Month: February 2004

  • A New Day! Let’s start the day off with a PayPa…

    A New Day!

    Let’s start the day off with a PayPal donation link:

    This Morning

    * Woke at 4:45 and added fuel to the fire. I could have and should have stayed up but I allowed the bed monster to lure me back into the cosy sheets

    * Woke again at 5:45 and rose at 6:05. Got dressed and roused the kids then refueled the fire for a long burn.

    I sleep too much.

  • Time for snacks and rest

    Time for snacks and rest

  • Useless Information for Today


    Let’s not forget Britney’s Guide to Semiconductor Physics


    I started writing these pages to help me consolidate some of the information I had been reading while studying for my MSD. …

    … I would like it to be a useful reference to anyone that wants to know about semiconductor physics of lasers and VCSELs. The strange addition of Britney Spears to the guide has made the web site stand out from the crowd. I hope that Britney does not mind being an ambassador of science and that the fan part of the site promotes her every endeavour in the future .

  • Charitable Causes


    Ok. Buyer beware. I have not validated the authenticity of any of these sites but they look legitimate and they cost you only a click. Click a button and the sponsoring company donates food, mammograms, etc. Apparently you can click and help once a day.

    The Hunger Site The Breast Cancer Site The Child Health Site The Rain Forest Site The Animal Rescue Site

    Campbell’s Soup does a similar program called Click for Cans which I can personally vouch as legitimate.

  • Task 4 complete

    Afternoon spent playing with the 20 mth old and helping the 10 yr old with math (after she got started it was just reminders to keep working–homework took 3 hours). Chopped some wood. Helped the neighbors puppy find its way home. Tended the fire. Worked on the wife’s computer on some long procrastinated maintenance issues. Shrimp for dinner. Kids to bed. Now I’m tired.

    Managed to slip in several chapters of Mutant Message Down Under. My vote for the book as spiritually uplifting stands. On reading it I find myself questioning all my habits from how I deal with my kids to how I approach business to how I handle strangers in the mall. It inspires me to want to treat people better. I highly recommend this book.


  • Enter self-doubt. The job is obviously for a desig…

    Enter self-doubt. The job is obviously for a designer more than a programmer which will also pay less than I want; ergo, it is a waste of everyone’s time for me to apply for it.

  • Task 4

    Research company then send resume and coverletter.

  • Task 3 Complete

    With food in belly and preparations to restart the fire begun. I’m ready to continue. Oh! I also called about a possible job and of all things it would be doing computer work in the entertainment industry. What a match!

  • Next Task

    Remove layer of frost from hind quarters. I think this can be done by going upstairs for lunch.

  • Task 2 complete

    Ok. The pictures of the wife’s computer move and cleaning are done. In edition to editing the pictures, I went ahead and created a smaller viewed in ColdFusion just to confirm my skills haven’t all but died.

    Enjoy!

  • News

    Disney boss gave cold shoulder to Comcast


    Preparing for the monumental call, the Comcast team, over cold cuts and Caesar salad, had kicked around various scenarios, expecting Eisner to suggest a face-to-face meeting or tell Roberts he would discuss the matter with the Disney board….

    …”he blew me off,” is essentially how Roberts described Eisner’s reaction, according to people on the team.

    Yeah Disney!

  • This is true ®

    Attention naturalists! From Tanya’s Harp by Randy Cassingham (look in the righthand column below archives)


    The New York City Transit Authority has ruled that women can ride the city subways topless. New York law dictates that if a man can be somewhere without a shirt, a woman gets the same right.

  • Next Task

    This is a recreational task. Download pictures of computer move and post.

  • Task complete

    Star paperwork done. Phone call to voicemail to see if they want it mailed, faxed or hand delivered. The paperwork was begun on Jan 30 and finished on Feb 17. That’s ridiculous!