Thursday miscellanea #171

• Tripped and fell in the lifeboat.  Now don’t all of you judgmental jackasses feel foolish?  Sheesh.
• Actually ready to wear my ushanka (which my former colleague B.J. bought me in Russia; thanks man!) this winter, but it hasn’t been anywhere near cold enough yet.  I mean, it’s got to be 15º or so for that, yes?
• Speaking of hats, I actually have a fedora I like, though it’s intended as a “weather” hat, so it has a huge brim.  Sometimes I think about a smaller one, but even most of them aren’t collapsible, and I like a winter hat to fit in a coat pocket.  (I’d make an exception for the immediately preceding bullet, of course.)
• I’m considering a new primary ringtone.  This is not a small step for me.  I’ve been using the theme from Twisted Nerve, a la Kill Bill and Death Proof, for several years now.  The only replacement that has any traction with me so far is the opening fanfare from Galaga.  That’s really pretty cool, but I’ll keep thinking.
• So I need an external hard drive for a project I’m working on.  When I explored price and availability during an idle moment this morning, I discovered that they’ve shot up 50-75% since I last bought one about six months ago.  Apparently this is a result of component supply disruption in Thailand and Japan because of natural disasters, like floods and earthquakes.  The bottom line is that this is a really crappy time to buy a hard drive.
• Just back from our second Rocket City Bloggers meeting at Lime Fresh Mexican Grill.  We’ve had two marvelous experiences, and I suspect we’re tumbling toward regularity there.
• I’m having a lot of fun assistant coaching Nathan’s Upward team.  I’m thinking maybe head coach for Aaron next season.

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