May 9, 2011
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Who's Back?
About the time it was announced that Osama Bin Laden had Bin Lade to rest, my copy of Windows refused to operate any longer. That's the last time I buy ANYTHING online from AnyBody in Peshawar, I can tell you. Or it could have been the weak virus-checker provided by my ISP, Jihad-inet.com, the cheapest one I could find on Akbarslist.
Whateverrrr, the fact remains that I have been isolated from the virtual world for over a week, and I didn't die, flip out, or join a cult. I didn't yell at my crew, alternately scream or plead with tech help, nor did I throw the computer overboard and declare myself free of the etherreal, mind-numbing pain-free universe that is our online shackles. I did curse Bill Gates, his ancestors, and each and every one of his and his wife's charitable ventures, and that wasn't fair.
It took a week to actually do what was needed; a re-boot to factory condition. I was fearful of losing all my data, and still having the problem. Luckily, Windows would open in safe mode, and I was able to transfer my music and photos to an external hard drive. I still have no idea what caused the shut-down; I can only hope that the system restore erased the product of some mama's boy's evil little mind.
I took a few pictures this week, and polished some woodwork in the wheelhouse. You will have to come visit the boat to see the woodwork, but here are some photos....
Two months after everybody else's, our azaleas are in full bloom
Nighttime locking at Industrial, look at that ominous sky....
Preparing for lift-off
....must not...acknowledge human...ignore, ignore
Only I am in focus
Sorry, wrong photo-shoot!Usually, I am too busy too take pictures when the seas are rough, and this, wave heights 3 foot or more, looks worse than it actually is....
Still, pretty dramatic pictures, are they not?
Comments (5)
Glad you are still with us and taking pictures.
Those are dramatic shots.
oh man, I don't think I could manage without a computer again. It was so bad when I didn't have a while back. I'd go over to the library and use theirs but they had set hours and I couldn't go over in the middle of the night to figure out what my dream meant. Anyway, glad you're back.
Glad to see you back. I love your photos -- the pelicans are wonderful (I love the way they look as if they're standing on the water as they take off and land!), and the splashing water does look pretty fierce!
Sorry about your Peshawar virus... nice to have you back among the online.
I've been extremely busy myself with outside work; all my days are full. Hard to think of anything to say on Xanga. My spare time and words tend to be directed to my girlfriend.
I'm glad you got your computer problem sorted out. I bought a $50 1T drive at Fry's a few weeks ago and backed everything up on it; if anything happens to my laptop, my music and photos are safe.
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