Raven's Range
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Sunday, 08 November 2009 21:13

08 November 2009

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Wow, if there’s anything I hate more than wasabi and horseradish, it’s when my internet connection slows down to the speed of molasses in January and one of the publishing tools I use conspires to have a nightmare. I’m sitting here making stabbing motions at HughesNet and wishing I could be on a (non-humid) tropical island.

This week has been goat central. Kerry acquired a male goat from a neighbor (and boy does he stink; that would be the goat, not the neighbor). The idea is to breed him (ditto, goat) with her brother’s female goats, and pass on the kids to another neighbor. Then suddenly three more goats showed up, out of nowhere. One, apparently, had fallen into the pond. Said goats have all been relocated to another home, but it was like the universal laws of goat attraction were in full working order up there for a while.

It rained for a few days this week, and then the sun came out. I’ve been writing, just for a change. It’s starting to feel like a routine. I got into an early morning jag and that seems to have really made a difference. I also did some programming on Markeroni, working on a rewrite of the search to make it more efficient and shiny and stuff.

Bits and pieces are getting done but I still wish I could spend more time on it. It’s one step forward, two back. Two recent very irritating bugs have resulted in a large backlog of stuff I have to fix, all very annoying and laborious.

NaNoWriMo continues. To my great surprise there are three more NaNos in Trinity, and there may be a mini write-in this coming week. I hope the rain staves off, or sticks to overnight. Earlier today I posted an amusing word count of 12345. ;) I’ve surpassed that since then and am still on track.

Highlight of the week was the Bonfire Night gather we had last night. I made toffee, which did not turn out well, and which people politely noted as being “interesting.” It didn’t set. However, the baked spuds, salads, breads and other good fare of such a potluck turned out very well. It was a very nice gather.

Don has fixed the refrigerator this week (its heat sensor went nuts), is still glaring at the transmission, and has done some electronic projects as well. The bath cracked again, and he fixed that, too. It’s all happening here. ;)

Here is what I’ve written this week:

Examiner:
Historical markers in Ohio

State historical marker in New Knoxville, OH

What is a blue plaque?

87th anniversary of discovery of Tutenkhamun’s tomb

Guy Fawkes blue plaque

How the Portola Expedition missed Monterey

Historical marker news, 7 November

Historical marker news, 8 November

Suite101

Bonfire Night Parties

Review: Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town