2014 — 11 May: Sunday
As "Doonesbury's" creator once put it: "What a long strange trip it's been." I shall be tramping — or, given the recent weather, possibly sploshing — through the Hampshire countryside in a few hours to blow the cobwebs away...
Christa Mounce...
... remains a much-loved, and much-missed, wife, mother, friend, and so much much more. Here she is, still smiling at me, from mid-March 2007:
It's exactly six and a half years since she died. Incredibubble how this weird Time stuff keeps on shuffling along.
My fellow...
... Oppo firmware beta tester reports regular playback freezes when fast-forwarding through the video he recorded of the Eurovision1 song contest.
"In a world"...
... beset by weird headlines, surely...
'Flying 3D printer' could play key role in emergencies
... takes the chocolate biscuit? (Link.)
Happily, I've rarely...
... had to use vi and I don't believe I've ever used Emacs. I actually predate both of them, too. Mind you, I did use Teco for a while when bending Hatfield Poly's dec PDP10 to my evil will with the occasional bit of MACRO-10, but that was over four decades ago now — a safely long time. (Link.)
Bluebells...
... are effectively at an end for this year. No matter. It was distinctly squishy underfoot in places, too. And only six of the eight piglets we lunched with last time were around. I thought Mike's choice of ham for his sandwich showed a certain lack of delicacy.
Grrr!
I've just found my first ant in the house. I love ants (and, as a kid, could watch their, erm, antics for hours) but I draw the line at being their landlord.