Month: February 2025

Were you ever in one of those situations where as soon as you opened your mouth, you knew it was mistake? You know, the “hey, when’s that baby due” comment to the woman who is not pregnant? Yeah, it happens, but it should only happen once! Then you better have learned your lesson!

As I get older, I’ve gotten smarter on what to say and when to say it. Especially in today’s PC world. Here’s a few things I know I have said, have heard other men (and women) say before asking to sleep on the couch, and hope if you’re a young guy or gal you know not to say.

• Do I need to explain that again?
• I don’t know how to wash clothes. What did you think was gonna happen?
• If you get any slower, I’ll have to go back and shave again.
• I didn’t drink too much; you just can’t keep up.
• Do you have any extra dollars I can have for the strip club?
• I can’t, I’ve got a, you know, headache.
• Is it ok if I go on a golf trip with the boys on the weekend of our wedding anniversary?
• That bed ain’t gonna make itself!
• You don’t need to go to the salon, your hair looks fine.
• That’s not how my mom did it.
• That’s not how your mom does it.
• I wasn’t looking at her! It’s not my fault she wasn’t wearing a bra.
• You have no idea what kind of day I had compared to your easy job.
• Do you think I want to be in Vegas for a week, eating, drinking and gambling with customers till 5 in the morning?
• I begged her to stop flirting. What could I do?
• I said I would be home at 10. I didn’t say what day.
• I swear I'll jump out of this car if you don't stop now!
• Since you’re not doing anything today….can you....
• I’m busy watching the game, can you change that diaper?

And the number one no-no - You asked…yes, that makes you look fat.

So, folks, remember, think before you speak. You’ll save yourself some grief and aggravation.

Cheers

I’ve been in the Information Technology field a long time. I started in 1979 when it was called Computer Operations, because there was really little “Information” being computed and very little “Technology”. It was just a giant white box in a room with the letters IBM on the side and some green screen computer terminals with built-in keyboards. It was so long ago that it was before the internet.

I figured over the years I learned a thing or two while working in IT. About thirty years ago I started writing computer code to create websites. There were no drag and drop tools like today, you had to write code that had all kind of bizarre syntax and structure. They were very simple sites with a few pictures and some words. As time went on, the ability to create websites got easier. A lot easier. They now have tools that most anyone can use to create a website. A really good looking one!

A few months ago, I started converting some websites that I maintain over to a product named WordPress. And by converting, I mean re-creating the site in WordPress. From scratch. WordPress started out as a Blog (web log) that people would use to write about, and receive comments, on different topics. It has become a free, open-source content management system (CMS) that allows users to create websites, blogs, and other web content. It's one of the most popular CMSs in the world. It is easy to use and comes with a ton of back-end tools that can really get you into trouble if you don’t know what you are doing.

Well, I don’t know what I am doing!

I started with www.tonyieradi.com I gave it a new look and added the blog you’re reading now. It took a few tries to get it looking like I wanted, and getting it connected to my domain name (the thing you type in to go to a website).  It’s a new interface to me so there was a learning curve. I had so many instances of the new website, I thought I would clean things up and move them where I thought they should be. That broke almost everything. I had to call support. They saw the mess I created and asked me “do I have a web developer who knows what they’re doing”. I said, “That’s me”. They said for $49 they could fix the mess I made, and suggested I hire a knowledgeable web developer. Humph.

I then started creating the new Middletown Township Historical Society website. BTW check out www.mthsdelco.org There is a lot of cool things and articles there. I made it look 99% like the old site. It took days to upload all the articles, and create membership forms, and get it looking just right. And then, I thought I would move it around and accidently deleted it! Twice. And when I tried to recover it on my own, I deleted a few databases that broke other sites. I don’t even remember what the staging sites were named so I am not sure I can pay another $49 to have that restored. Maybe I’ll just start over again. Or maybe hire a web developer 😊

So here’s what I now know, Life’s a lesson. I learn something new every day. I’m learning when to stay in my lane. And if I can’t stay in my lane, I’ll go off the beaten path, do some road work, learn how to fix it, and then have it paved so it becomes my own lane.