There’s a dead tree in my backyard. It’s tall, it’s narrow, and it’s very dead. But the tree is still standing. The top has already fallen into my neighbor’s yard. My landlords are trying to find someone who can take the tree down safely. The race against Mother Nature is … Continue reading →
I was just curious. So I searched. “Blu-Ray” “Apple” on the search window. Interestingly, the intersection of those two terms goes back to at least 2005. Hubby’s new Sony laptop has Blu-Ray capability (and he likes it — says the latest Harry Potter video looks fabulous (not his term)). I … Continue reading →
Really grumpy yesterday. Then I drove by a man jogging…on prosthetic legs (yes, you read that right, plural, legs). Then later in the day I learned a man who worked with some of my co-workers died of a massive heart attack in an ambulance en route to the hospital. I … Continue reading →
I’m trying to get my various jobs unloaded to whomever is going to replace me after I retire. Two people have been identified for one of the jobs I do, but one of the two is “too busy” to do the few things I’m asking him to do in preparation … Continue reading →
If Twilight were a networking comedy, this comic would be a great cover: You guessed it: It came from xkcd. The Freakin’ Geeks would love this.
Continue reading →I’m swamped at work. I’m grumpy. I don’t have much to say. I am enjoying some reading. My knee is feeling a little better, and I’m noticing some slow improvement in my lung capacity. Thanks for stopping by.
Continue reading →For now, anyway. I finished my revision pass and sent it winging to my brave and courageous first reader. It’s sitting at 84,352 words of a targeted 90k. As far as I can tell, that’s acceptable. Knee Update: The Aleve/Tylenol combination seems to be helping. I’m experiencing less excruciating pain … Continue reading →
My PA and I looked at my knee X-rays today. The machine that took this series of X-rays was phenomenal. And the digital clarity is astonishing. They took three views, and my PA was cringing and saying, “Ouch” at every angle. “This is disintegrating really bad” was one nearly direct … Continue reading →
I did a little work yesterday and today on Twilight. I’m getting good, steady progress. On a less positive note, my left knee is killing me. It’s ok for walking, but bending more than about 60 degrees is a killer. No true idea what I did to it. I’ve … Continue reading →
Periodically, I need to spend an afternoon (or morning or evening) at Panera to allow the laptop to update all it’s software. Today, I’ve updated Windows, Firefox, Zonealarm, and all the Spacejock Software (Simon Haynes does a wonderful job making it easy to do) I have installed. After I retire, … Continue reading →