For a dramatic change of pace, I have actually been busy at work lately. Even enjoying myself and feeling like a real programmer again! I actually worked an hour late yesterday because I was on a roll and didn’t want …
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Patent progress
Some progress on my vanity patent… The application was submitted last Friday, though I am not totally clear if this is a provisional patent (sort of like a place holder and only gets you established for priority (if you …
Greenhouse/pool update
Taking advantage of the day off from the snow ‘storm’ (so far it looks pretty wimpy) I finally got around to updating our construction web site. We have started to ‘cheat’ by hiring someone to help get things done. …
A brief note
I have ‘low side’ access at work again, though hopefully I won’t need it to keep my mind occupied (meaning posts might not increase in frequency). Work is still ‘promising’ (as opposed to actual), though I am told that as …
Drought
My new job hasn’t given me access to the ‘low side’ (i.e., Internet) yet and possibly not for weeks yet to come (possibly not at all). I have been going through a bit of a news withdrawal lately, been stuck …
Stati
I’ve been ill the past few days which is one reason my level of posting has been low. Another is that I am moving to a new job starting Monday (which might mean my blogging might take a more permanent …
An actual vacation!
Our intent over the holidays was to work on the greenhouse/pool project, but we got off to an inauspicious start when the first Saturday had winds a howlin. Then the snow set in (we got probably a total of 5 …
Vanity patent
Well, I hope it won’t be a vanity patent, of course, but unless this is finally my winning lotto ticket that is what it will turn into.
As some of my reader(s) may know, I have been working on an …
Newtown, Connecticut
I am not a gun nut. Said the gun nut as he brought out his arsenal. No, really, I am not a gun nut. I have a couple of rifles and at some point intend on buying a couple of …
Who is going to pay to sequester the carbon?
I read an article that talked about carbon ‘reduction’ (the article isn’t really relevant to this post, so I won’t distract you with a link) and decided to climb up on my soap box for a few minutes and rant …