Musing

Wading Through Ice Water or Stupid Things I Would Not Recommend Being stupid is great. But to be properly stupid, you've gotta do a little thinking first. For example, if you want to get across a hypothetical creek to a hypothetical island and take some hypothetical pictures of a hypothetical cliff, make sure you take your camera with you . Because let me tell ya, it sucks to have to walk back through that horribly cold water (approximate temperature - 1 Kelvin) just to get your backpack. It's probably a sign that you've been laying out in the sun trying to dry out when the vultures start circling lower and lower over your head, too. Even when you think you can't possibly take another picture, it's probably a good idea just to leave one left on the roll. You never know what weirdness or coolness you might miss. Half of a picture of a sign is worthless, although I guess having a picture at all is a step up from last time. Hypothetically.

The Formulaic Ho-week as programmed in VB.NET Dim Frustration as Integer Dim Day as String Private Sub btnDayMeter_Click() Frustration = TextBox1.Text Day = TextBox2.Text If (Frustration >= 5) And (Frustration Label1.Text = "Gr." ElseIf (Frustration = 0) Then Label1.Text = "Whoa...a good day." Else : MsgBox("Hey, stupid, it's a scale of one to ten.") End If If (Day = "Monday") Or (Day = "Tuesday") Or (Day = "Wednesday") Or (Day = "Thursday") Then Label2.Text = "Life sucks a great deal." ElseIf Day = "Friday" Then Label2.Text = "Life semi-sucks." ElseIf (Day = "Saturday") Or (Day = "Sunday") Then Label2.Text = "Life is good." Else: MsgBox("You just don't get it, do you? Gotta use the Gregoria...

Grudging "Yahoo PU!" for the Purdue biologists who made the West Nile discovery that was on the news. And yes, I realize there are two CDs of the week, but I figured that I owed everyone that much for being remiss in my duties on the sidebar work. Current Ladybug Death Toll: 16. ... 17. All in three wild killing sprees. They stink when ya squash em. It's Friday night and all I want to do is read and nap - just how pathetic is that? (rhetorical question)

David Washburn was a great guy and a good teacher despite what a lot of people had to say about him. Saturday morning, he passed away, finally succombing to his bout with cancer. I remember seeing him at the store earlier this summer and we had a little talk after I'd carried out the groceries. He said the usual "Good luck at school. You'll do fine." type good-bye that all of our teachers say when we see each other for what could be the last time ever. Now it seems to be a totally different, and much sadder good-bye. The sort that really makes me want to do as good as he thought I could. I have no doubt that he's fishing with God right now. Rest in peace, Mr. Washburn. :-(