A happy day, indeed

Arrr! It's me favorite day, mateys! Ye best be laying in a supply of grog fer tonight, or it's Über die Planke schicken fer ye.

My computer stinks!

That's not to say it's a bad computer, but my iBook stinks. To be more specific, the keyboard has a strong body odor smell. At first, I thought it was the apartment to which we had decamped to escape the worst of the construction. But then I noticed it here, in our guest room. It only took several days of puzzlement and underarm sniffing to determine that the smell was not me, but rather my stinky computer. Thanks to the magic of Google, I learned not only that I was not alone in having a computer with eau de locker room, but also that the problem was, in fact, quite common. Apparently, there are many solutions, but none of them seem to work for any length of time. So for now, my computer sleeps with a dryer sheet tucked snugly betwixt the keyboard and screen.

Any suggestions? Or do I need to break down and buy a new, better, non-stinky one?

Silent for that long, and that's all I can come up with?

I know, I know. I've been a bad little blogger. But I have now simplified my life by resigning from a group blog so I can focus on this, on the addition to our house that is proceeding at glacial speed, on training for the marathon, on new responsibilities at work, and...oh yeah...on a four-year-old that seems to occupy just about every waking moment.

It's as Elizabeth says over at Half Changed World - I'm not perfect at anything, but then again I'm not really trying to be.

Also, I'm intrigued by LPF's 101 things in 1001 days effort. I guess if I were to tackle such a thing, item #1 would be to come up with a list. Sometimes I feel like I'm doing so much in the present at the expense of planning for the future.

Right now I have to go amend the electrical plan for our addition so we have enough plugs and the right types of switches in the right places. Sometimes my evenings are so sexy and exciting, I just can't stand it.

New YouTube idea

It came to me as we were heading out to work on a bright but somewhat foggy morning. We saw three guys walking towards us in the street with four dogs in tow:

Reservoir Dog Walkers.

Seriously. If someone can make a funny YouTube a short on that, I'd totally send it to everyone I know.