Life’s been pretty busy lately with the house-purchase and all. Yesterday, after doing the walkthrough (and discovering a busted window on the back door where someone broke in over the weekend), and dealing with lawyers on another matter, and meeting with one of my employees for our annual review, I spent six hours chasing down a bug, explaining it to all involved, and FedExing off a CD to Apple so they can see the bug happen. Got to sleep, and then an ex called. Twice. I was awake for over an hour.
Today I close. I also fix the window (if the sellers haven’t already fixed it), put on double-keyed deadbolts so sticking an arm through a broken window won’t let ’em open the door, and maybe stick a sticker (seen at right) on that window as a warning to the scum. I’ve got guys refinishing the hardwood floors beginning this afternoon, the carpet guys coming by later in the week, and movers next week. Oh, and there’s some holiday everyone seems to be getting worked up about in the near future. I’m pretty sure buying a house and moving is the most stressful thing I’ve done, and I haven’t even started moving yet.
- Today in 1773: The Boston Tea Party:
one of the most effective pieces of political theater ever staged.
If you were to try such a protest today, what would you dump into the harbor? Government Cheese? The Interstate Highway System? The subsidies farmers get for growing weeds? - Concerned about the expansion of the USA-PATRIOT act? Give $15 For the Fifteen Who Opposed Expanding PATRIOT Powers. This is just for the republicans who bucked the Congressional Caucus. It was started by a Democrat. [scripting]
- Seems at Presidential appearances lately (I think the practice started under a previous President, but don’t have the time to dig up a reference), there has been a designated Free-Speech Zone. Here I thought the whole country was a free-speech zone. Silly Fucking Me. [endwar]
- Denver-based magazine stands up for right to be falling-down drunk. A nice profile of Modern Drunkard magazine. [fark!]
- Plank street restored on riverside millers’ row. It’s
like a welcome mat to the riverfront.
I still haven’t made it over there, but it sounds pretty darned neat.