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Here’s our ship at the Haines dock. Looks a little rickety from this angle, doesn’t it?

Extreme Short Shrift. LRN4 went out to dinner with a few friends this evening, so I was busy with LRN12 until just a few moments ago, which coincided (oddly) with LRN4’s return. It’s late and I’m sleepy, so this won’t take long.

I’m excited to report, though, that Apple appears to have finally gotten their act together and addressed the very serious issues caused by the iPhone OS 3.1 update several weeks ago. My phone has been behaving terribly, with very frequent freezes (coma mode, they’re calling it) and network shutdowns. I’ve been very disappointed with it, and it was made worse by Apple’s stonewalling and refusing to acknowledge the mess they’ve made of so many people’s phones. Not good for customer relations, Apple. The update is installing as I write this. Hopes are running high.

I’ll leave you with today’s food violence news: Just take the fries.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s LRN4 in our spacious, luxurious stateroom on the cruise ship. Very comfortable. Also roomy. And did I mention luxurious?

Normal day. Got up early, commuted, worked, commuted, ate dinner, and blogged. LRN12 and I are watching The Aristocats while I type. Great movie. Highly recommended. LRN4 is out at a church meeting until fairly late, so I’m on LRN12 bedtime duty tonight. Gulp.

We got some good news at work this week – it looks like they’re planning to extend our program after all. I’m hoping they make it official before all my best people defect. It’s a great time to not be looking for a job, isn’t it?

No other news. Other than today’s toilet news, that is: go before you go.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s the view from the promenade deck of . . . someplace. I have no idea. But it was nice, I’m sure. We enjoyed walking around the ship on the promenade deck, when it was warm enough. Which was pretty much only when we were in port.

Strange day. I had a dentist appointment at 8:00 this morning for a six-month cleaning. The dentist (a new one for me, but I like him – my old one left to pursue a new specialty – guess I scared her off) checked my teeth and offered to give me eight fillings to help eliminate my extreme sensitivity to hot and cold food. I jumped at the chance. Also paid a bunch of money. Anyway, by the time we were done with eight fillings and my cleaning, it was after 1:00. Next, I went to the doctor’s office to get some blood drawn for my soon-to-be-scheduled physical. By the time I got home, it was way too late to get to work, so I worked a couple of hours from home and called it a day. I was pretty sore, jaw-wise, but I’m fine now. Also plenty sleepy, so this will be a relatively short post.

Spent a little time in the jacuzzi this afternoon. All the resident Loyal Readers were at piano/organ lessons, so I heated the thing up, paused Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and got in. They got home, after which LRN12 wanted to join me, which she did. We had a nice time jacuzzifying.

Swimming is over for us for the season. The pool water is in the 70’s and way too cold to swim in. Maybe LRN2 could handle it at this point, but not me. He’s a cold water fan, apparently.

LRN24 dropped by for dinner and a bit of hanging out with LRN12 this evening. It was nice to see her, as always. Thanks for coming over, LRN24!

And that’s about it for tonight. We have more chilling toilet news: you’re on your own.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s the lighthouse in Ketchikan harbor. Check out the bald eagle on the top there. Part of my famous Bird series.

Welcome to post number eight hundred! That’s a lot of posts. It’s been a long time coming. Made even longer by missing Friday’s post. Many thanks to Anon for noticing. What a great guy. Or gal. Or whatever. Anyway, it was Off Friday and I lost track again. Oops.

Which just made the post-number-800 anticipation that much more exciting for my Loyal Readers, I’m sure.

Anyway. It was a fine General Conference weekend. We saw all the general sessions on TV and LRN2 and I went to the Stake Center for the Saturday evening Priesthood session. All the speakers were great and I enjoyed it all. As usual, Elder Holland’s talk was one of the highlights. Also Elder Oaks’s talk. Plus the rest of them.

Couldn’t get much accomplished in the two-hour breaks between sessions, so there was a lot of relaxation. Which was fine with me. I’m well-known for my ability to relax under almost any circumstances.

Our non-loyal-reading friends the Cooks were with us for the Saturday morning session, lunch, and the Saturday afternoon session. It was fun to have friends over.

LRN5 came over on Saturday evening and stayed until Sunday evening. It was nice to see her and I know LRN12 really enjoyed her visit too. I’m glad she came. We also had LRN24 and LRN26 over briefly on Sunday evening. Also a very welcome visit.

I cleaned the pond filter on Saturday morning. That’s the only work I can remember doing all weekend. Probably because it’s the only work I did.

This wouldn’t be a milestone post without some Very Special News. Behold: Toilet Violence! Fortunately, the victim seems to be doing fine. Let’s try to keep our tempers in check out there.

I’m off to the dentist’s office for a checkup tomorrow morning, followed by a quick blood test at the doctor’s office, in preparation for my upcoming physical. I can hardly wait.

Looking forward to another 800 posts. See you tomorrow.

Here’s LRN4 and me out for a hike during our most recent campout, which took place at a nice little campground in Santa Clara County. As mentioned before, we enjoyed the place, we enjoyed the company, and we enjoyed the Shakespeare. Also enjoyed the hike pictured here. Great Art courtesy of LRN1. Part of my famous Camping series. That’s me on the left.

Welcome to post number 799! I hope I remember to celebrate tomorrow. If not, we’ll get it out of the way right now: woo hoo! That’s a lot of posts. I’ll be celebrating in style.

The weekend’s here. Plans remain in flux. I need to get the alignment done on LRN4’s car. Also probably need to clean a bunch of pool and pond filters. Also need to spend some time with LRN12.

Speaking of LRN12, thanks for the nice comment, LRN24! It’s great to be remembered, isn’t it?

We have a great opportunity that I’m thinking of taking: free lighthouse! Sure, there are a few strings attached, but how often does an opportunity like that come along? I’m taking it. I always wanted to be a lighthouse keeper. As long as I don’t have to stay up too late.

Time for bed. See you tomorrow.