Good morning! I'm back from dropping the kids off at middle school and morning Mass. It's a chilly morning and should only get to around 67°F today. A foretaste of autumn.
Since all of my site content is locally built and sync'd online (for security reasons), I setup a JungleDisk/S3 backup task to archive the local web area in case my laptop dies.
The propane delivery guy just topped off our tank. I took it as a good thing when he said we must use the least propane in his local delivery routes. It might have somethin' to do with the 3-4 tons of wood sitting in our garage every summer... ;-P.
Michelle has head over to her followup appointment with her surgeon. Hopefully the lab results are in and confirm what the surgeon thinks (ie. benign).
Would I lie to you? (related link)
Had to drop Claire off at the orthodontist since Michelle is still with her surgeon. The boys are home now and of course asking, "where's mom?" "With the doctor" "AGAIN?!" They're just too young to get it.
Bookmarks I made today:
CARRIER PIGEONS: Still Faster Than ADSL
Comment: A little luddite humor to start your day
Excerpt: The lesson? The Internet lines may be getting faster, but the memory card capacity is getting bigger even faster. If you need your data to travel fast, use a carrier pigeon.
Starting salaries for new college grads
Comment: Engineers bucking the national trend of lower salaries for new college grads.
Excerpt: The economy took a hit: So too did starting salary offers to new college graduates. [...] Engineering and computer science graduates saw their average salary offers *increase*.