Hippo, birdie, two ewes...

... to marythefilker!!!! Have a great one!!!

Power: getting better

My latest power bill is $100 less than it was in August. Of course, some of that reduction is due to the switch from air conditioning to gas heating. The more significant number is the comparison to October of last year: 747 KWH vs, 1080 last year, 26.7 KWH/day vs. 38.6. Only 62KWH were charged at the top rate of $.40.

This may still be partly illusory -- it's possible that my meter gets read only every other month, which would mean that this is partly compensating for an overestimate in September. We'll see how it settles out. But it's still significant.

62KWH at the top rate is a full-time load of 8.6W. One hard drive 86W. *eyes the router/gateway server dubiously*

Done yesterday (20101119 Fr)

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My eye has continued to improve; it was much less painful yesterday, and almost functional at times, improving throughout the day. (Improvement is continuing today.) On the other hand, I checked my temperature and got 99.6, which suggests that a lot of my nasal congestion may indeed be due to a cold.

The YD had her first driving lesson. Clear the sidewalks! (Actually, she did quite well, and didn't damage anything.)

I wasn't able to work, but got some worthwhile puttering done both online and in the house. Video from the Short Tempered Glass concert at Orycon is here. If anyone has audio of the concert it would be very welcome; I apparently fat-fingered the record button while repositioning my recorder. Clumsy bear!

A few more links, again mostly on TSA insanity.