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No, I know, you can’t live in the past.
Nonetheless, I’m re-evaluating some of my recent decisions.
Sometimes you have to just sit down and think over the things you’ve done, and the choices you’ve made, and try to figure if maybe you could have made some smarter decisions. That’s how you learn, you know? It’s how you grow. It’s part of being a man.
So I’m doing a little post-game analysis on this past week or so. Because I feel like I might be in a better situation now if I’d played things a little differently. And I want to take responsibility for that.
OK, first, though, I do NOT regret my decision to file a grievance with HR over Stacie’s repeated disparaging remarks about professional wrestling. It may have seemed “trivial” to them, but when she calls it “fake,” she’s insulting my beliefs, and that shouldn’t be tolerated in the workplace. I’m glad I took a stand on that.
Neither would I take a do-over on Monday night’s dinner out. The food was delicious, the prices were affordable, and there’s no way to know for sure my, uh, shall-we-say “slight gastrointestinal malfunction” was definitely caused by Chef Cletus’s scrumptious crab-slaw buffet.
Also, I feel like buying this Famous Maker 23” 1080p LCD Monitor was a solid decision. No regrets there, definitely. That native 1920×1080 resolution and HDMI input make it a great little TV, if I want to hook it up to my receiver; otherwise, it’s a pretty sharp VGA computer monitor. The plug-and-play setup certainly couldn’t be much easier. Now I’m enjoying my online life like I never have before – even reading my email is somehow more fun.
Or anyway reading my email, if anyone ever sent me any. But no one has for several days now, not friends, not family, not co-workers, no one. Which brings me to the one recent decision I think I would make differently, given the chance:
In retrospect, “Sexy Dora The Explorer” was a poor choice of Halloween costume.
Authorized for SquareTrade Extended Warranty
Warranty: 90 Day Woot Limited Warranty
Features:
- 23-inch wide-screen monitor with 1920×1080 factory-set resolution
- Thin-Film Transistor LCD active matrix with BriteView technology
- Video inputs supported: HDMI connector (version 1.3), VGA connector
- Supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) to prevent transmission of non-encrypted high definition content
- Plug and Play capability, if supported by your computer system
- On-screen display (OSD) adjustments for ease of setup and screen optimization
- Energy Star compliant
Specifications:
- Display size: 23-inch (58.42 cm) diagonal and viewable image
- Display type: Thin-Film Transistor LCD active matrix
- BriteView technology
- 3.5 mm stereo mini jack input (for microphone)
- Integrated speakers: 2 watts per speaker
- Scanning frequency: Horizontal scan range 24-83 KHz
- Vertical scan range: 50-76 Hz
- Viewing angle: Horizontal and Vertical viewing angle: 160 degrees
- Recommended resolution (H x V): 1920×1080 @ 60 Hz
- Contrast ratio: Up to 1000:1
- Dynamic Contrast ratio: Up to 3000:1
- Response time: 5 ms (on-off)
- Pixel pitch: 0.265 mm
- Dimensions H x W x D (unpacked): 16.34×22.17×19.4 inches (41.5×56.3×19.4 cm)
- Weight Unpacked: 13.23 lbs (6 Kg)
- EMI standard: FCC Class B
- Mounting: Standard VESA 4-hole 100 mm x 100 mm
Additional Photos:
Input terminal:
- 1 HDMI connector (version 1.3)
- 1 VGA connector
Power source – AC/DC adapter:
- Input rating: 100 to 240V~
- Frequency: 50~60Hz
- Power consumption: 58 watts maximum power consumption in operating mode, <2 W in sleep mode
Operating environment:
- Temperature: 41 degrees F to 95 degrees F (5 degrees C to 35 degrees C )
- Humidity: 20% RH through 80% RH (non-condensing)
Storage environment:
- Temperature: -29 degrees F to 140 degrees F (-20 degrees C to 60 degrees C)
- Humidity: 5% RH through 95% RH (non-condensing)
In the box:
- Famous Maker TS-23W8H 23” Monitor
- Power Cord
- VGA Cable
- Audio Cable
Inset photo credit: Hugo Fernandes
Price: $149.99
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