Reality Me

Two major issues resolved on a project. Excellent! Moving onto another project.

I like programming at 3am. It’s so quiet. I’ll watch the dog take a walk in the crisp air while having a steaming coffee and just stare at the stars while listening to the peace.

14 hours ago I started trying to write 30 minutes of code. Now I have 11 hours to complete 40 hours of work. I’m tired.

I was unable to use Blogger for a day and a half. I was certain that I was having network issues because Google wouldn’t allow that much downtime would they? Wherever the problem lay, it seems fixed now.

I have a day and a half of writings cooped up in me but I have weeks of coding begging to get out so I best return to client obligations.

It wasn’t until recently that I understood “three dog night.” I always thought that meant spring up and shout “Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Was a good friend of mine…” Apparently 3 dog night refers to temperature. A 3 dog night means that to stay warm you needed 3 dogs in the bed with you. Thank you Cathy for explaining that to me.

We have 2 dog nights occasionally around here but usually its just a one dog night. Molly plays a game with me. She takes my spot in the bed until I’m ready to come to bed. It’s funny and at the same time guarantees me a warm spot to settle into.

Remember when gay meant gay? Apparently other words have changed meaning over the years too. Batman’s Greatest Boner

In school I used to love to do math because not only could you solve a problem, you could solve it again and prove your answer. Math has a tangible success. You do it and receive instant gratification. Coding is much the same. I actually got to code this morning! And I produced results! And the client is happy.

Now onto more difficult, less quickly solved problems.

So the puppy is finally starting to figure out that poop and pee goes outside. She’s even picked 2 favorite spots. What’s funny is that she doesn’t seem capable of going unless she and I have played soccer. I take a blue soccer ball and I’ll kick it over the house or down to the lower lot and she will take off with exuberance to find this ball. She’ll run down the hill and bring the ball back to me. I’ll kick it a second time and she’ll return holding this blue soccer ball in her mouth but this time she’ll bypass me and go to her spot. She won’t let go of the ball while doing her business. It’s the funniest sight! Of course it only makes sense that our family would end up with a dog with rules and rituals.

In today’s home repairs I rehung the towel rack on the back of the bathroom door (with the proper hex screw so it will stay hung) and I hung the vinyl levelor blinds in Noah’s bedroom window so he can stop flashing the neighbors.

Ah! Feels great to make progress on the house!

I uninstalled Firefox and deleted all references to extensions and temporary files. When I inspected the registry I had references to Firebird and versions predataing .8. With the machine cleaned and a fresh install of Firefox 1.0.1 I’m hoping to be a happier camper. I’ll clutter it with extensions soon but not Tabbrowser Extensions. I can live without saving tab sessions if it means better browsing.

Seems as though my installation of FireFox has bitten the dust. I am blaming the Tabbrowser Extension as I have not seem any of this behavior on other computers. Of course, I do use this one the heaviest and it is the only one with Avast! installed. I will completely uninstall FireFox and reinstall to see if things improve. After using FireFox so much, Internet Explorer just seems so pathethic.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching a hawk sit in a tree in the backyard and have its lunch. It tore apart a mouse (some kind of rodent), cleaned its beak then flew away. I learned how to use the digital zoom on Cathy’s Canon Powershot A95 just after it flew away. For those wanting the same, you move the switch to the picture of the mountain then click the thumb button on the back of the camera down where it reads a picture of a flower and MF; this turns on a magnified sqaure in the viewer and you can use the zoom toggle to move in a little closer. Remember, this is a digital zoom so some quality will be sacrificed.

Student: How do I learn responsibility?
Master: Teach responsibility.

It’s gorgeous outside (68° C with a light breeze and lots of sunshine) and I’ve trapped myself indoors with no consideration of playing outside, taking the kids outside or the dog to the dog park, and the mountains are simply these hills on the horizon. Days like this should be celebrated in outdoor activity and I’ve squandered mine.