Computer update: the PC hard drive is toast. HP/Compaq is sending up a new one,
but I had to pay to extend the hardware warranty. Got the old Mac hooked up to the
net, and I'm on it at the moment. It's a little slow, but on the other hand it's
seven years old, which is like 70 in people years. Having the hard drive crash on
a year-old PC is making me lust after a new iMac. My flirtation with a home PC may
be over. Macs still rule, for those more into quality than
conformity.
Other than that, we're spending the weekend starting to
pack for Alaska -- everything from bathing suits and shorts to fleece and Gore-
Tex, plus lots of CDs for the road and books for the flight
in.
Meanwhile, the fire up north is getting closer and closer to our
airpark....