Here's one for Elayne: SkyHigh Airlines, the "other" airline that Alaska Airlines compares themselves to. Try booking a flight on SkyHigh. Hubby says it's funalicious.
Here's a question about RSS feeds. To those of you who use them, do you prefer a feed that shows the whole post, or one that just shows the first bit of the post and makes you visit the blog for the rest? I personally tend to prefer seeing the whole thing at once, and it doesn't stop me from visiting the blog. But I want to know what you think.
If you like themed merchandise, and you read Lois Bujold's Vorkosigan books, you'd be happy to see Pegasus Publishing's Vorkosigan Aisle. I think I want the "Aren't You A Little Short To Be An Imperial Auditor" shirt. If that weren't enough, they've also got a selection of Honor Harrington items.
Speaking of T-Shirts and other merchandise, I've just discovered the joys of Zazzle.com. Yes, their options are limited. It's nothing as cool as CafePress can manage, but it's easy for someone like me to design stuff on it. I'm using public domain images and quotes from the Oz books to make neat stuff for Oz fans. I'm also going to make myself a T-Shirt that says "I'm blogging this" and has my blog address on it. But mostly I wanted to make a poster out of one of the color plates in "The Patchwork Girl of Oz"... one particular image that always reminds me of a wonderful friend of mine from college. Maurine, this one is for you:
Tonight, the first Major League Baseball game is going to be played in the San Diego Padres new park. If everything goes according to plan, the game will be played under American League rules instead of National League rules in order to give Edgar Martinez, Designated Hitter for the Mariners (the visiting team) a chance to practice hitting at night. This game is a exhibition game, but an important one for the M's nonetheless... I may watch it. But in order to keep my marriage intact, I plan on not watching a lot of Mariners games this year.
Bad news in Marysville. The contract still hasn't been settled, and the S-word has come up again. More details in The Seattle Times. It may not actually have much of an impact on hubby-Eric and I, as hubby has already been told he won't be back at the Junior High next year (no money for him) and so we're looking at other local districts.
No, I didn't listen to Air America, the new liberal radio show, at all. I'm not terribly interested in radio shows, and despite my liberal leanings, I'm not terribly liberal either. I want Bush out because he's a liar who has sent our people to die while ignoring the real threats to peace, but I'm not too keen on Mr Kerry taking his place. I remember saying once, a long time ago, that I wish there were alternatives to the main guys available... but no third party has become truly viable.
Computer wish list... Now that I have a laptop (and let me tell you, it's made life much happier!) I've been trying to figure out what computer item I want next. After all, life is no fun if you don't have something to wish for. So I think there are two items I want most. One would be a digital camera. I want it for a variety of reasons, but mostly so I can take plain old point and shoot images. The other would be a new scanner. If we got a USB scanner, both of us could use it with our respective computers. The old SCSI scanner I currently have is getting very close to giving up the ghost, and if my desktop finally dies, then I couldn't use it either. I can't decide which one would be a higher priority, though. Kind of pointless as Eric and I are completely broke and struggling to make it through each month, but fun nonetheless.
And lastly, a "Thank you" to Larry for correcting my name.
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