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Here’s the view in front of my office building on the evening of the 14th. Photo courtesy of the low-fi RAZR-cam. It was about 8:30 PM when I finally left the building – there was just way too much to do that day.

Which explains why there was no post. I got home a little before 10:00, ate some cereal, and went to bed. Sorry about that.

Wonders of Blogger today. Sorry again. It was Loyal Reader Number One’s high school graduation on Thursday night! I decided to attend rather than blog. Not a regrettable decision. But I certainly do feel for my lonesome Loyal Readers.

Anyway. Back on track today.

The graduation was nice. Many (well, really most) of the parents and family members were loud and obnoxious and a few (well, really most) of the graduates were tasteless and silly, but that’s how high school graduations are supposed to be, no? LRN1’s speech was very nice and well presented and there was one young man who performed with his brother and somebody else (cousin?). He played the guitar and they fiddled. They were really excellent.

They read a 2-3 sentence statement from each graduate telling what their immediate plans are. Out of about 150 kids, there must have been fifty girls who plan to become cosmetologists. That is not a small number. That is a big number.

Home from work Friday. More bloggage this evening. See you then.

Here’s Loyal Reader Number Two striking a pose beside an ex-plaque. I wonder what they were previously commemorating. It must have been pretty good for somebody to grab it.

Greetings from the train. I’m counting on it being right on time after last night’s debacle repeat. Tried connecting to the wireless without success. The network seems to be here, but I can’t get a good connection to the router, and then it’s definitely not clear whether the router has a connection to the Intertubes. Sigh.

Pretty day here in the Bay Area. It’s sunny and warm without being hot. As opposed to a couple of days from today. When it will be both sunny and hot. Although I’m not complaining.

I mentioned yesterday that I’ve downloaded a few new podcasts. My very extra-special favorite new one is Chris on Camera. It’s done by a British publication called Autocar. It features a very personable, interesting guy named Chris who shows a different interesting car each time, talks about it in some depth, and then drives it fast. Sometimes he’s actually on a racetrack, other times he appears to just be on back roads. The perspective on the cars is excellent, the host is interesting and obviously enjoying himself, and the podcast is highly recommended.

Of course, it’s a video podcast, which is exactly what I wasn’t looking for. I’m quite short on audio podcasts these days. As mentioned before, I’ve gotten very sick of Leo Laporte‘s podcasts, except for the always-excellent Security Now and the quickly-becoming-tiresome Munchcast. Other podcasts just don’t seem to be updated anymore. Anyway, I got onto iTunes to look for more. Actually found a couple:

BYU Kennedy Center Lectures – talks on foreign affairs by invited speakers.

New BYU Speeches – replaces my old BYU Speeches podcast, which appears to have petered out – BYU has a strange habit of suddenly changing its podcast links, which seems to me to be murder on downloads. Anyway, it features recent Devotional and Forum speeches – always excellent.

PodCacher – A podcast on Geocaching, which I had tried before and dropped. I’m thinking I might like it now that I can actually do geocaching. This one is on probation, though.

The MacObserver’s Mac Geek Gab – Yet another Mac show, several of which I’ve tried and rejected. This one is definitely on double-secret probation – it needs to be really good to stay on the iPod.

Anyway. I haven’t yet listened to any of the audio podcasts, so the only one I can really vouch for so far is New BYU Speeches. Updates as events warrant.

I saw yet another version of the worst music video ever. Judge for yourselves, Loyal Readers.

Time to go. See you tomorrow.

Here’s one of those spinny rides at Great America. Don’t you feel queasy just looking at it? I certainly do. I believe this one is called “The Vomitorium” or something like that.

Wonders of Blogger. It’s not that I didn’t have time Friday night. It’s just that I spent it doing other things. Mostly it was more Cocoa tutorials. And I also wrote a little program on my own. I wanted to learn how progress bars work. The book had a little information on the subject but not a tutorial, so I had to figure it out myself, with some valuable help from Loyal Reader Number One, who has been writing Cocoa programs for a while now.

Anyway, I didn’t blog last night. Not that it matters much right now. I don’t think much of anybody is actually reading the blog these days, and I don’t blame them. Not much of interest there. I’ll have to start generating some worthwhile content Real Soon Now.

Nothing else to report today. LRN1’s senior piano recital is Saturday evening. We’re looking forward to it and hope a few people will show up. I’m sure it will be well done and everybody who comes will enjoy it. And the refreshments are looking to be excellent.

Time to go. See you on Monday.

Here’s Loyal Reader Number Twelve with her hairbrush. Or maybe that’s her toothbrush. Or her spoon. I have no idea. Isn’t she just the cutest, though?

Happy May Day! Not a holiday celebrated much around here, granted, but possibly about as popular as Boxing Day. And just as logical.

Beautiful weather out there again today. It was sunny and comfortable in both Sunnyvale and Lardville. On the other hand, the Weather Channel told me this morning that it was 32 degrees and snowing in Salt Lake City. Loyal Reader Number Four’s brother and father have my pity. On the other other hand, it’s already getting blazing hot in Phoenix. Loyal Readers Numbers Three and Fifteen also have my pity. Can’t complain about Northern California’s weather.

Blogger continues to have problems with FTP publishing. It took me about an hour to get last night’s post to appear, and I don’t plan to wait that long again tonight. It’s my Thursday Night Meeting Night, so the time simply isn’t available. They need to get their act together. Or I need to move to different blogging software. I may look into WordPress again.

Today is the Morrowlife blog’s 498th entry! We ought to have some kind of celebration for the 500th post. Maybe some nice devil’s food cake and a round of jacuzzifying. Other suggestions?

The weekend will be busy. Loyal Reader Number Two is going camping with the Boy Scouts Friday and Saturday. Loyal Reader Number One and I are helping a friend’s daughter move in the morning, and then his Senior Piano Recital is Saturday evening. I think he’s pretty well prepared for it and hope a few people come and enjoy the music. At least I’ll be there.

I rewatched The Singles 2nd Ward today on the way home from work. I’m not more impressed than I was the first time I saw it. It’s not nearly as funny, and it plays way too much on the previous movie’s jokes. I also can’t handle the haircuts. Not highly recommended, although there are a couple of amusing moments.

We’re a few minutes away from my train station, so it’s time to button up the computer. See you tomorrow.

Here’s a nice view of the mosquito-infested Stanislaus river, taken at last weekend’s campout. You can’t tell it from this picture, but this river has a pretty strong current. We sure had pretty weather for that campout.

Fine day. It was quite a bit cooler – lower 70’s, if yesterday’s prediction is to be believed – and there were a few pretty clouds. I took the Miata again, top-down both ways. That’s the only way to travel, I tell you.

Speaking of which, Loyal Reader Number Twenty-Three bought a new convertible today. He traded in his Toyota MR2 for a new Nissan 350Z. I thought his old one was pretty nice, but the new one is apparently really beautiful. And it has over 300 horsepower! I don’t want to pay his gasoline bills, but I’m sure he’ll enjoy the car.

Had my friends Bret and Ashley over this evening for a home teaching visit and new member discussion. It went well, and they’re nice young people. They’re expecting a baby in July and excited about it. They’re still young and struggling, but they’ll be fine.

No Tuesday night meeting tonight. It’s the fifth Tuesday, so no meeting. Dash it all!

What do my Loyal Readers think about the Reverend Wright/Obama controversy? I see Mr. Wright as a massive millstone who has the potential to turn the frontrunner into a footnote. It may have happened already. Your thoughts?

Time to do other things. See you tomorrow.