thane February 15th, 2007
More like a network cupboard, really. See, Joh uses the Powerbook upstairs, and it has some troubles with reception. Despite everything I tried, it could not keep a connection. The only thing that worked was to move the base station to the first floor and turn on the wireless card in my desktop. So, to make the hash of hardware that puts the tube in our house acceptable in the living room, I had to conceal it. So I drilled a hole in the back of the cupboards and moved all of the hardware into there. Made reception much better for all parties, except me. To keep me happy, I set the router to reboot every 60 seconds if it cannot find my machine. If pappa ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.
thane February 15th, 2007
I have a cough.
This is no mamby-pamby cough either. I am hacking up smurfs (as Monroe would say) the size of my right fore-arm (as Karl would say). I don’t think I have pneumonia, but then I didn’t think I had it the last time either. I just thought I broke a rib.
Regardless, when I have a bad cough, there is a home remedy that I turn to. It has arguable medicinal value, but it inarguably makes you feel better.
The 1/2 cup Whiskey Sour.
Take 1/2 cup of lemon juice, add 1/2 cup honey. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Mix until well blended. Nuking it just makes it easier to mix, so do more or less to your liking. Add 3 ice cubes to cool it to a reasonable temperature, and then add 1/2 cup of whiskey. Cheap is fine. I use Potters. Sip it over the course of the evening, and then slam what’s left just before bed. Probably should take an acid blocker, if you are prone to heartburn.