Well, I’m more than halfway done with my first week on the new job. Still don’t have my computer, but hey, it’s not like they’re an integral part of the work, right? Erm.
But seriously, things aren’t going too badly. I’m still in a bit of shock from not being able to take my usual mid-afternoon nap, and I’m not exactly hip to driving to and from work in the snow before people have figured out that it might be slippery, but overall, I think it’s going pretty well. Yes, there are frustrations, but if it was supposed to be fun, I’d be paying them instead of the other way around, right?
Plus there’s the fact that after work today I decided I needed to swing by the local watering hole for a couple buck burgers and a bit of the old barley-pop. There are very few times when that won’t help my mood.
And that’s going to do it for the update today, kiddies. It’s time for me to finish this up and get some sleep so I can wake up bright and early and shovel the snow that’s falling while I’m typing this off of my sidewalk before heading out to deal with idiots on the road and the computer that still isn’t there. Bonus points if you parsed that sentence on the first try. I blame John Barleycorn.
- A Wisconsin law stops holiday deals . Remember this story whenever some legislator talks about enacting a new law to prevent “anti-competitive pricing”. And also note that it goes both ways. Here in MN, gas stations aren’t allowed to sell gas for less than eight cents (IIRC) per-gallon more than they paid for it. [some guy]
- My friend Eric has a collection of Silly Road Signs that you can buy on postcards or mouse-pads. Neat pictures. Of course I wish he had more of them, but I’m kind of a dick that way. [some guy]
- Wow. The FCC does about-face on à la carte cable, and maybe now the cable companies (and DirecTV and Dish network?) will let me get just the channels I want. Hell, I’d pay an extra $5/month just so I wouldn’t have to skip past the 23 shopping networks that come as part of the
package
they’re thrusting upon me. [jr] - I’m not hip to the whole podcasting thing (since it would require connecting my iPod to the computer on a regular basis which seems to require more organization than I can usually muster), but Reed says:
Trucker Tom’s Podcast is a strangely appealing audio diary of an over-the-road trucker, produced while driving in the cab of his 2003 Freightliner. Tom will talk on tech with a depth that may surprise you, but the best parts are when he relates his experiences on the road. Be warned that he’ll occasionally ramble.
Sounds like it might be worth checking out if you’re into that sort of thing. [reed] - I don’t know how new it is, but I wish I’d known about roadtrips.com back when I was trying to take a fall vacation. They put together weekend packages to visit sporting events, and seem to have pretty darned good packages for NASCAR races. Maybe next spring… [press-patch]