Friday, July 15, 2005

We're stuck in some rotten tropical weather.  We've had a thunderstorm last night at mid-night and three or four storms already today.  I guess the grass will just keep growing since it's wet,  and I hear thunder once again.  I love summer, but I need sunshine and we've been way short of it.  That means the tomatoes aren't riping like usual, and we'll soon start seeing mushrooms in the grass. Apple reported astonishing earning this week.  The iPod has been an outstanding ride for Apple, but I'm not sure that they have the next thing nailed down.  There's plenty of innovation at Apple, but often the implementation or the customer facing side of the company short circuits what could be.  Because the iPod is a consumer product that's not a big problem in that space.  I'm doing a dual install of Tiger and Ubuntu Linux on my Powerbook, we'll see how that goes.  Maybe that's all I need, but more and more I think I need a Windows laptop for work and let my Macs just do my creative work.  For one thing there is some connectivity that I could use wandering around DC that doesn't work realiably with Macs.  Then's there the whole scheduling thing which seems to live in the world of Windows. We'll see how this install of Tiger goes. 5:39:27 PM    comment []

Summer still hasn't really gotten here. We're stuck in cool weather with not very much moisture. Yesterday we went up to Ronceverte, WV to visit my high school Latin teacher. He lives in a beautiful old house in a fairly dreary West Virginia town that has seen better days. I wanted Glenda to meet Mr. Humphreys because of the great impact he has had on my life. I wanted her to see the house because of the interesting decorating and the beautiful furnishings. I think she was especially impressed with the window treatments. It is a treat to spend time with someone as intelligent as Mr. Humphreys. He lives in a completely non-computer world. Yet he manages to be on top of the important things happening in the world. He still maintains his unique perspective which always brings a smile to my face. Long live the Queen. 5:29:38 PM    comment []