The housewarming party went well. We put a dent in the keg of mead, drank pretty much all the beer that people brought, and some of the backup beer that I bought for the party. The only foodstuffs that didn’t go well was the fruit, which surprised me a bit, but what the heck. There was at least one camera here, but it wasn’t mine, so I don’t have any pictures to post just yet. Maybe I’ll get some good ones via email (hint hint). Thanks to everyone for the swell housewarming gifts, even if some of them got consumed during the party. The sushi at the party came from Simply Sushi, in case you didn’t grab some chopsticks with the URL on ’em. The party wrapped up about 2am (a trifle past the midnight I’d mentioned in the invites) and I had everything cleaned up (with some help from a few folks – thanks again) and was asleep by 2:30.
Today’s Mom’s birthday, and she called at 8:30 to tell me that it’s been snowing up there all night, and the road to her place is pretty treacherous
and I should stay home. This is two weekends in a row when Sunday snow has kept me from visiting her, and I’m thinking that maybe I’ll have to head up there during the week sometime. But the opportunity to stay home and nap on the couch this afternoon will not be squandered.
- It was so cold on Friday that they closed the Ice Palace.. Seriously, for a couple of hours they closed the ice palace because they decided it was too cold for people to stand outside.
At least it’s finally getting a little warmer. [jim] - The Trend of Vanishing Tech Jobs is that they’re not really vanishing after all. There are some jobs moving offshore, but they’re mostly the shitty jobs that someone graduating from a Vo-Tech can do. The real programming jobs are still here in the US, though they may have moved to other companies. That’s the gist of the article, and it matches my outlook pretty well.
- Bush downsizes plans in budget but still seems to be planning to spend like a Democrat. [press-patch]
- Be prepared: 2004 Legislature convenes Monday:
That’s exactly what I’m afraid of. [press-patch]all they really must do this session is pass a bonding bill that authorizes Pawlenty to borrow money … to pay for new buildings and remodeling projects across the state. They could pass that bill and go home, but they won’t.