Lessons from Hay Lake

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Here’s a couple of things I a) learned or b) thought a lot about while fishing at Hay Lake in MN last week.

  • A long, hard and even wet day of fishing is better than a good day working.
  • I need to let other people go first more often…and be more generous.
  • Yes, you can get knocked over by a sheep dog.
  • Laughter makes everything fun.
  • I’ll always be my mom’s little boy, no matter how old I am.
  • Some of the things that I think are really funny, aren’t.
  • Not everyone has heard about John Daker and Ask a Ninja
  • A judgmental, nitpicking, legalistic spirit eats at you from the inside.
  • Good things can keep you from the important ones.
  • I really can’t sit still. I try but it doesn’t work.
  • Don’t say you’re sorry and then laugh. It’s doesn’t end up well.

Spriglet #5: Clear the Print Spool in Windows XP By Force

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Spriglet #5: Have a print job in Windows that just won’t go away? Here’s how to fix it:

®= right-click, © = click, © © = double-click

  1. ® on My Computer and choose “Manage”
  2. © on “Services” in the left pane
  3. © © on “Print Spooler” in the right pane
  4. © the “Stop” button
  5. Leave this window open and hit Windows-E to bring up an Explorer window
  6. Drill down to c:\windows\system32\printers\spool
  7. Highlight and delete all of the files in here
  8. Back on the Print Spooler Properties window, © Start
  9. © Start, © Settings, © Printers and Faxes, © © the printer with the stuck job
  10. Hit F5 to refresh. All of the print jobs should now be gone.

UPDATE: Check out the shorter batch file method in the comments below. Thanks, White Panther.