Sammy came in and asked, “how’s your new computer working?” I motioned toward the screen and pressed F9. “Good God,” she said, as the screen became a gallery of dozens of tiny windows. My new G5 showed up at 7 pm on Friday. Switching over was a snap. No, it didn’t come with Panther installed, [...]

No, I’m not talking about any product to come out of Microsoft, I’m talking about the convergence of hardware and software that will, UPS and FedEx willing, transform my workspace in the next 24 hours. And yet, in some ways, it won’t transform things at all. There is a new Mac G5 (yes, dual processors, [...]

It’s just too darn hard to stay inside on a day like today, so I’m out here in the back yard amidst the half-raked leaves, listing to the wind through the trees and the quiet, distant sounds of our Virginia-Highland neighborhood. It occured to me that folks stumbling on a site called Positively Atlanta Georgia [...]

We got a organic-y whole turkey from Whole Foods this morning on the theory that its roasting would warm up the house–probably a good idea since we awoke to a Sunday in Atlanta that was chilly, to say the least. It’s autumn! It’s cool! And we’re back on the east coast. Got in last night [...]

Well, it’s been a short visit, but the rains parted and the sun came out and the Oregon Coast is nothing if not attractive, especially late in the year when the tourists have gone and it’s not too cold and rainy. We’re here, not far south of the 45th parallel, in Depoe Bay, Oregon. Well, [...]

Hello from Seattle, where it’s been (surprise!) blustery and rainy, although today the sun has come out in well-defined, discrete, miserly chunks. This portion of our western trip has been a fine family visit so far, with lots of time and attention spent with our very vocal 2.5 year old nephew. This sunday morning we’ve [...]

We’ve finally leveled off at 35,000 feet and it’s been a bit choppy so far–that’s the bad news, but the good news is we’re going to arrive into Los Angeles 15 or 20 minutes early–late afternoon, Pacific time, the day before Sammy’s birthday. Yes, we’re traveling again. After a summer that started with Sammy working [...]

This ‘lago’ person brings up a couple of funny points, fresh, as it were, from todays headlines. It’s amazing what I’ll do to save a buck or two when I ‘m willing to have a $3000 G5 (well, almost) and that iPod thingie (functioning at this moment as a CPR device for my ailing G4). [...]

It’s a brisk fall afternoon in Atlanta town, at a time when I’m doing logistics for our next trip–out west to see family and friends. Those of you following along at home may well be saying “hey, wait, they were out west last weekend,” and yes, that’s true, but that was of course for the [...]