Click images for desktop size: "New World Order" by LawnElf I'm sick again. Another cold.
While we were sleeping my friend inadvertently coughed in my face . . .
At least I now have someone to blame!
Blame is important. Its a lot easier to blame a person you care about than to have to blame god or nature. See, god and nature don't care how you feel about them. They don't care if its their fault.
No lectures on the "blame game" and stuff like that. This is my
Click image: "Morning Reading" by LK Holsoe weakness and I'll stick with it. I just figure its all the cat's fault.
I have to notice that the flu shot this year is working pretty well. I've only had these two colds and nary a trace of flu. The first cold ran its course in the normal 4 days. I'm hoping the same for this one. My friend can't have flu shots. Allergies. I still think that she had some flu and not just a cold. Maybe a flu and cold. Her illness lasted over two weeks She's still just recovering, really.
Spent the weekend doing not much of anything. The sort of weekend where the dish washer is broken down again. I did the dishes by hand and that seemed like a major accomplishment . . .
Watched a few movies. Nothing in any way memorable.

Click images for desktop size: "Lost Pearls" by Unknown The best of them was the "King of the Rangers" serial. I'm up to the fourth chapter. The serial has settled into its groove. Remarkable physical special effects, tons of action, gunfights, explosions and cool old boats and cars. They blew up a gorgeous Craftsman boat!
What will stay in my mind is one little bit. Ina hurry to catch the bad guys, "Slingin'" Sammy Baugh runs to the docks. There's a five foot fence there. Duncan Renaldo climbs over it. Baugh takes it on the run and leaps it in stride, like it was a three foot hurdle. He looks beautiful doing it and he's wearing his full on cowboy gear including the six guns. Its the most impressive thing I've seen since Brian Cushing, from a sit, did a 47" vertical leap while wearing a 25 pound vest . . . This are the kind of things that make me wonder who I was kidding when I'd tell people I was or even think to myself that I was an athlete.
I updated the AppleTV to its new firmware, 2.3.1. Its not very much at all. Its main purpose appears to be wipe out 3rd party hacks.
There's one new item in the menu's. Its a goonie test of your network connection. It sends the info to Apple. It doesn't let you see it! As this is clearly just a set up to prepare for their rumoured "Stream Anywhere" plan to sell or rent more movies and as its something I don't care about and as I resent Apple using me to try and use me to promote their own services. The only benefit to me would be me being allowed to give them more money I don't have for a service of dubious worth to me.
That seems churlish. It also seems fair and right.
I noticed that the dial up internet services have had a 30% increase in business the last couple of months! Ten buck internet access at 56k.
I guess for some its the way to go. It bothers me. I had Time Warner and Road Runner. It cost me 80 a month. The minimum cable services that I had to have to get the cable in the house and get the internet.
Service was a joke. When it ran it ran well but that was only about 60% of the time. Twice it seems the service was bad because their techs installed the WRONG cable modem. When they finally got it installed correctly I had to ask them about credit for their ineptness. I got two months credit which hardly seemed sufficient but it was all they'd give me. Their solution was that if that weren't enough they could disconnect me . . .
Right now by going through a "third party provider" we have a 5 mg line for 20 a month, 8 more for
Click images for desktop size: "Robert Mitchum" by Unknown for the "dry loop" service (no phone connected). We have Vonage for a VOIP telephone. We've also gone to pay as you go mobile phones. Its reduced our telco bill from over $150 a month to about $80.
So I understand needing to go to dial up. It sucks for the people forced to go that route. I find the telco exec's comment, "This isn't the iPod crowd" making the switch to be as nasty a turn of phrase since "let them eat cake".
Today I've spent the morning talking to a couple of guys about coaching Pee Wee football this year. I've sent them the forms and filled in the web stuff they've asked for. They insist I get another coaching certificate. They don't recognize any of the 7 I already have.
Kids are worth the work and hassle no matter how stupid I think it is. I'd rather see the kids protected and the quality of their education insured than see my life made a tiny bit easier.
We'll see what happens.
I'm taking the dogs for a walk, cleaning the kitchen and doing the dishes and then probably collapsing and/or passing out.
Its very cold. There are patches of ice everywhere but its incredibly bright and sunny.
I think I can survive anything so long as there is sun on my face.
The cold makes my sinuses hurt a lot less. Might not be best in the long term. I have no idea. But I like seeing the dogs enjoying themselves. Me being able to breathe a bit easier is the clincher to the deal.
Still feel rough. Its all recoverable.