Midnight Madness

Nothing today about politics....just a bit of celebrating after the Oiler win last night against the Red Wings, said to be the best team in the National Hockey League this year. Maybe so, but the Oilers might have something to say about that. Here you see Jarret Stoll celebrating an open-netter in Detroit when they evened the series on Sunday. Last night, he scored the double overtime goal to put them ahead 2-1. Yes, I stayed up until after midnight to see it happen. And, no, the boxer shorts had nothing to do with it.

It was the router!

Nothing tests my patience more than the one-eyed monster on my desk. Just when you think everything is running smooth as can be, suddenly everything slows down to a crawl. The guy at SHAW suggested it might be the router - this little black box to the left. The one on my desk is blinking at me. Or is it winking?

I had my doubts, but decided to give them a call. Lo and behold, in six or seven minutes, a human voice spoke to me, then kindly and gently walked me (on my back - under the desk - with a flashlight) through an upgrade. It's always a challenge talking with support people who don't understand what gizmos or thingys are. But we both survived, and now my BEFSR41vet.2 (the name of the little box, not a cuss word) is back in business.

Delighted, I went straight to this very spot to tell my story, only to be informed that the Blog server was now down for repairs and my original post was lost in cyberspace forever. Ah the joy of getting back up to speed - then crashing - only to rise again. With all the wires in the right places - perhaps.

Reflections of a future bungee jumper

Hmmm . . . . seems like a long way down there. Sure would like to give it a try, though. I bet my dad would be proud of me . . . . but, what's mum going to say? Yeah, she'll freak right out. If I could just get out of this cage . . . . Definitely have to land on my feet. Don't wanna wake anyone up.

Joy ride in another world

Anyone taking a ride on a ferris wheel knows it's a lot scarier up there than it looks. I always imagined the bolts coming loose. That wouldn't be a concern on this one, though. Probably just nails to worry about. But, these Pakistani children in a slum area of Karachi don't seem too worried. Good for the Dad or Mom who built it. Quite a stretch from our XBox world in the West, but I'll bet these kids are having just as much fun.