It appears to be shaping up as one. In spite of the amount of stuff I had to do yesterday, I found time to mow the lawn and weed part of my garden yesterday morning. I wasn’t sure if the cool weather would last or not, and figured it was better to get things done. I was right, but not for the reason I thought. It just made me feel better. But the forecasts are looking pretty good for the weekend. Sure, there might be some rain on Saturday and Sunday, but that’s not a huge deal. The temperatures will be pretty reasonable, and that’s a nice break at this point.
As for the long list of things, well, I managed to get some work done, renew my tabs on my truck, renew my driver’s license, pick up a repaired (mostly) chair, and get some more work done. There are things left that I probably won’t get to this week, but I think I did a decent job of covering the most critical stuff. I plan to enjoy the weekend, and hope you will, too.
- Minnesota state government shuts down. Well, sorta. And it’s more expensive this way. But hey! It’s less convenient, too! Mitch has more about the Shutdown? and points out that fewer than 1⁄3 of state employees will actually be idled. Seed Potato Inspectors are apparently still going to be on the job, for one. Oh, and they managed to keep the state parks open. [strib and mitch]
- Davezilla has some Pickup lines that suck, or so he says. I’m thinking I could make some of ’em work… [davezilla]
- What can I say that the headline doesn’t? Zamboni operator accused of DWI. [strib]
- A friend pointed to Cooking For Engineers as a useful blog. Yes it is! Already I’m pondering the recipe-presentation used there. I think I like it. Patent-pending, though. Hrm.
- PapaScott presents The 10 commandments of system administration, by way of NewsForge. I’m a sinner, I guess.
- Just a quick reminder for the geeks who may not be paying attention: the new Battlestar Galactica starts on Friday, July 15th. Can’t set your TiVo just yet, but soon. And you can catch the Season One marathon on July 6th if you missed some of it last year. Or you can catch three episodes on NBC on Saturday the 9th if you don’t get SciFi.
- Craig Biggio ties hit-by-pitch record, previous held by Don Baylor. And it happened on Baylor’s 56th birthday. [fark!]