So, yesterday I killed the internet. Today I reinstalled the program. That didn't work. I used Goback, to some time yesterday when it was still working. I copied the documents I've been working on (such as the court report!) but forgot I'd worked on pictures, so I lost some 50 of those. Nothing was working. I finally thought to uninstall the lovely accelerator that AT&T gave us. It's too bad, but that was it. I may reinstall it one of these days, but I sure don't need it this month. I wonder if anyone else has trouble, or is it just because I exploded it by looking at every geocache site on the Web? At least I'm back, hallelujah!

Now it's mid-Sept at about 1850, which might actually be the case.

I was fussing over the computer so I disappointed Rich about bowling this morning.

This afternoon we went to Davis. Before we got there, we found a cache out in the boonies. Then we tried a multi-cache that's tricky, and missed the second stage. Rich hates that. Fortunately, we knew the trick on the next one. The second stage on that is in a pipe... we knew to take a lot of string and a washer, then Rich lifted me up to throw the washer in the pipe. Yes, it grabbed a magnetized container... he slowly drew it up, then he was going to lift me again, but I suggested he drive the car over and stand on it. Which he did (on the floor, not on the car exterior) and he got the cache out. This gave us coordinates to the third stage. There Rich slipped and tore his pants and part of his leg on a jagged pipe. Lucky he didn't hurt himself worse. We have safety pins in the car, so he made himself look like a punk wannabe by "mending" his pants. Anyway, we got the cache! I left the most recent travel bug there.

Then we went to another multi, only two stages, but we couldn't find the second one. Argh. We finished with a success in a lamppost, and went over to the new site of Davis Musical Theater Company. We had brought a shovel for the cermonial groundbreaking. The walls went up today, and it was also the owner's 30th anniversary. They remembered that we're fourth Sundays! The "groundbreaking" was chaotic, but fun. It'll be a nice theater.

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Hollywood and bias.

Heh.

A History Lecture. Mickey Kaus thinks the plan is brilliant. Bill has a Bumper Sticker contest; I would submit THIS KETCHUP WON'T POUR.

Jon Stewart's Commencement Speech. Heh.

Regarding Ashcroft's latest sky-is-falling, keep-your-eyes-open: You know, I'm more worried about the nuts from the Democratic Underground or MoveOn, who might see the chance of terrorism to change election results as well, especially when Algore (the sore loser) rouses the rabble as he did today.

I'm not alone there... this guy thinks they are al Queda allies.

Weintraub on a part-time lege.

WMD? Who lied?

Venezuela. Our neighbors' daughter is there as a Mormon missionary, so I pray for her safety every day.

I found out Dixie has been moved!!! Again. To the Napa area.