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Fixed a problem w/the sprinkler programming. I swear w/the old controllers, you practically need a vo-tech CS degree to configure them. 6:30am

Dropped Claire off at school. Went to Mass. Swung by the house and picked up the rest of the kids and dropped them off at school. 8:57am

On a whim from Abby, I switched my GPS to speak with "Australian English". Amusing. Just needs the occasional "Mate" or "Crickey". 8:58am

Just having a simple breakfast while logging into the office from home via VPN. It should be a quiet morning at the house. 8:59am

Wow! American Airlines new fees includes an unaccompanied minor fee. We've often sent our girls to Chicago that way (albeit on Southwest). 9:28am

I didn't realize that the Chumby could stream all of the internet radio available at Shoutcast.com. 10:24am

Listening to Mother Angelica/EWTN on the Chumby via Shoutcast's re-broadcast of NJ Catholic radio. [Catholic geekdom.] 10:45am

The Nashua Telegraph is beta testing an update to their website. Granite State'rs can check it out at (related link) 11:12am

Just realized: I have Elinks running inside of terminal-mode inside of emacs inside of GnuScreen inside a Putty ssh session. POP! 1:12pm

What?! No lobster this year at the annual office summer outing?! Oh the humanity! [PS. I don't eat lobster anyways... ;-P ] 1:21pm

Michelle just direct connect'ed me to mention that the new construction in Amherst will include a CircuitCity. Not sure that's good. 1:33pm

Talk about your niche audience magazines! We just got a copy of "Monadnock Living" in the mail. (related link) 2:54pm

Will there be a "Moore's Law" for photovoltaics (ie. solar panels)? I can only hope so! (related link) 3:00pm

Claire had me sign off on her mid-term progress report. An A+ in PhysEd ? She is so not her father's daughter! 4:15pm

Michelle and the kids are planting junipers in the back yard along the edge of the porch. 4:31pm

Phew! GnuScreen just saved my backside as I just had a network glitch, but was able to "reattach" to my still running session ... 4:42pm

Finally getting away from this desk and heading to the local Golds Gym. 5:12pm

Back from the workout. It was just what I needed after a day of sitting at a desk. Nicely fatigued and about to have some dinner... 7:08pm

Ahh, put the boys to bed. "There's a kind of hush... all over the house... tonight." The girls will follow soon. 7:56pm

Normally I don't comment on the popular LOL cats, but this one had Michelle truly Laughing Out Loud. (related link) Mildly NSFW. 8:57pm

Wow! CNN admitted that many Chinese parents lost their only child in the quake (because of the 1 child policy). (related link) 9:28pm