Pat's Place

Sorry, but here's some geek humor for the day.

Care to take a guess why the domain in this photo isn't resolving?

Every so often I talk about my budgeted savings plans, and one of the ones that people find the most interesting is the way I save for my car maintenance.

The car maintenance program is easy and just requires that you have a savings account somewhere, and a place to track how much is in the fund. You don't need to open a new bank account unless you want to.

We're having a snowstorm that was completely predicted. Unfortunately, my neighborhood seems to be a bit low on the food chain for basic plowing and treatment in winter weather. Today the roads became a bit slippery, and a Dodge Durango slammed into the rear of my car, which was parked and minding its own business. Looks like it'll be an expensive repair; let's hope that my insurance company sees fit to waive the $500 deductible.

Here's one of the pictures.

I purchased some Staedtler french curves last week to help in a logo I'm drawing. These curves are basically flat pieces of injection molded pastic in the proper shapes. If you've ever used a plastic protractor, it's the same kind of thing. If you've ever used a plastic protractor, you have probably also discovered that they break.

You've found me. Or more specifically, you've found the fourth version of my web site since I brought one online in 1995. If you're looking for my old site, click here.