Zen! Have a great time in London.

I was just, last evening, talking to an old friend about her pending trip there. I did not do much touristy stuff during my stay, but I did go to the Victoria and Albert museum. It was like unto Heaven for me. First time I saw a Chihuly up close. Nearly fainted from the passion.

Sorry for the multi-post (vs. multi-pass).

Hey Gud, I can't remember, are you a mac guy? I'm struggling with whether or not to invest in new mac mini (my preference) or an imac. I don't like the -all in one- thingies, but I'm worried the mini isn't powerful enough...and might soon be discontinued.

Any thoughts, other mac people? I need to decide by tomorrow for the tax deduction.

I have a mac mini which replaced another mac mini, which was a sturdy workhorse with very few issues ever. It's plenty powerful enough for my needs.

It's sort of like a Volvo. Sturdy built and will run and run.

I can't tell if that's actual "about to" or "so help me god, I will if I have to", but good luck.

Both? Probably both.

I had a very short window in between getting the call that my flight to Chicago was cancelled and being able to get on a Chicago-bound train. Since they couldn't rebook me on a flight today, I bought the penultimate train ticket. My flight to San Francisco still says it's still scheduled for this evening, so I should have plenty of time to get to O'Hare from Union Station. I'm told I'll get a refund for the connecting flight. Maybe that will put a dent in the money I'm paying for the train and a cab.

The Amtrak wifi is terrible, but I'm making good progress on the work I needed to get done this week, so I shouldn't have to take another vacation day due to travel shenanigans.

Bonny, I would wait at least a month before buying a new Mac mini, as the current models haven't been updated in over a year, and it's likely they'll be updated soon (and the current models will be sold at discount).

Definitely the second theme, Gud.

My psychiatrist's unforgiving scale showed I lost 6 lbs. since my last visit. So, progress, just not as quick as I'd like. But not bad for being a lazy lump and mostly attempting to lose weight via lots of salads and soup.

Well, I made it to Chicago and I'm in a cab to O'Hare! Now all that remains is whether my San Francisco flight departs tonight.

fingers crossed, shrft

Hey Gud, I can't remember, are you a mac guy?

I use a Mac for work, but I don't own any. I use Linux on a custom built computer at home mostly. My work Macbook Pro is really nice but you aren't looking for laptop and I suspect it's pretty spendy.

Thanks for the comments on the website everyone. I've also played around with a theme that uses a full browser image and it's kinda nifty, but I'm uneasy about full browser images for the home page. (Warning, there is zero real content.)

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Good luck Shrift!