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GRAFFITI -- May 03, 2010 thru May 09, 2010 >> Link to the Current Week << Last Week << Mon   Tues   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun >> Next Week Search this site : Welcome to Orb Graffiti, a place for me to write daily about life and computers. Contrary to popular belief, the two are not interchangeable.     About eMail - I publish email sometimes. If you send me an email and you want privacy or anonymity, please say so clearly at the beginning of your message.

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May 3, 2010

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May 4, 2010

1927 - But I'm getting caught up, really I am. Marcia managed a nearly full work day today. Last night I hauled down enough of the contents of her work desk, and we got everything setup and working on the kitchen table, which makes managing her day working on just one floor of the house a lot easier, methinks. And everyone got a nearly full night of sleep last night, which was a great help. Would have been better if the firewall update I was planning to push last night wasn't delayed due to exhaustion, but there you go, no harm done. I'll be doing that tonight, instead. Now, I've finished roasting coffee, and I'm going to try to have supper before 8, instead of after 10, for the first time in several days. Ciao!

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May 5, 2010

2118 - I took the morning off to shuttle Marcia to a couple of appointments. All went well, and she is walking solo just fine, and should be driving herself to physical therapy when it's time for that. Yay! In other news, I've gotten this system updated to the latest {K}Ubuntu release, 10.04 Lucid Lynx. I started it last night, and finished clicking on all the little [OKAY] prompts this evening. Seems fine, so far. I'll explore a few corners and report what I find, as I find it. Now, time to order some more coffee before I run out of green beans. There's something else I need, too, but (a) I forget what, and (b) it's not as important as coffee. Ciao!

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May 6, 2010

2125 - Okay, the coffee was finally ordered, today:

• Kenya Nyeri Kiamabara Peaberry
• Guatemala Finca La Florencia 100% Bourbon
• Brazil Cup of Excellence - Fazenda Sertaozinho
• Sumatra Onan Ganjang Cultivar
• Costa Rica Cafetin San Martin
• Ecuador Zumba Microlot Especial
• Sumatra Blue Batak Tarbarita Peaberry
• Ethiopia Organic Yirga Cheffe, Koke Coop
• Sulawesi Wet-Process Toarco Flatbean

They all look yummy, don't they? However, I may not get to enjoy all that coffee. I'm concerned that the End Days are upon us: RBT is now on Facebook.

Random thoughts from a beltway commmute...

Put down the phone and color between the lines! (Stay in your lane)

Did you pay someone to do that to your hair? SRSLY?

The overhead signs that warn of ice and accidents infrequently are now being used to display trip-times to major interchanges. The 12 mile stint between the I-95 split and the I-270 split is 12-16 minutes at the best of times, but can be an hour and up at the worst. However, just like temperatures are currently being reported not as temps, but as "what it feels like", the road signs ought to say (depending on time, weather, circumstances, whatever), "Stretch of road will take 37 to 46 minutes. Will feel like 3.5 hours."

Why isn't a 1000 point dump, and a one-day 400 point DOW drop the top news story on CNN. Instead, there's Faith Hill and Tim McGraw on rebuilding a flooded Nashville, and LT in a rape bind. Are we supposed to not notice? Morons. Sigh. Ciao!

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May 7, 2010

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May 8, 2010

2146 - I woke up when Lexi decided it was time to rise for the day, at 0645. So the dogs got an early breakfast and we let Marcia sleep in a bit. By 0800 or shortly thereafter, I was starting on the painting. And that big rock in the pile is done with - both rooms cut in and painted. The second (green) room requires a bit of touch-up, but not much. So tomorrow after shopping, I'll do that, and stage the flooring for installation on Monday. Then there's quarter round to paint and install, and the furniture can come upstairs out of the Library. Progress is. Tired, though. Ciao!

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May 9, 2010

2052 - Finished with the painting, most of the clean-up pre-flooring is done, and much pasta with red sauce and italian sweet sausage consumed. And an ice cream bar. Yum.

Our condolences to the families and units of the following fallen warriors:

• Sgt. Anthony O. Magee, 29, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, died April 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, of wounds sustained April 24 when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire at Contingency Operating Base Kalsu, Iskandariyah, Iraq.
• Airman 1st Class Austin H. Gates Benson, 19, of Hellertown, Pennsylvania, died May 3 of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident near Khyber, Afghanistan.
• Sgt. Ralph Mena, 27, of Hutchinson, Kansas, died May 4 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
• Master Sgt. Mark W. Coleman, 40, of Centerville, Washington, died May 2 at Khakrez, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
• 1st Lt. Brandon A. Barrett, 27, of Marion, Indiana, died May 5 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Eric M. Finniginam, 26, of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia, died May 1 at Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire.
• Spc. Wade A. Slack, 21, of Waterville, Maine, died May 6 at Jaghatu, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire.
• Lance Cpl. Richard R. Penny, 21, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died May 6 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Staff Sgt. Esau S.A. Gonzales, 30, of White Deer, Texas, died May 3 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

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