Its Better to Laugh Than to Cry

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Some days I need an escape from all the drama. Spending ten bucks at the comedy club is a much better stress relief than taking prescription drugs for depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. It is always better to laugh than to cry. Trust me on this.

Utility Trailers

My Uncle Carl has several utility trailers at his place. He uses them to haul all kinds of things, from yard waste to motorcycles. So when I started thinking about getting a small trailer to use with my Mazda SUV, I figured he would be the one to ask for advice on what to look for and where to buy one at a fair price. Well, he invited me out to his house to look around and have a talk, which is always nice. He is a very cool guy and I was grateful to be invited over.

After we walked around the farm and talked for while, he told me that I don’t really need to buy my own utility trailer. Since he lives only about 15 minutes – 20, with traffic or school buses – away from me, he said that any time I need to need one for me to just come on over to his place and get one of his. He said that as long as I didn’t keep it for more than a day or two, that it should never be a problem for him. So, I am going to take him up on his offer and not buy my own. That’s so sweet of him!

Thumbs or Clouds?

I have to rethink my data backup process. For the past couple of years I have been using thumb drives or what they also call jump drives. This is easier and faster than the old way of using CDs or DVDs. But now I am hearing the IT guys talking about the Cloud and using the internet to back up their files.

I’m not sure sending everything important to me to a web server someplace is a good idea. What if they get hacked or go out of business? Then what do I do about retrieving my data? I think I will stick with the thumb drive for a while longer.