I’m in a post-lunch turkey coma. Except it’s not really from the turkey. This gets all scientific and technical at the end, so if you want to just skip today’s entry I won’t blame you.
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Just some behind-the-scenes stuff. For one thing, I upgraded the version of Movable Type to 2.62. It adds some features I might play with later. Another change that you all should never see is the update of the web-log stats software to version 5.4 from 5.3.
And finally this… I’m taking a test-drive of the full version of the RSS browsing software that I’ve used a couple of times. So far, I like the interface, but I’m not that fond of the actual editing. It improves text styling for the entry, but removes some of the finer control you get from Movable Type’s web interface. I’d like to be able to have more control of what shows up as the main body, where the extended entry begins, and what goes into the subheading ‘blurb.’
Anyway, those are my problems… So far, the full version is nice but I’m not likely to pay the $30 registration fee for ‘nice.’
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One of the great things about my job (apart from having a server where I can test out blogging software) is that we get cool toys at educational prices.
The latest arrival is a set of geometric modeling gear from Zome Tools. It’s a series of plastic struts and connectors that you can use to build all sorts of mathematical models.
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It’s not my sculpture, but it’s worth posting a pic of it anyway.
Monday on the drive in we spotted this miniature snow sculpture of the Michigan Law School Reading Room. We were running a bit late, so I didn’t stop and photograph it. We had a bit more time this morning, so I snapped a couple of pics. The inset in the corner has been enhanced to show more detail.
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A few entries ago I mentioned the medicine cabinet in my bathroom and how disappointed I would be if the former homeowners hadn’t used the ‘Razor Blade’ disposal slot.
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I’m doing a lot of scanning today, so I can take little breaks and do some occasional writing. Part of the reason it’s kind of slow is that it’s spring break, but another reason is that snowed a LOT over the weekend. Not many people are in. I was nice and cozy indoors, ripping the walls out of the bathroom, but we had a good four to six inches of snow piled up outside by the time I tried to get the tub out of the house.
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The cardiovascular center is doing some fundraising. As an incentive, you can name various parts of the buildings, if you donate enough.
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The more stuff I tear out of the bathroom, the more interesting things I learn about my house. The outer walls are insulated with cotton. Big battens of “Flame Pruf Cotton!” insulation from a company in Flint Michigan.
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Did some household archaeology last night during the bathroom demolition. The little linen closet in the bath used to just be an alcove. At some point, a previous homeowner put a little door in the alcove and nailed it in place to give the towels some privacy. Trouble is, they did kind of a half-assed job of it. The door frame was too small for the alcove, so they used wedges to hold it in place. This left a gap between the wall and the edge of the door frame where tiny toiletries could easily get lost.
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Our office sometimes needs fast turnaround / short run printing done. We usually go to one of the local Kinkos for that. One of the clerks we work with a lot is a guy named Peter. His mom wrote a book that is being turned into a movie…
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