Pretty Cold Out, Scout

Sure has been cold in these parts the past week or so. Still got snow on the ground from a couple weeks ago that hasn’t melted, and then got more on top of that, and then some more on top of that. Fortunately, it only came a couple inches at a time, but still, sure has been cold, as in single digit cold.

Just wrote a check for the gas (heat) bill, $208.94. That doesn’t include cooking, as we have an electric stove.

The past week’s Scout Report spotlighted a couple of interesting websites I thought I’d pass along: Turn of the Century Posters and Met History. See teaser images below.

WordPress 2.1 Upgrade

Upgraded the blog to latest WordPress Ver. 2.1. Did same for my Oil & Gas Attorney Blog a few days ago, also Bandolero’s Blog. Bandolero was really easy, as the web host it’s on has “one-step” installation and also “one-step” updating of certain programs people might be using, and WordPress is one of them. The look and feel seem about the same as before. There are a number of security improvements, I think. That’s all I have time for right now. Mainly, this is a test of the update, to seeif anything went awry. Seems to be okay.

Stress Test Images

A friend emailed me a couple of images recently. According to him (probably according to the forwarded email by which he acquired them) they test the level of stress a person can handle. The slower the items move, the better the person’s ability to handle stress. Sociopaths see them spinning around madly. Seniors and kids see them standing still. How that relates to stress, I don’t know. The first time I looked, they were essentially motionless. Tonight, they’re pretty active. If I’m gonna be up this late I ought to be getting some work done instead of blogging, so I probably have a lot of pent-up stress at the moment. Click on the thumbnails below (no, not the smiley) to see the bigger versions. Stress test or not, it’s sorta fun to look at one edge a few moments, then look over to the opposite edge; or go around the corners.

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