Snips

We had rain last night - really nice heavy rain. It was amazing. And we still have some leaves on the trees so you could actually hear it. We're supposed to get more today but I don't want to get greedy. I'm just happy. Everything looks so freshly washed today. Hmmmm why didn't I go get my car out of the garage last night???

Last night I got a note from Mom that just barely made sense. She said 'all weather men are turns'. I could translate that to turds but the rest of her note was scattered and jumbled. It's not really unusual - she does that sometimes. Sometimes she knows it and will say it's because her glasses are in the other room... (this is not too convincing since her resolution is about 600x800 on a 21" monitor - I can just about read the stuff from here)... But, often, she just rambles stuff and hits send. At least I know she's alive.

Then this morning - not 10 hours later - I get this hugely hilarious, highly articulate, typo-free email from her. It includes insightful commentary about the Red Sox game, her plans for today, an upcoming 80th birthday bash for a friend of hers, etc. It's as if it were written by someone else.

If I were adopted I'd never get to know that my morning-person-itis is inherited.

Yesterday the Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9 came. And it's pretty amazing. Previous versions of Microsoft photo software have been pretty darned lame. But this one sure isn't.

I have used Photoshop but prefer not to. My image program of choice is Paint Shop Pro. But neither of these programs is for the guy who just wants to pretty up his photographs easily and quickly. I had heard that Digital Image was good and easy. And then tinman got it and said that was good and easy. So I got it and it is... good and easy. It's actually better than good. I had intended to send this copy on to my brother. But, I may keep it and use Paint Shop Pro for graphics and Digital Image for photographs. I'll get my brother his own copy.

I've already seen the on field Boston Red Sox collision of last night enough times. Thank you.

I need a tickler system for when my favorite authors have new books coming out. I have about 50 favorite authors and it's hard to keep track manually. I need a system.

The Treo 600 is being birthed this week and I'm in major decision mode. Some are reporting that they have ordered theirs and have a tracking number that says they will have it this week. Handspring's announcement is next Monday. It's way way way too expensive. And I will be able to get nothing for my current Treo 300. But, I really want it. Or some other phone that has a PALM PDA with a thumb keyboard and a camera - on the Sprint network. Sigh.

Snips

We had rain last night - really nice heavy rain. It was amazing. And we still have some leaves on the trees so you could actually hear it. We're supposed to get more today but I don't want to get greedy. I'm just happy. Everything looks so freshly washed today. Hmmmm why didn't I go get my car out of the garage last night???

Last night I got a note from Mom that just barely made sense. She said 'all weather men are turns'. I could translate that to turds but the rest of her note was scattered and jumbled. It's not really unusual - she does that sometimes. Sometimes she knows it and will say it's because her glasses are in the other room... (this is not too convincing since her resolution is about 600x800 on a 21" monitor - I can just about read the stuff from here)... But, often, she just rambles stuff and hits send. At least I know she's alive.

Then this morning - not 10 hours later - I get this hugely hilarious, highly articulate, typo-free email from her. It includes insightful commentary about the Red Sox game, her plans for today, an upcoming 80th birthday bash for a friend of hers, etc. It's as if it were written by someone else.

If I were adopted I'd never get to know that my morning-person-itis is inherited.

Yesterday the Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9 came. And it's pretty amazing. Previous versions of Microsoft photo software have been pretty darned lame. But this one sure isn't.

I have used Photoshop but prefer not to. My image program of choice is Paint Shop Pro. But neither of these programs is for the guy who just wants to pretty up his photographs easily and quickly. I had heard that Digital Image was good and easy. And then tinman got it and said that was good and easy. So I got it and it is... good and easy. It's actually better than good. I had intended to send this copy on to my brother. But, I may keep it and use Paint Shop Pro for graphics and Digital Image for photographs. I'll get my brother his own copy.

I've already seen the on field Boston Red Sox collision of last night enough times. Thank you.

I need a tickler system for when my favorite authors have new books coming out. I have about 50 favorite authors and it's hard to keep track manually. I need a system.

The Treo 600 is being birthed this week and I'm in major decision mode. Some are reporting that they have ordered theirs and have a tracking number that says they will have it this week. Handspring's announcement is next Monday. It's way way way too expensive. And I will be able to get nothing for my current Treo 300. But, I really want it. Or some other phone that has a PALM PDA with a thumb keyboard and a camera - on the Sprint network. Sigh.

Maybe not groped and maybe not threatened... but picked finally

This morning I struggled and fought over a graphic and a website that wanted it. I couldn't get it sized correctly and then couldn't convince the application that it was the right size. My computer was struggling and so was I. It was a 10 minute job that took 3 hours. I finally got it done and then took a break. I went home to check the mail and just get away from the desk for a bit.

There was a phone message from a headhunter and when I checked my email, there was an email from her, too. Both were very nicely done. When a recruiter or headhunter (or anyone for that matter) does a good and thorough job, I think it is rude of me not to at least respond. So I called her back figuring I'd get voice mail and could leave a nice message that I wasn't interested.

She answered. And was really nice. I explained that I had a good gig with a good commute and her job was at a place with wowzo benefits, hours more flexible than over cooked pasta and willing to bump up my salary by about 30-40% it would really be kind of a waste of everyone's time to even pursue it.

She was good. After much chat, she allowed as how the salary would meet my requirements and the place was on 4th Avenue which extends from the other end of town to .... just across the parking lot from my condo. She didn't have the street number. She said she'd get it and more info and be in touch.

It really would take a lot to unseat me at this point but it is quite a lift to have someone want you.

I'm on hold now for Sprint to find out about the Treo600. My call is really important to them - and has been for the past 30 minutes.

Maybe not groped and maybe not threatened... but picked finally

This morning I struggled and fought over a graphic and a website that wanted it. I couldn't get it sized correctly and then couldn't convince the application that it was the right size. My computer was struggling and so was I. It was a 10 minute job that took 3 hours. I finally got it done and then took a break. I went home to check the mail and just get away from the desk for a bit.

There was a phone message from a headhunter and when I checked my email, there was an email from her, too. Both were very nicely done. When a recruiter or headhunter (or anyone for that matter) does a good and thorough job, I think it is rude of me not to at least respond. So I called her back figuring I'd get voice mail and could leave a nice message that I wasn't interested.

She answered. And was really nice. I explained that I had a good gig with a good commute and her job was at a place with wowzo benefits, hours more flexible than over cooked pasta and willing to bump up my salary by about 30-40% it would really be kind of a waste of everyone's time to even pursue it.

She was good. After much chat, she allowed as how the salary would meet my requirements and the place was on 4th Avenue which extends from the other end of town to .... just across the parking lot from my condo. She didn't have the street number. She said she'd get it and more info and be in touch.

It really would take a lot to unseat me at this point but it is quite a lift to have someone want you.

I'm on hold now for Sprint to find out about the Treo600. My call is really important to them - and has been for the past 30 minutes.