Technical “Issues”

If this works…  If you are reading this, and it is Monday Morning, then it is through the good offices of a Starbuck’s WiFi thing.  Yes, I’m experiencing some of the proverbial Technical Difficulties.  These problems (hopefully resolved soon) prevent me from accessing the internet at home.  Of course the problem developed just in time to mess up the whole Blog Birthday Celebration.  (Definition of a machine:  Something that works to make you depend on it, and then fails when you most need or want it to work.)

It is inconvenient.  We specialize in bicycling here, not so much in computer technology.  It was quite a process, moving the “portable” Road Dragon Computer Center to this location.  I get the impression that most folks today are able to make do with a lot less equipment.  But this is what I have, so this is what we had to move.  It’s been an arduous endeavor.  It has also drawn some odd looks.  Apparently the rest of you don’t use steam powered hard drives any more.

We had to cancel a lot of the Blog Birthday Festivities.  The parade and the party were both a complete wash.  We did manage to salvage some of the party favors, but the cake is done for, and the elephant had to go home.  We have also had to postpone the announcement of the contest winner.  Please be patient.  We’ll get that done soon.

We have made a special arrangement with the folks at Google, and the Carrier Pigeon should arrive later today.  When it does, we’ll download all of the contest entries, make a selection, and then go through the laborious process of bringing this computer again to Starbucks.  So, with just a little luck, we’ll be able to make the Big Announcement tomorrow.  We know you are all baiting with waited breath.  Please remain calm.

This might be a good time to mention…  There are new things in the works for this blog.  We’re experimenting with some new formatting ideas, and some new features.  Keep watching.  You should start to see some of this in the very near future.

Now please excuse me.  I have to power down the boiler, bank the fire, and pack all of this stuff up for the trip back home.  The Wagon Master is definitely showing signs of impatience, and we need to get all these horses back to the stable.