25. August, 2003 - hay fever
- I drove up to visit mom yesterday. It was my birthday dinner from her, and it’s nice to see mom actually cooking a meal, as that’s something she hasn’t done for a while. Her timing’s still a bit off on things, but it was a tasty meal nonetheless. On the way there, I spotted this straw bale along the side of the road, and had to stop and take a picture. But the day was marred by allergies. All the pollens floating around in the air are bad enough, but mom has three cats and a dog (the other dog had to be put to sleep a week and a half ago) and I’m allergic to them all. I had to get out of there early and when I did get home, even changing clothes and taking a shower didn’t help. I spent the remainder of yesterday laying around trying to summon enough mental energy to be able to watch TV and see more than pretty patterns of moving dots. Blegh. Have I mentioned I don’t like this time of year much? Anyway, that’s the long-winded explanation if you’re trying to figure out how the linkage for the day fits together—it probably doesn’t, but it’s the best I could do today.
- Cosh talks baseball stats a bit, and gives himself a headache. But it’s still good reading if you like to think about how to rate players in the game. [colby cosh]
- freshmeat.net: Category Reviews - Spam Filters. SpamAssassin (which I’m using) comes out looking pretty good even with its Bayesian filter turned off. I wish they’d compared it with that turned on in SA, since that’s probably how most people are going to use it.
- Here’s An interview with Dave Shea, the CSS Zen Gardener. Interesting stuff, if you’re a geek like me. [zeldman]
- Wanna know how geeks spin pens around in their hands and make it look effortless? Go check out The Art of Pen Spinning and practice, practice, practice.
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:21:16.
