Today’s Business: 2010-09-14
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
Log
08:30 AM: I’m up. Sunny this morning, again. So I woke a little early.
09:00 AM: Working on transferring some songs from a hand full of CDs that nephew Garrett brought on Sunday, onto a “Collection” sort of CD for him. First, I tried burning the CD in iTunes 10, and about a third the way into the operation, iTunes would crash. Then, I got the same results when attempting to burn in Winamp on this computer. So, I set up a laptop and attempted to burn in Winamp there. That probably would have worked except that it would only burn at 2X as the version of Winamp on the laptop hasn’t been licensed for Pro operation, and I didn’t have my license key immediately available. So then, I tried rebooting this machine and trying it here. It worked that time.
04:20 PM: After encountering numerous problems, Garrett’s CD has been successfully created.
05:45 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless on the DVR.
07:00 PM: Nephew Garrett picked up the CD I prepared for him, along with his CDs that I took selected songs from for the compilation.
08:45 PM: [Mentat] called to say that he’s back home from his girl friend’s place, and we’re beginning the planning process of his move to be with her. He’s going to move in with her in October.
09:35 PM: Watched The History Channel’s mini series: America: The Story of Us; Part Two on the DVR. This one covered the early colonization of America’s west, the utilization of slavery, the cotton gin, the hardships faced by the migrant pioneers as they crossed the Rockies, the underground railroad, Fredrick Douglas, and the start of the Civil War as Abraham Lincoln became President. Again, an excellent show, and I’m looking forward to seeing part three tomorrow.
12:00 PM: Facebooked and listened to some music. Followed today’s primary election coverage, and it does appear that the Tea Party is diluting the Republican party. But we won’t know for sure until November.
12:15 AM: Whipped up a batch of lime-flavored cream cheese Jello for [Emmy].
12:25 AM: I’m signing off for tonight. Look for more dribble tomorrow. 
Good night.
Received Mail and Shipments
- Mom’s co-payment bill for her first five days at the nursing facility.
- Weekly coupon mailer.