Thursday miscellanea #237

• The number 237 resonates with me in a couple of ways.  For one thing, it’s the number of the forbidden room in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.  (It was 217 in the novel.)  For another, when the boys count up their money to see what they can get at the store in Stand By Me, the total is $2.37.  Interesting that both are Stephen King references, isn’t it?
• We have an unknown, but deadly, respiratory illness in southeastern Alabama right now.  Be careful, my friends and acquaintances in and around Fort Rucker.
• Nathan has graduated from his K-5 school without making a B.  Awesome, man.  I’m very proud of you.  Keep the train rolling.
• The Xbox One had its coming out party this week.  I don’t see anything to make me plunge; nothing substantially better than my 360 (for what I use it for).  I fear Microsoft will start incrementally hobbling the functionality of the 360 in an effort to force the upgrade, though I hope not.  Right now, if we have an accurate look and nothing changes, it’ll take a Halo or BioShock game on Xbox One for me to get one.
• On that note, I finally finished BioShock Infinite this past weekend.  The BioShock games are just outstanding.  That’s easily my second-favorite franchise ever.
• I am really ready for the puppy who spends a lot of her time in our kitchen to graduate to outside so I can patch the drywall, repaint, replace the weatherstripping (again), and recover that bit of tranquility.  She’s a sweet girl, but I’m ready to miss her a little bit.
• You think it’s more egregious to over-beer, or under-beer?  Is it worse to have a cheap beer with good food, or a good beer with cheap food?  I’m torn.  For me I think it depends on the cheap food.
• I will roll it out a little more formally here when my first post is live over there (early next month), but I’ll say now that I’m excited to be part of Rocket City Mom!  I’ll be writing twice a month over there, and I’m looking forward to it.

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