Well, the new notebook is pretty cool; I am using it now to blog. It’s a Gateway MX7515. The wide monitor is quite nice and the resolution is fantastic. I haven’t tried Civ IV yet, because I’ve been transferring files… Continue Reading
Last week, we were supposed to get a new HVAC unit installed at The Estate At Louisville. The installation date was pushed back a week — to today — in order to take care of some older folks whose heat… Continue Reading
Well, we earned the respect of the Bengals despite losing to them. Sports fans, do not forget that it was just three years ago the Cincinnati Bengals were the laughingstock of the NFL and now are one of the best… Continue Reading
Today The Wife and I spent several hours house hunting. Along the way, we saw: A home to the far east of Knoxville (beyond the bad area of East Knox and starting to get into the Holston Hills area) with… Continue Reading
Course 1: American Autumn Garden Salad. Field greens, pickling cucumbers, and red peppers, served raw and chilled with vinegar-based dressing. Course 2: Tuscan Onion Soup. Simmer one cup beef stock, one cup chicken stock. Add oregano, rosemary, parsley, and basil… Continue Reading
This morning the Rationalists of East Tennessee had a very entertaining speaker — an “investigator of the paranormal” who, taking a break from his experimentation with dowsing (turns out it works better when you stand in a river, by the… Continue Reading
We have guests coming over for dinner and I have a class to teach. So I don’t have any time right now to play with my new game. Tomorrow The Wife and I will be shopping for houses so I… Continue Reading
That’s right, the newly-reinstalled Managing Attorney at the Law Offices Of The Great Man now has the power to sign checks on behalf of the law firm. So today, for the first time in not quite a year and a… Continue Reading
The cats were sitting in the laundry room tonight, exactly parallel to each other. Very cute! This lasted about sixty seconds, until big ol’ Sassafras came by to snurf and lick them both, disturbing the natural alignments of the critters.
Belated congratulations to the Chicago White Sox for winning the World Series, beating the remarkable Houston Astros in four straight games. I was hoping for a St. Louis-Anaheim series, but that would have been too predictable. Actually, I pretty much… Continue Reading