It seems that with all the hustle & bustle of the holidays and working and not being able to get on the computer I have let 2003 slip away from us and lo and behold 2004 is upon us! So this will be the first, and most auspicious post of the new year. Too bad I cannot think of anything greatly profound to fit the occasion. Nonetheless, I would like to wish all a happy and prosperous 2004. Now down to business.
Dianne discovered, recently, that her electronic organizer was damaged and was not useable so a replacement was needed. After going through the flyers after Christmas, we discovered several stores that had a Palm Zire handheld computer on sale for a good price and so she picked one up. I was so impressed with it that I found a way to justify going out and purchasing one of my own. So for the last few days I have being tinkering with it, discovering all what it can do and am really impressed with it. It is the bottom of the line unit, only has 2 Mb of memory and a B&W screen, but for our meagre purposes will serve just fine. I have discovered, much to my delight, that there are a number of software applications available on the net that can be downloaded and run on this thing, so I have been downloading e-books, and metric conversion software and a couple of games. The plus factor is that the unit is so small it will fit nicely in my vest pocket or on my hip in a pouch that I can carry it with me at all times making it even more useable.
Still haven't ventured out to see Return of the King yet. I'm waiting till the seething crowds have dwindled a bit. In a couple of weeks Dianne and I will take in a matinee on our days off together. Meanwhile I can savour the anticipation, however, I am being besieged at home by every one who has seen the movie, urging me to go see it so that they can talk about it around the table. We are probably going to sit down sometime this weekend and watch the first two episodes to whet our appetites.
I have to say that I am somewhat disturbed by this whole Michael Jackson thing. It seems he is living in a little world of his own where things aren't the same as the ouside world. He sees nothing wrong with having little kids sleep in his bed with him. Duh! Wake up and smell the litigation, Jocko. I'd hate to think what life is going to be like for him if he is convicted and he has to do jail time. It's not quite Neverland!
We are in the throws of winter's nastiness at the moment as temperatures have dropped to -25 & -30. We got a dump of snow the other day which, combined with the cold, does not motivate one to make any excursions outside the comfy confines of one's couch. I think those hibernating mammals have the right idea. I only wish I could find a way to get my employer to pay me to sleep for three months.








Here's a little Christmas morning happiness.

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