Brushes Off The Dust

Well, it's been too long since I wrote here. There really are too many reasons to list here about why I haven't been posting much recently. I do need to try and write at least once a week. However, I don't want to talk about the fact that I haven't written.

I want to talk about my beautiful lady-friend, Kayla. She is hands down the love of my life, and my soul mate. It's crazy to think we've only known each other for about 2 months and been a couple about a month and a half. Yet hands down, I know she's the one. We connect in every way possible, and I not only love her like I've not been hurt in the past. I love her with such an intensity I didn't think possible.

Fate has literally brought us together, and so far it's been an amazing trip. I feel like a teenager in love. I feel young, vibrant, and alive. Our life is already filled with so much love, and it only grows with each passing day.

Playstation 3 Horizontal Lines Fix

So I had another issue with a game system, this time it was my PS3. It was showing horizontal lines, similar to if you viewed at tv or old crt monitor in the background of a home video. So initially I did the usual trouble shooting. I checked cables, reset the PS3, and restored it. When none of this worked I did some research and found a ridiculously simple fix that I have decided to post about hoping that people might find this before they try what I did and lose game data.

For the reference, I have the PS3 hooked up to a tube tv with Component (red, green, blue) cables. According to what I've read if you have a HD TV and are using a HDMI cable you won't have the issue.

Here is what happens, and how to fix it.

The PS3 is simply ground looping if you are experiencing this problem. So basically if another device (including cable TV) is grounded and hooked to the TV, you'll end up with horizontal lines, and possible buzzing in audio. All you have to do in order to fix it is either tear out the ground plug on the PS3 power cable, or use a 2-prong adapter.

I personally used a spare adapter and it took care of the problem.

Stumble Upon and realizing what people do with posts

So, I know I haven't updated in a while. Mostly because I haven't had a lot to write about, plus a full time job doesn't leave much time for following hobbies. In any case, I've been using Stumble Upon a lot recently, and I've discovered something. Not only do people steal ideas from each other on blogs, but they will outright steal posts, word for word. I know that there are unoriginal people, but you spend enough time online and you realize that the number of people is rather large.

Nintendo Wii Freeze and Obnoxious Beep Fix

So, I have a Wii. I love it like no tomorrow. Game play is insanely fun on it, and it's a great social gaming system. My girlfriend and I have been playing Lego Star Wars recently, and after about 20 minutes of game play, it would freeze and make a loud obnoxious beeping noise. A little research on the internet lead to no answers. I wasn't sure what calling Nintendo would actually accomplish. So, I decided to use some compressed air on the vents. Voilà! It fixed the issue.

I understand that there could be other issues, a game disc with some error, etc. However, just because the Wii doesn't feel hot (mine didn't) doesn't mean that it isn't overheating, or at least not getting proper air flow. So if you run into this problem, go grab some canned air, and give it a shot. It's a cheap and VERY effective fix.

I Wish You Enough

These are not my words. The author is unknown, and something I would like to share further.




At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her plane’s departure and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, “I love you, I wish you enough.”

She said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.” They kissed good-bye and she left.

He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I replied.

Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and appreciation for all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I knew what this man was experiencing.

“Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked.

“I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral, ” he said.

“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.’ May I ask what that means?”

He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.” He paused for a moment and looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he smiled even more.

“When we said ‘I wish you enough,’ we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish enough “Hello’s” to get you through the final “Good-bye.”

He then began to sob and walked away.

Author Unknown