Got the boat in the water yesterday, and finished up some electrical connections that I had goofed up today. Now everything seems to be working fine, and had a real blast on a test drive today.
I installed an automatic bilge pump in place of an old, manually operated one. Also replaced the old speedometer with a new, gps-connected one. It’s pretty nifty, it has a gps antenna which goes on the roof, and then it just needs electricity and all set – no connections to any sensors outside the boat, no holes in the hull, nothing. And it seems to work real great.
Bring on the summer!
I’ve been pretty healthy the last couple of years, hitting the gym at least three times a week and even playing some sports every now and then. No back pain, like I used to have when I was younger.
So I was quite surprised to be hit by pretty severe lumbago yesterday. Oh man did it hurt. I was just on my way out, when boom – such pain that I could hardly breathe. I fell on the floor and it took me a good hour or so to be able to even sit up. It still hurts like hell, even though I’m popping painkillers by the pound. Worst thing is, the weather is beautiful and I would really, really like to be out working on my boat, but I can’t. So it’s a double-whammy, physical pain and mental torture at the same time.
I really don’t wish this for anyone.
Yes that’s me. In a sailboat. And yes, that’s the Golde Gate bridge behind me, in San Francisco. One more item to cross over from the to-do list of life.
I’m going to California (San Francisco and around there) next monday. 18 hours flight, not looking forward to it at all – I’m tall enough to get really seriously cramped in a plane. Oh well, I guess I just have to become rich enough to start traveling in first class.
I’ve waited a long time already for someone to take action against DRM on ebooks, and finally it has happened. J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter books has opened a webshop where you can buy all her books in various formats, without any DRM at all! Yay!
Now I don’t care about Harry Potter at all, but I think this is an important event. The biggest thing is, this is coming from the author side. So, I would draw from this that authors want to sell their books without DRM, consumers want to buy books without DRM, and only big publishers want to drag their heels kicking against the current. Get with the program already! I have a pile of money just waiting to get spent on books, but I will never ever buy books with DRM, not one.
