Thank goodness for UNIX command history. Otherwise I would never remember "generate scaffold" syntax, as it's been months since I used it. #

My lack of artistic talent makes children cry. My 4-year-old is unhappy with everything I drew at her request, even after four tries. #

At dinner with Saturday Dining Conspiracy. Connected to one guy's AT&T ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my birthday. Steve, Erika and I went out with a group of people, only they didn't know they were celebrating my birthday. They got together on the occasion on someone else's birthday, that of an Austin science fiction fandom figure named Earl. He supposedly turned 50, though my guess was it was by far not his first 50th birthday ( Read more... )

Later yesterday I exercised, then went to Saturday Dining Conspiracy. This week they met at the Lousiana Longhorn Cafe in Round Rock. It went pretty much as expected. I have some things to talk about with Lawrence and his posse, but, things we don't have in common are more numerous. I had forgotten what a big part of their conversation is devoted ( Read more... )

Since Steve's mother is here, last night Steve and I went out for dinner with Saturday Dining Conspiracy (SDC), the group of people where I first learned the expression "The French Problem" (not syndrome, like I said in my previous post). Their plan was to go to the new Truluck's location at Arboretum, but it turned out there was a 3-hour wait for ( Read more... )