The weather finally cleared up this week, so I spent my last evening in southwest Oklahoma visiting the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. There hasn’t been much change in six years. Afterwards, I had to pay a visit to the Meers Store & Restaurant north of the reserve. The Reserve and Meers Store do not open [...]
A well-meaning memo shows up in the inbox:
Due to leaking water pipes, the water supply to (snip) will be shut down beginning at (snip) on (snip). We anticipate the repair will take approximately six hours. Except for restrooms, (snip) will remain operational during the repairs.
In the event you need to utilize restroom facilities, please use [...]
An Associated Press article (link dead) covering a violent scramble for old iBooks reminded me of an experience at college that was thankfully peaceful.
UMR had a monthly auction where old hardware was sold, and I heard that two old Macintoshes with the ancient form factor were for sale. I had half a mind to convert [...]
I’ve been playing Fantasy Football for what will be my 3rd season, and it remains fun. I’ve started a free league on Yahoo! with some more flexibility than the normal Yahoo! league. Right now, seven people have signed up, and I can use at least three more players.
Fantasy football is a less demanding game than [...]
Sunday, August 14
6:15p EDT
Departed CMH 15 minutes late.
8:00p CDT
Arrived IAH 20 minutes late. I asked the gate agent where my next flight was. I arrived at the new gate, but saw a different city. I checked the airport computer displays, which reported that the flight would be delayed until 11:50p.
Monday, August 15, all times CDT
12:05a
Boarded plane.
12:10
Mechanic took [...]
