life experiences

Certificate of Conformity

Certificate of Conformity

Bruce Ediger

I was helping clean the laundry room. I found this weird little certificate of conformity from a pack of KN95 face masks.

Redeeming coin stashes is of low value

Redeeming coin stashes is of low value

Bruce Ediger

I accumulated a quart jar of US coins, legal tender for all debts public and private.

I turned the coins into paper currency at a “Coinstar” vending machine in a Safeway grocery store.

It's Always Cables

It's Always Cables

Bruce Ediger

There’s a system admin saying: It’s always DNS

But weird problems aren’t always DNS problems. Better than 50% of the time, they’re cabling problems.

I Saw It on I-25

Bruce Ediger

I’ve been commuting somewhat less than 3 days a week, from Fort Collins to Denver and back. I’ve seen some mighty strange stuff.

Truck on a truck

Truck on a truck

Bruce Ediger

About May 30, 2024, I was driving on I-25, southbound, south of Loveland. I passed by a flatbed truck with a yellow, plastic dump truck strapped to the flatbed.