>I was waiting around today at the dealership — car was getting fixed up, some scratches being buffed, rattles addressed. I was just watching TV for a while, then made a comment about the “windows bug” just making it to TV when they had the patch released since July. That turned out to be a conversation starter. The older man next to me agreed, and so it began… he spoke of computers, what he had, and that got in to the computers of yesteryear. It turns out he was a programmer — before COBOL, even before FORTRAN! He used to…

>The party for Heather and Jon started about 4 or so, I arrived shortly after 5 – just as the food was being prepared. I met Greg’s new girlfriend – a good of a reason as any to become Mormon, I suppose. Everyone was already getting started on the drink as well — most had rather red faces when I arrived. The food was fantastic, their parties are always amazing for that. Shortly after I arrived, there was word of a bird… in the basement. I crept down with Jon, sure enough — hiding in the corner, fluttering here and…