Bits & Pieces Too

Website update: Still working the bugs out…

Jonco — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:14:00 +0000

Bits & Pieces Saga Continues…

Just an update of the Bits & Pieces fiasco that continues. After a couple of calls and emails it was “suggested” that I remove WordPress from the new site – which I did, I cleared out everything. Now I have put in a request to the fine tech people at GoDaddy.com to unsuspend the new hosting account so I can start all over fresh and not use the offending plugin that reaked havoc on their server. The guy I talked to wasn’t sure they’d allow me to reinstall WordPress but that I should ask first if that’s OK. So I politely did and now am awaiting a responce that I should receive “within 24 hours”. I noted in my email to them that I hadn’t received a reply from the other email I sent explaing my problem 30 hours ago.

So this issue will be settled one way or another in the next day or so. If not to my satisfaction than I will change hosts and use every opportunity to slam GoDaddy that I can. So, I promise that things will get back to “normal” very soon.

As you might have noticed I’m posting a few images. I assume this is still against the rules at GoDaddy, but I’ve tried to do it the right way, but they’re not making it easy. So don’t be surprised if they all disappear. Hell they might even delete me… they already have what they need from me… my credit card number.

Stay tuned… and thanks for your patience.

Good as new

Jonco — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:13:00 +0000

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Measuring cup

Jonco — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:12:00 +0000

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Onion ring

Jonco — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:44:00 +0000

Could you eat your friends if you were trapped and starving?

Jonco — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:53:00 +0000

How likely are you to eat your friends in a life and death situation?

Here are my results after taking a short test:

41%

Take the test

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A snag in the process…..

Jonco — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Well, the moving truck ran off the road. After finally finding a way to convert the old posts, I ran into a brick wall on the move. With more than half of the posts converted to the new site, it just stopped working. Apparently, the conversion method I was using (a plugin for WordPress) was really screwing up the fine folks at the hosting service. WordPress’s built-in import feature just didn’t work for me. I don’t know if it’s becuase of the size of the site or what.

So now my account is “suspended” cause I’ve been a bad boy, screwing up their servers. I put a call in to tech support (that’s how I learned the above), and now we’re exchanging emails trying to get the account unsuspended. I don’t have any more time to work on this today…… but will be back on it first thing tomorrow.

Stay tuned…..

Website update

Jonco — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:33:00 +0000

OK kids… pack your bags…. we’re moving. I hope to announce where tomorrow or Sunday at the latest. I think the conversion to a new site just might work. As you may have noticed, the graphics are back here.. (or coming back as I type this). I’m in the process of copying old posts as we speak (actually as I type). I’ll have to shut down the blogger site (this one) before long or I’might lose my graphics again. So be sure to check back for the updated site info.

Special thanks To Dave at Dead Dog for some guidance in the conversion process. Also thanks to all the other people who offered help and encouraging words.

Stay tuned….

A little hospital fun…

Jonco — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:29:00 +0000

A young woman was in the hospital, recovering from major surgery. She hated being stuck in the tiny little room all day and to make matters worse, the daily routine was starting to get to her. Every morning, for example, the nurse would bring her breakfast (which always consisted of an egg, piece of toast, and glass of apple juice). She would then return a little bit later to empty the urine bottle.

And so it continued…

Finally, one morning, she decided to have a little fun. She ate the eggs and the toast, but went to the bathroom where she cleaned the urine bottle out, then poured the apple juice into it. When the nurse returned later that morning, he took a look at the bottle and a frown came over his face.

“Obviously, you enjoyed your breakfast, but something must be wrong because this looks a little cloudy,” he said, pointing to the urine bottle.

“Oh, really?” the patient replied, picking up the bottle in question and putting it to her lips. “In that case, we’d better run it through again…”

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Quick sunset in New York

Jonco — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:25:00 +0000

The business of death

Jonco — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:21:00 +0000

There’s a lot of money to be made… or spent, depending on which side of the casket you on or in…, in the funeral industry.

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