Author: Roland Hughes

Roland Hughes is the president of Logikal Solutions, a business applications consulting firm specializing in OpenVMS platforms and Qt on Linux. Hughes serves as a lead consultant with over two decades of experience using computers and operating systems. With a degree in Computer Information Systems, the author's experience is focused on systems across a variety of diverse industries including heavy equipment manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, stock exchanges, tax accounting, and hardware value-added resellers, to name a few. Working throughout these industries has strengthened the author's unique skill set and given him a broad perspective on the role and value of technology in industry.

Experience Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Polar Bears Have New Food Source – Lawyers

Who knew that polar bears, those things nature channels make look so cuddly and cute, would actually turn out to be guardians of the human race? I mean seriously, they have went from snarfing down seals to walking into a camp site with way more than enough people to drive…

Roland HughesJune 30, 2017

Experience Society Stories

Are Woodies a Guy Thing?

After reading Ollie’s post about a love for woodies I had to ask, is the fascination with woodies a guy thing? Yes, I’m sure some of you took the headline and the opening sentence to a naughty place, but, I’m serious. I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for…

Roland HughesJune 30, 2017November 23, 2017

Experience Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

What is Wrong With WordPress Themes?

Featured image by StockSnap from Pixabay There are literally thousands of WordPress themes out there. Hundreds of people all trying to give you a “limited” free one to entice you into some $49/yr professional support contract for a better version of the same theme. The trouble is the free one…

Roland HughesJune 27, 2017February 10, 2021

Experience Society Stories Thank You Sir May I Have Another

How to Keep Your Stuff – Pt. 3

In previous installments we discussed how you must never mention the fact you can no longer have any clothes requiring hangers because every closet in the house is either filled with her clothes or stacked floor to ceiling with storage containers full of shoes. I stressed to you the importance…

Roland HughesJune 26, 2017November 20, 2017

Experience Fiction Stories

Knock Your Hero Down

Fate is a vindictive ex-wife with a good lawyer and a PI who will do anything for money. It does not matter if it is politically correct to say something like that out loud, it is simply a truth most people realize. If your hero is too perfect or your…

Roland HughesJune 25, 2017November 20, 2017

Experience Society Stories Thank You Sir May I Have Another

How to Keep Your Stuff – Pt. 2

So, last time I told you some of the horror stories you have to look forward to when choosing the route of marriage. Now we have to follow up with some of life’s other hard learned lessons. Most of these I learned by observing. But first a word of warning:…

Roland HughesJune 24, 2017November 19, 2017

Experience Humor Society Stories Thank You Sir May I Have Another

How to Keep Your Stuff – Pt. 1

Life teaches hard lessons. If you are lucky you get to learn those lessons by watching others experience them. For guys, this hard lesson is “how to keep your stuff.” The absolute best method of keeping your stuff is to never get married. No matter how you do the math…

Roland HughesJune 23, 2017November 19, 2017