Today’s Business: 2010-09-08
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
Log
09:15 AM: I’m up.
10:00 AM: Applied all operating system and application software updates (8) to this computer. I always get excited while updating, because I’m eager to see if the computer performs any better after installation. Usually, it doesn’t. But sometimes, it indeed does. So far though, I’ve seen no speed increase. Ah well, often the improvements don’t show up as speed enhancements, but rather as reliability increases. Those are nice too; particularly since I experienced numerous “blue screens” a month or so ago that have, miraculously disappeared. I like when the problems go away on their own. But it unnerves me when I do not know the cause of them in the first place. If I knew the cause, then I’d probably have a better feel for whether or not that cause has been eliminated as a potential source of problems. But sometimes, you just can’t look a gift horse in the mouth I guess, because to know the sorts of complex causes that trigger crashes in today’s software, I’d have to become a seasoned Windows expert, and that’s not my forte’ anymore. So, though I indeed identify myself as someone who has much knowledge and experience with computers and software, in order to focus on my true dream (of being a successful writer), I must tolerate some of the more pesky computer bugs, and have faith that those more in the know than me are working the issues and that they’ll be resolved in subsequent updates. I’m not superman, and I’m more okay with that limitation today than ever before.
10:37 AM: [Emmy] is taking a shower, and I think I’ll record an episode in my audio journal. Be back later.
11:05 AM: Recorded audio journal episode AJE-2010-09-08-10-45, on doubting the dream.
12:15 PM: Sister Diane brought some fresh corn on the cob from her garden for us. Oh boy. This is going to be great. The ears are bigger than what we bought at Walmart last week, and I’ll let you know if the flavor differs as well. We’ll have some tonight for supper, along with a hunk of cat fish.
12:35 PM: Well, we couldn’t wait for supper to try the corn. So for lunch, we heated up the leftover pork from last night, and four ears of that delicious homegrown corn. Eating and enjoying it made me wish I’d been a farmer.
04:50 PM: [Emmy] and I watched yesterday’s and today’s episodes of The Young and the Restless on the DVR.
05:30 PM: Heading out shopping with sister Jojo. We decided to complete this trip tonight instead of on Friday morning, as Jojo would like the whole day on Friday to clean house and other family-oriented activities.
08:40 PM: We’re back home.
09:00 PM: Groceries are all put away and I have lots of meat in the freezer now. Time for some controversial television.
11:00 PM: Watched CNN’s Larry King Live television talk show as well as it’s AC 360 news show. Tonight’s topic is one that I’ve followed intently. That is the building of the mosque at ground zero. Tonight the visionary for that project spoke finally, after the debate has been rolling along for months. I believe he added substance to the subject and made some effective arguments about why the mosque should be built where they currently intend. However, he left the door open for compromise. That is: his group may be willing to change the proposed site of the mosque; but only if national security is not jeopardized as a result.
12:15 PM: After reviewing daily stats for the sites, iPodding a bit, and making a batch of lime-flavored cream cheese Jello, I’m heading for bed. Good night, and I’ll have more tomorrow.
Received Mail and Shipments
- Weekly coupon mailer.
- Life insurance offer. Not at this time, thanks.