out

Wells, I got the valve seals all done yesterday, did a running valve lash adjustment, TWICE since while she was running I started hearing ticking from the opposite side I had just been through. My Bad on this note since she was cold and as the oil warmed up things started 'working' and loosening up. … Continue reading Sumpin’bout Bloo-ie(w/Update below fold)

that little thing right there,,,, MAN O MAN!!!! Finished up on Bloo, but thats a different post altogether, long story,,, But started remote drinkin' with Brudda B in celebration of his Burfday,,, (don't know how old, don't ask, but hes my younger brudda,,,) and between shots and texts, went out and started throwin' stiks downrange,,, … Continue reading More throwin’ sticks stuff

No, I ain't goin' all libtarded on ya. Instead, I share a quote with ya, then I'll expand on my thinkin' "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort … Continue reading Mo’ Diversity! (a mind-dump of sorts.)

Friday eve,,, been a day, 1/2 day at the J.O.B. phone tag with Docs again since they called Da and he doesn't ask questions if confused, just ' uhm's' "Ok",,,, No word back, but supposedly a scheduling thing that requires us to know WHEN WHERE WHAT,,, no grumps here,,,, Been redneckin' it on Bloo this … Continue reading Redneckin’ it

Especially in customer service related areas,,, IF, someone is calling your practice/business/company, they are ON THIER TIME trying to accomplish something. If you can't take the call, there is this thing called VOICEMAIL, you might have heard of it a time or two. Back in the day, we called it an Aswering machined, or a … Continue reading Lets talk automation,,,,