When I was a child, I earned candy money from my father in a unique way. Candy talk somehow seems appropriate in this pre-election and Halloween Week where the eye candy and repetitive brand pitches are inescapable. “Watch the shiny object” is an ever-present political rant. These days we could all live well if we were simply paid a prorated rate to endure the current steady state…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman Oct 29, 2020
My varmint loving terrier-terror dogs hate the Fourth of July holiday. Fireworks are not one of their favorite things. Speaking of Rogers and Hammerstein here in Covid California most if not all of the public July 4th celebrations have been officially cancelled. According to His Nuisance, historical celebrations are not approved protest marches.
It appears it is fine to attempt…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 02, 2020
Tags WATT
Can you hear me now? The giant cell phone service dinosaurs are all well-known for their customer service malfeasances. Perhaps only the national media organizations from New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC are as disconnected from common sense and the common man these days. Dooh.
Hashtag #WATT - What Are They Thinking…These…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 28, 2020
Tags WATT
Like many of you out there is Civil 3D Land, I do pay careful attention to what Autodesk has to say about the new features and benefits of the new release of Autodesk Civil 3D 2021. I strive to be a helpful skeptic not a cynic.
Civil 3D 2021 includes the usual mix of solid improvements to production capabilities, undocumented fixes to errant…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 23, 2020
Tags Civil 3D 2021, hotfix, pressure pipe network, pressure pipe, video, WATT
Beware the Ides of March. This particular March that famous quote from Julius Caesar (1599) written by the Bard (Shakespeare) took on a whole new significance for us all. Truly, the middle (ids) of things can be a muddle. FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) is in the aire like pixie dust. People we know well had their entire life effectively blown to bits recently.
Been…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 02, 2020
Tags WATT