The Saints lost last night’s game. They had the go-ahead run at the plate in the ninth, but just couldn’t get the guys home. Bummer. But the timing was just about perfect. I dashed from my seat at the end of the game, making a quick trip to the little fan’s room, and then as I walked out of the stadium, it started to rain. By the time I reached my truck, the rain was harder, and everyone else in the gang had either left or was on their way out. By the time I decided I wasn’t going to stick around, it was pouring, and on the way home, I had to switch the windshield wipers up to their most hyperactive setting at one point.
Four meetings/errands yesterday. Two with clients, one with the lawyers (just dropping off a document for the files) and one with the place that sold me my poker table. One of the chairs has started to come apart, and I was checking on the warranty return. Everything’s cool, and I just have to haul it out there sometime soon. But all that running around pretty much occupied the part of the day that wasn’t spent out at the ballpark.
- The series 31 Days to Building a Better Blog has a section on avoiding
blogger apathy
. Wish I’d seen that sooner. You might have a few more links (or more links you’d like) to look at today. [holy schmoly] - Regarding the change in BAC levels for being legally drunk, What’s the difference between 0.08 and 0.10? Well, at .08, the reporter drove better than she did when sober. At .10 she was clearly hammered. You mileage may vary. [fark!]
- EPIC’s Spotlight on Surveillance this month covers UAVs or drones patrolling the US borders.
The federal government’s redirection of military technology toward the civilian population is troubling.
Indeed. But on a brighter note, at least they’re not very reliable, so we get to spend more on things that don’t work! [schneier] - If you’re Fat, Unfit, and Fifty, you’re going to have to follow
A Different Bug-Out Scenario
if the SHTF. That’s the kind of thing to keep in mind when reading something like the SurvivalBlog, which has good suggestions, but is probably a mite more prepared than I plan on being. [claire] - Speaking of being prepared, over on Claire’s blog, Thunder had a post on 72 hr kits, that is, what kind of things you’d have on hand for a 72 hour interruption in services, such as a hurricane or blizzard, or whatever. I realized that other than the food, I have most of a 72-hour kit (including spices, cooking fuel, and a whole lot more) in the back of my truck at all times, due to the amount of tailgating I do during the summer, combined with the fact that I’m too darned lazy to empty out the truck over the winter. Go me? [claire]