I am being amused watching people run around panicking over the coming snow.
THIS IS NEW ENGLAND PEOPLE. IT SNOWS HERE! GET USED TO IT!
Actually, I’m looking forward to this storm. Unlike the freezing rain and ice issues we’ve had of late, you can actually frolic and play in the white fluffy stuff and not get yourself killed 
My wife was kind enough to indulge my penchant for video games this evening by helping me unpack and set up the Rock Band 2 Special Edition box.
As others have pointed out, both sides on this issue are jumping up and down shrilly screaming the facts as they claim to see them at the top of their lungs…
[ Note: Adorable Golden retriever picture behind the cut. ]
Dear Sun;
When you tell me I hava Java (TM) updates available on my work Windows machine, I gleefully say sure why not and click through the installer, because generally Sun provided updates to my installed JDK don’t do anything evil, and with security and all it’s a good idea to stay up to date.
HOWEVER - trying to shoehorn OpenOffice into the mix is downright annoying, and I resent it.
I guess the big news in my life of late is that I turned 40 last week!
I had a rather ‘meta’ moment today after reading another article bemoaning the death of the PC as a gaming platform (An assertion of at best dubious nature).
I’ve just gotta say that the constant thunder, lightning, and torrential rain storms can stop any time now. Really, we are in zero danger of droubt, and the summer is trickling away.
I go on vacation starting tomorrow evening, so I will be praying to any deity I think will listen for a break in this weather and a return to the sunny summer currently (not!) in progress
I know, like you all are just thrilled to be listening to me kvetch. I’ll stop now.
(Yay, impending vacation - no matter what the weather it will be fun!)
I have suffered as much pain and heaped as much hatred in Redmond’s general direction as the next battle hardened veteran geek, but man, this console is home entertainment done right.
Staring out the window just now at the torrential rains, I had a very vivid memory of a really pleasant day many years ago…
