Well it's been some days of basics going boom. Like, yesterday my computer decided to randomly restart over and over, going back in time with restore points. So after much tech support and hardware tests, I wiped the drive and am now in the process of downloading masses of files from mozy. Yea for having mozy ( Read more... )

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Maybe you weren't listened to very attentively ( Read more... )

I filled a long sock with rice, then stuck it in the freezer. At bed time, I laid it at the base of my pillow, kinda along the top of my shoulders. It radiated coolness. I think it made enough of a difference that I was able to fall asleep despite the heat. I tried it alongside me in the bed, but that didn't seem nearly as useful as across my ( Read more... )

I decided last week to brew some ginger beer. I acquired ale yeast, grabbed Myers lemons off the tree out back, and got the other required bits and pieces ( Read more... )

A co-worker just said (referring to conversation across cubies): "When Lance speaks...it doesn't happen very often.. I always think 'God is that you?'"

ROTFLMAO

can't remember when I last used that abbreviation.

Took my morning walk a little early. Very quiet. On the way back, I spotted a buck, essentially across from the gate to the trail (well down the incline, across the little stream, and on the deer path on the other side). I would guess he was a few years old, looking strong and healthy. Two points on his antlers ( Read more... )

Have a wonderful day all ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had my first visit to an acupuncturist. ! An out-of-the-blue adventure. I was up in Oakland visiting Abe, who had a regular appointment with said Chinese medicine therapist. So, wot the heck, says I, make me an appointment! And so it was.

Whitney, the acupuncturist, works out of the Oakland Acupuncture Project. The clinic is very cool ( Read more... )

these feel like they're happening ( Read more... )

I was on my bicycle. A very warm day. Rounded a curve and there they were, young, maybe three or four inch spikes! Nifty. Bounding off to my right and into invisibility ( Read more... )