I'm either at "warp speed" or "full stop" these days. At least I have some income being produced from the "warp speed" parts. But it does cut into how much time I think about writing anything, let alone writing in LJ. Yes, Teh Twitter is still there, but it's only good for brain dumps, not for thought-out concepts, let alone full-on rants and raves ( Read more... )

There really hasn't been much to talk about. But I'll talk anyway, just to make sure I don't completely shut myself down.

Job search: Continues. Over a year now with no gainful employment. I turn 50 in September. It's getting downright depressing, but I keep pushing forward. I interviewed with CalFire today...the local unit, not just the general ( Read more... )

I decided against emailing my bill proposal to my Congresscritters ( Read more... )

The first weekend of the New Year has arrived, and it finds me parked in front of the computer, with the only other occupant of the apartment being one passed-out brown cat. My hunny is at work again today, and has warned me to expect her absence for several Saturdays to come, because of a newly-deployed accounting system on her employer's ( Read more... )

We've lost one of the Great Authors of the science fiction genre ( Read more... )

For someone who says they write, I've been conspicuously absent from these pages, haven't I?

First...Adventures in Cooking. This week's experiment on my side of the ledger: slow-cooker chicken gumbo. Verdict: success. A few notes for next time, though...first and foremost, when a recipe calls for a "large" onion, remember that what most people ( Read more... )

The CAD package I maintain the user manual for has been chosen as a Project of the Month at Sourceforge!

https://sourceforge.net/blog/potm-201110/

*boingy boingy boingy*

*poof*

Another month has officially started. For me, that meant completing yet another online employment application. Before 07h00. Between my first and second cuppa ( Read more... )

Back at the not-grind. My hunny's office was open today, so her impromptu vacation has ended and she's beating back all the dragons that should have been beaten back last week but for the "little problem" next door. Me, I'm doing what I usually do on Mondays, and if you've been following along for the last couple of months, you already know what it ( Read more... )

The software manual project is complete...for now, anyway. I wrote the last section yesterday and uploaded it last night. Now it's a matter of watching for reports of mistakes and fixing those as they crop up, and seeing if anything new comes down the pipe with new releases. I know there's work ongoing in the areas of simplifying installation and ( Read more... )