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December 15, 2004 - Wednesday
I finally bought a program that only runs on Windows XP. Up to now, I've
been pretty happy with Windows 2000, but Adobe had to go and release Adobe
Premiere Elements and it only runs on XP, darn it. Should I make the
switch? Will it be a hairy mess? Will other programs stop working?
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December 14, 2004 - Tuesday If You Don't Get Enough News, Try Things That Make You Go Hmmm. According to them today, Yahoo is going to introduce a Google desktop search alternative, GEICO is challenging Google ad words -- they don't like someone doing a search for "Geico" and coming up with ads for their competitors, Firefox has 10 million downloads, and the author's wife's experience with a Roomba (robot vacuum cleaner).
The Roomba looks interesting, but you'd have to have a pretty clear floor to use it - not too many books or boxes piled around the place. I remember having a house like that once.
December 13, 2004 - Monday We are getting a new cat in the next few minutes. It is Myst, my daughter's cat. Myst has a dietary problem which gives him episodes of diarrhea plus Jenny's husband has an allergy to cats. Myst would do better with someone who can be home all day to watch him.
They are going to keep their other cat, Lucky, who is short-haired. Myst is a small purebred silver Persian and has the longest hair I have ever seen. Richard and I love him a lot. Since we lost Buzzy last July, we have an extra bed and supplies. I know Myst will be happy here, given a little time to adjust. He has visited here before so he knows something of our routines. I know Muddy will love having a more active playmate.
December 12, 2004 - Sunday
The weather has turned colder at last! It
just doesn't feel like Christmas when the days are in the 70's. We are
expecting to be in the low 20's in a couple of days.
December 10, 2004 - Friday
December 9, 2004 - Thursday
Since TVA warned us and since we had been flooded before, there was really nothing else to do but heed the warning. Aldridge Creek did get full, but it drained anyway -- onto lower level land were nobody lived. The lower land area filled, but not the homes near us.
At least now we know so next time we won't
work our heads off in the same circumstance. Other homes were flooded in
other water areas, though, and my heart goes out to those folks. Other
than those who were flooded, it was great exercise and gave us a chance to
vacuum and clean those areas of the floor we never see, find stuff we
misplaced and to throw out more stuff.
December 8, 2004 - Wednesday
There's a lot to do. I need to be packing. I
didn't think I would be back online today,
but I couldn't resist taking a break to post a note here before I pack up
this computer. The flood looks inevitable. The question will be how much
and will it ruin our house again. The U-Hauls are gone, taken by others
who came to the same conclusions quicker than I did. The next round of
rains do not start until midnight tonight. Any time during Thursday, we
may have to leave for a hotel. One of us will stay with the house to guard it
as long as possible and we'll have the cars packed up and other things off
the floor. The rains will clear on Friday morning. This is so depressing,
but as long as we can get through Thursday, I think we'll be fine.
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