The Beeb tells me Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo. I think this is kinda sad in a way. Microsoft now relies mainly on its formidable bank account to compete, rather than the “innovation, innovation!” Bill Gates used to love mouthing off about.
Its also a tacit acknowledgment that Microsoft no longer leads the way: Google does. I don’t think Microsoft will ever be the same.
The other day I was chatting with my neighbor while I was working on our backyard fence. I mentioned when we were closing on our new house.
“So … what are you planning to do with your rainwater tank?” she asked as she eyed it jealously. Seems everyone wants their own rain tank nowadays!
As much as I’d like to take my 400 gallons of rainwater with me that ain’t gonna happen. The tank’s gotta be empty for the move so I’ve got to find a new home for all that water. More showers are on the way today and once again I have to pass up the chance to capture more rain. Once you become a rain miser its a hard habit to break!
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Our house is starting to fill up with neatly-packed boxes, and its a beautiful thing! We’re taking the stuff off our shelves and putting it away: most of which we probably won’t even miss while its in storage.
Just knowing we’ve gotten started on the whole selling process is a big relief. We’ve still got a list four pages long of things we need to do but we’re breaking it down to smaller parts and doing them when we can.
