I don't mind that Charlie knows all the math. But him knowing how to use all the computer programs bothers me. Go figure.

Perkins, my landlord hasn't done the touchups they promised either. They had a whole week before I moved in! Still, I have a few boxes in my bedroom -- I should get rid of those before I have them in to fix stuff in there.

For Jesse, should she stop by.

Perkins, my landlord hasn't done the touchups they promised either. They had a whole week before I moved in! Still, I have a few boxes in my bedroom -- I should get rid of those before I have them in to fix stuff in there.

Grr to your landlord too. I clearly have been slackerly about getting the apartment set up, so it's hard to get upset that they are doing the same, but it irks me that the stories keep changing.

For Jesse, should she stop by.

Not Jesse, but yum.

ita, why do you think I love Jon Bon Jovi?? The big hair does make me laff, though.

I cannot believe how much time I have wasted today instead of doing my goddamned work. I am currently trying to identify the artists on the songs on a mix cd I got second hand.

Numb3rs: I didn't see the show (also forgot to tape it) but I listened to the simulcast while driving back from Tulsa. I'm a little curious as to what design of plane they used. They seemed to ignore the existence of gyrocopters, ultralights, paragliders, and powered parachutes.

The radar discussions were bunk through and through, and made me grind my teeth. Back in 1988 I went to a session of "Operation Raincheck" at the Longmont, Colorado, Air Route Traffic Control Center, where civilian pilots got to tour the facility and sit with controllers to see that their job entailed. The sector I got to sit in on was a very quiet one, so the controller had a lot of time available to show me what the equipment could do--and this was '60s and early '70s vintage equipment. We watched traffic on the interstates, we marked traffic signs, we watched hawks circling and geese cruising. When I asked him about spotting fiberglass sailplanes, his response was "We get as much return off the body of the pilot as we do the rest of the glider, so they're easier to spot than hawks." It was pretty amazing what an experienced operator with time to interpret could do with primary return info.

They were overdue for equipment upgrades then, and when I left Colorado in 1997 still hadn't received them. Dunno what their status is now. It used to be a standing joke that Russia was the only place they could still order the vacuum tubes to keep some of the machinery going. Dunno how much truth there was (or is) to that.

I like reading Natter. Wish I had more time to do it.

Does anyone else care that the Derby is running in ten minutes? It's probably a good thing that I can't bet on it from here, because I would.

Plei probably cares, if TickyBox will cooperate, that is.

I was going to watch Numb3rs but numbnut roommate deleted it from the TiVo because she thought it was recorded "by accident." Grrrr.

It's not actually running in 10 minutes, is it? It just switches over to NBC coverage, for an hour or so of build-up before the actual race.

Yeah, I'm watching.

ahem Not ten mintues. An hour. Time to browse and pick a horse.

I saw Kingdom of Heaven today. Maybe I'll bet on Greater Good.

I'm so glad it's not for an hour. I'm supposed to be at a Derby Party and that would suck if it was in 10 minutes since I'm still at home.