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Well, I had a stroke last October and I’ve been in a rehab facility since then. I’m being released today and my cable should be turned on in my new apartment sometime next week and I can’t wait to see y’all again

Hoth Let start with your clan name? Hoth>XI< Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? I’m sure my opponents in game have come up with a few obscenities for me in game. When and where were you born? Dec 9th 1969. Dayton, Ohio USA When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A policeman Where have you lived? Dayton, Ohio. I have never really moved outside the area. (Yet) What got you into gaming? Video arcades when they started popping up, Pacman, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Tron, Gorf, etc. Played most of the consoles when I was young, Atari 2600, intellivison, Colecovision, various nintendos. I went to my brothers around 1994, he had just got Doom running on a lan. (ipx spx :0 ) My 1st experience with a fps. He and my cousins proceeded to beat the hell out of me. I really enjoyed the game. Being severely competitive I said to myself I will build a pc and beat the brakes off of them. That is what I eventually did. Your first game you played? Video game was probably pong And what do you play now? COD warzone, (not a huge fan of Warzone II) COD4 Freezetag Server 1, MW2, occasionally COD2 Why did you join XI? I played on the servers a few years before I joined. Some of my 1st games on XI was COD2 with the breakfast club. When I was working (cough, cough) with Izumi on 3rd shift. I really enjoyed the people in the Clan and the servers. Some guy name Rugger said he would sponsor me. What do you get from being in this clan? Great games. I can hop into and escape reality for a bit. Healthy competition. Friends I have gamed with for over a decade. What is your favorite hobby? Probably video games, weight training What is your favorite travel destination? Anyplace with an awesome beach Are you married? No Do you have children? Yes 2. An 18-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son. What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? None currently, Does Stormcrow count? I would call him a Rabid dog. Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? I like all types of sports. NFL The Steelers, MLB The Reds, College Football OSU, College Basketball the Dayton Flyers. NBA I am pretty neutral. I just like to watch the greatest players play. What causes are you passionate about? Taking Care of this planet for future generations. Do you volunteer? If so, where? Nothing currently. What is an interesting fact about you? I think I could build a house with what I have spent on the NFL and concerts over the years. Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? Various certs in Networking & Security, Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet etc. Many security and network seminars as well. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? No clue. Did you belong to any professional organizations? Nothing currently What is your current job title? Senior Network Engineer. Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? No. It was an accomplishment for me to show up for class in my early years. Where do you work? For a company doing government contracts. What other job titles have you had in your career? IT Director, Network Security Engineer, Network field Engineer Where else have you worked? Time Warner Cable. The isp side of the house for 11 years. Contingent (now owned by Comcast) The city of Englewood Ohio, many contract jobs for various employers. Why did you choose to work in your industry? A love for networking and pcs. Why do you like your job? I do primarily security and networking daily which is what I enjoy the most. Solving problems, designing solutions. How would you describe your career? Ever changing, constant learning. Challenging and rewarding. What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Rebuilding two cities network infrastructures. This included a 911 call center for 1 site. I have installed fiber connectivity for most schools and companies in Western Ohio it feels like back in my TWC era. Describe a time that your career was rewarding. Designing and fixing issues that other couldn’t. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Educate yourself. Find a good trainer when you get your foot in the door. Be a sponge. Do some of the jobs no one else wants to tackle. What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? I work on technology that I would be screwing around with at home except I get paid for it. What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? The ability to leave work at the office. Be loyal to a certain degree but keep in mind if you are gone the company will have you replaced in a couple of weeks if needed. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Stability. Teach others. Look back on work that I am proud of. Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? None currently other than coaching my kids in football aka soccer for many years. What is your favorite sport? NFL Football Do you play any sports? I run mud races, Spartan and a few other companies. I played on some pretty successful paintball teams long ago. If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? The ability to heal. Too many relatives and friends suffering from health issues. If you won a very large amount of money, what would you do? Buy real estate. Party like a Rock Star when necessary.

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Hi Everyone, my dealings with Dell computers in the past is that most of their boards are proprietary and use proprietary power supplies. Not sure if this has changed you might want to triple check before hooking anything to it. I could be wrong.

Thanks You idiots, Hope to Start Playing Some Game again this Fall ! Its gotta be low stress due to my advanced Age. Got some Walleye this Morning !

its what I would do .

just a suggestion: can you create a new shorcut icon from game folder if your doesnt point at the right place?? @Merlin007??

You clicking on a shortcut icon? Make sure it's still pointing to the right location of the program file and that the program file is still there. If all else is good and this is an all of a sudden kind of thing, I'd probably start by backing up your user profiles and mods and try re-installing the game and patches. Can't think of any other specific reason it won't do anything except for the game folder manually being moved in which Windows don't like that.

Happy Birthday and have a great day

Happy Birthday !

Went to meet my new Granddaughter today and also had a good breakthrough with my 5.5 year old Granddaughter! Quick backstory, Stormy was an asshole teen in and out of jail and got a gal preggers at 17, she knew I was not Father material at time into drugs and jail and just on a bad road in life so did the best thing for herself and the baby and left while still pregnant (and me in jail) by time my life got straightened out my son was about 7 or so and was being raised by another man and they told him HE was the father. I didnt want to upturn his whole life and figured I did enough damage already not being there so left it all alone, well he contacted me about 7 years ago and we opened up dialogue and have been talking for years, i left the ball in his court as to meeting, his mother still denies to him that I am his Father and says we are all lying, quick DNA test proved he is mine so we met before Christmas for the 1st time (he is 29 now, 30 in a few weeks) and have met up about 4 times since and this was the 1st time the 5.5 year old opened up to us, called my Mom Gi Gi (short for great grandma) and gave me a hug when we left! Its all a weird situation that we all trying to make the best of, my son and his wife are so amazing in it all and have said these kids WILL know us as family and thats that! Such a sweetheart he married! So heres a few pics of my newest granddaughter Rilynn Faith Randall and big sister Alivia! Yup,.Stormy is a grandpa!!!!

I'm in Ohio as well! Dayton area! We have been here now for almost 13 years, no complaints! Lots to do, lots to explore!

I always have crashing issues when my sound screws up. I have an Arctic 7 gaming headset and it always screws up the files. When that happens I always have the COD4 crashing crap. As everyone says likely a sound issue.