Well, yesterday was as relaxing as I’d hoped. I put the Cargo Caddy into the truck, and it fits okay. I could remove a couple trim pieces from inside the truck to make it fit better, and probably will eventually, but for now it’s working. Then I had lunch with Steph, who says I’m Suspiciously good natured.
After lunch downtown, I caught the bus back across the river, and then walked through my old neighborhood, stopping by the 8th St. Market to say hi to Jim, the owner. After walking the rest of the way home, I took a little nap, then loaded the Cargo Caddy with all the tailgating supplies and weeded a corner of the garden before dinner, topping the evening off with some TV and web-surfing. It was a good day, and I feel refreshed from it.
Today, I’ve already plowed through some email, touching base with other clients and letting them know I’m still alive. My plans for the day involve mowing the lawn and weeding the garden, and working on a few work projects. Among other things, I need to hook up my scanner again for the first time since moving, and scan in some photos for a client. It’ll be the first time using the scanner on Mac OS X, and I’m curious to see how that goes.
- The Christian Science Monitor asks Can you be a techie if you can’t type? The interesting thing in the article is that many schools have stopped teaching typing, offering more general “computer skills” classes instead. I think typing is such a valuable skill (being platform-independent and all) that I was very surprised that it’s not being taught. [slashdot]
- In two rulings from the FCC, there’s some good news, and some bad news. First, the good news: TiVo Wins Nod for Users to Share Digital Shows [slashdot]
- The bad news: Feds back wiretap rules for VoIP, saying that the services must be tappable. [slashdot]
- In the most recent issue of National Review, Jay Nordlinger had an article called The Joy of Tokenism, in which he talks about being the lone conservative at liberal gatherings. There’s much of the article that strikes a chord with me. Most notably, Nordlinger says:
… I noticed that, when they talked to me, they sort of assumed that I would agree that Bush is a moron — even if I, for whatever weird reasons, supported his policies. They were incredulous when I said that I found the president smart as a whip, in addition to right (i.e. correct).
He also talks about the Bush-hatred that’s common, and compares it to the hatred Lincoln faced, both in the south, but also in the north.
Finally, he says that liberals and conservatives ought to mix more. I agree, but it can be awfully tiring sometimes. I’ve got a paper copy of the full article, and if you’re local and interested in reading it, you’re welcome to borrow it.