My MacBook died.
Turned it on this morning and — *poof* — nothing. Just a blinking Apple logo that might as well have been an upturned middle finger.
Goodbye, thousands of tracks.
Goodbye, hundreds of work documents.
Goodbye … erm, other stuff (NOT THAT).
Sigh. It’s raining in Seattle today, which means that God is crying over my loss. Either that, or because of something you did.
3 days ago
Well, this sorta sucks ass. I’m scheduled to travel to Minneapolis on Monday 7/7 to meet with Target, etc. That means instead of welcoming my kids home after having not seen them for 17 (!!!) days, I’ll be climbing on a plane to spend even more time away. Back late Wednesday or early Thursday, though.
Then it’s back to Minny again on 7/14 for a couple more days. Awesome for the frequent flier miles, but you can bet your sweet bippy I’m going to get a nasty cold from spending that much time in hotels and on planes.
I’ve been telling the peeps at work that I want to be more involved with projects. I guess I’m getting what I asked for. Which is great. I only wish the timing could work out a bit better. I miss the kiddos!
3 days ago
He’s going to have to be smart, courageous and do some unpopular (and probably very expensive) things.
First,
I think there should be an updated version of Roosevelt’s WPA. All of the roads and bridges that were built as part of the WPA in the 30s and 40s are now falling apart. Likewise, the levee system is apparently a joke. I’m afraid that “can-do” spirit — which the mythology tells us was predominant during those days — no longer exists, but there has to be some sort of major effort to resolve these lingering infrastructure problems. Instead of simply distributing checks, I’d rather see an economic stimulus program that puts people to work and has tangible, long-lasting results.
Second,
I’d like to see the next prez make his name and administration synonymous with energy. It’s not about “global warming” or “climate change” or all the other buzzwords. It’s not even about “reducing our dependence on foreign oil.” Not yet, anyway. It’s about encouraging and investing in options that may not be affordable now, but can (should) be more affordable someday. Oil is dominant because it’s the most cost-effective option right now. It will remain dominant until there’s an option. So let’s see what we can develop. Solar, wind and geo-thermal seem like good places to start. I think McAncient’s idea about the $300 million prize for a better car battery is a good way to go. It’s the sort of thing that inspires ideas.
Osama or McAncient, I don’t really care as long as some meaningful attention is paid to
fixing what’s broken and
planning for the future.
4 days ago
