Yesterday I said I wished the weather would change. This morning, it’s raining and promises to for most of the day. Sorry about that, but I’m going to have to be out in it a bunch today, too. Got a lunch to go to, and then later in the afternoon, my truck is supposed to be all better and I should be able to retrieve it from the body shop. Yay!
I’m tempted to believe that getting my truck back is a positive sign, and maybe I’m done with a bunch of the hassles that have been distracting and frustrating me this month. But the pessimist in me wonders what’s going to go wrong next and I think I’m going to wait until after Thanksgiving before breathing a sigh of relief, since I’ve got some workers coming in next week to do some stuff around the house, and if that goes well, I might be able to see clear sailing through Christmas, at least. Wish me luck.
And hey, this sunday will be the seventh anniversary of Dave’s Picks. No promises of anything special for the day, but it wouldn’t surprise me if I spent some of the weekend working on the website.
- It’s on: First Avenue gets OK to reopen Friday, with GWAR! as the band. I’m really hoping to see some of the
local color
reporters calling in a story from a GWAR! show. [strib] - A friend writes:
Here’s more on the Sally Ann Ban. Me, I’m glad not to have the bell-ringers in front of Target when I’m trying to run in for some laundry detergent or new underwear. In Stifle a Joyful Noise, Mitch disagrees about Target, and pushes hard for the Army. But if you want to get an early start on shopping next weekend, you can schedule a Wake Up Call from Target. [mitch]Please support Target for their stand regarding the Salvation Army. I’m sure the pressure will be great to reverse the decision. If you shop there over the next two months, please let a store manager know that it’s okay that they don’t have bell ringers in the front and that you will continue to shop there. If you don’t already shop there, well, I guess, just pass the word on!
- Cool. spamtrapd updated to version 2.1, with better and quicker detection of spammers, and routing them into a honeypot. One more thing to do in the server upgrade, but it should make life a lot simpler once it’s done. [openbsd]
- Sam Raimi Remaking ‘Evil Dead’. More from the CBC. I’m not sure whether to be happy about this or not, but I’ll probably end up watching the new version, if for no other reason than it’ll be another BC movie. Speaking of which, I think I might need to do the Bubba Ho-Tep film night sometime soon. [slashdot]
- An FCC Crackdown Could Spread from just broadcast TV and radio to the net, cable TV and other media. The FCC seems to want to expand its powers to censor obscenity. [wired]
- Over at FDA, Vioxx woes just the beginning, and there are at least five more popular drugs that should be pulled from the market. For some reason I don’t feel much safer having FDA overseeing drugs when I hear about stories like this. [strib]