I’m watching the videocast of Steve Ballmer and others announce the new VS2005, SQL2005 and BizTalk2006.
Ballmer just made the statement that MSFT cares about more than “just” the Enterprise – they also care about STUDENTS and HOBBYISTS.
Well, I’ve been saying this for the last year, and I suppose it’s some satisfaction that Steve confirmed it – small businesses and the developers that support them can pretty much stuff it.
Month: November 2005
Better Living, with Vinegar
Having read some where that vinegar is less toxic to the environment than commercial household cleaners, I bought a 5 litre jug of it for $2.79 at BJ’s the other day.
Then found pages of encomiums celebrating the humble stuff on the Frugal Living website.
For example, this is equivalent to that expensive Pergo cleaner. Just spray it on the floor and mop:
1/3 part white vinegar
1/3 part rubbing alcohol
1/3 part water
3 drops diswashing liquid
Good Grief….
It’s literally taken years, but I finally picked up my old doll collection from East Milton. It took two suitcases, a shopping bag, and a big box to pack them all, but here they be.
Gardener’s Diary
First round of clean-up, done at #20.
Cut down the Montauks, the hostas, the larkspur and daisy skeletons, most of the Lady’s Mantle, one mum. Left the iris and the hydrangeas for now. Got to dig up and dry the dahlias.
A fine Indian summer day, and although it’s past peak, there’s still plenty of leaf color to enjoy.
All Hell, Breaking Loose
At last, clarity reigns:
This week, both family and friends have been dragged hip-deep into crises involving either their physical or mental health, the legal system, and/or displays of malice and ineptitude so egregious that they have the rest of us shaking our heads in complete disbelief.
ANOTHER Dog Incident in Dennis
WHAT is wrong with the town of Dennis and their police department?
This is the THIRD incident in a little over a year in which a person has been attacked by dogs in Dennis.
Great Economy (Yeah, Right)
Even taking into account the questionable way the US government counts the number of unemployed, and the huge influx of construction jobs in the Gulf states, job growth in October was “well below economists’ forecasts”.
Grace Under Fire
For the past seven years, my sister has been fighting Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
Three years ago, on the advice of her doctors, she had a bone marrow transplant.
Maureen Explains It All
Last Sunday, the New York Times magazine published an article by their Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd, an essay adapted from new book “Are Men Necessary: When Sexes Collide”.
Ms. Dowd, an accomplished woman in her early 50’s who wears her age extremely well, has written off and on for the past year about the personal lifestyle challenges of women who achieve success in their careers.
These direct quotes need no additional embellishment to illustrate her point: in the world of dating and marriage, there is no percentage in being Maureen Dowd. A woman is better off as a chambermaid.