Observations 9 SEP 2011

I have several hundred links I've mailed to myself to post here. Perhaps half a dozen will make it.

Work is busy. I like my new position.

The weather has finally broken, ending an emotionally and physically draining summer.

One of my friends on the political board has possible knee surgery coming up due to arthritis. My mother had to do the same, and regretted it. I hope my New Mexico friend has better luck. Arthritis is common in my family, so I'm not looking forward to the inevitable pain.

One of my friends has moved out of the city proper, and into the inner suburbs not far from me. I'm envious of his lovely, newly built house. He won't let me rent from him...

Scruffy is well. I've found a BBQ place that he loves the bones from.

Someone is building a large, new house at the end of my block. Unfortunately, it is on a lot that drops nearly 50 ft/15 m down to floodplain. The huge surface area is going to add to runoff. It will also be a prime place for drivers to fail to make the turn south on the connecting street, and wind up on the new house's front porch. The connecting street is too narrow, and is breaking down under the current load of traffic headed to Manchester Road. If it were not the route that our power and phone lines come in on, I would be amused.

Separate posts on other matters to come.