20030809

Yesterday during rush hour Grand Avenue was closed – seems a pedestrian got run over – so all of the traffic was routed elsewhere. But it’s impossible to get upset when the sun is shining, the weather is sweet, and one is listening to Bob Marley. Today I’ve done, um, laundry. And I took out [...] [...]

20030808

Today, as I wait for some stuff to finish printing, other stuff to finish compiling, and a couple users to get their heads functioning again, I’m adding a new section to my linkage at the right: other blogs. At the mo’ I’m just adding those that spring to mind, many of which I only thought [...] [...]

20030807

I’ve spent the past day or so at work rebuilding this new-to-me machine. Fortunately, I backed up almost everything irreplaceable ahead of time, stashing it on the server if it wasn’t there already; the only thing I forgot to do was archive my bookmarks. (sniff!) Now I’ve got a much faster box with a more [...] [...]

20030804

Spent the weekend at Strassenfest eating knackwurst and drinking beer while hanging around outside and watching people and their dogs. The weather was abnormally mild, so it was a great time. (Normally it’s pushing 100 degrees Fahrenheit [about 40 Celsius] and around 90% humidity, and the guys in lederhosen start to smell iffy. And there [...] [...]

20030801

So much random shit going through my head… First: For some unexplained reason I’ve had the Can-Can running through my head today. ‘cept, thanks to Strassenfest this weekend, I have a bunch of blonds in lederhosen dancing to it. It’s worth noting, however, that the Can-Can is excellent music to lift weights to. Just lift [...] [...]