Finding myself wide awake
at 5.30am I got up. I saw the heavy rain overnight had again leaked
in under the back door. It might seem odd, but I was pleased about
that; it's a problem that justifies the small fortune I'm spending on
getting a new back door.
I had brekkie. I had an
audience, but I was firm. My dog didn't get the crusts. There's no
denying he has become something of a barrel. The vet is right he does
need to lose weight. And he does seem to be getting the idea that I
won't share with him any more. He then sat with me and snored whilst
I played with the newly-upgraded Wherigo-writing software.
Having blagged ten
Wherigos from others and re-written them and having then written four
of my own from scratch I've had some constructive criticism; they all
take too long to do.
I can't argue with that.
The
first one I ever did (as a participant) was fun but took
over four hours to complete. Many of the ones I've put out take over
an hour. For the tupperware-hunter in a hurry that's a little long.
I've a couple which only take a few minutes, and so I thought I'd
come up with (at least) one other. Funnily enough it's the
shorter ones (to do) that take the time to write. I'm having a
little trouble with my current Wheri-project. Programming a virtual
badger to play "Rock, Paper, Scissors" took just
over half an hour. However getting a virtual badger to stop playing
"Rock, Paper, Scissors" is proving rather tricky.
I set off to work. The
pundits on the radio were up in arms about the
Greek debt crisis. I'm no expert on the subject, but from what I
can work out the Greeks have run up terrific debts causing a previous
government to take out a tremendous loan from the other European
countries. And now a new government is refusing to pay back what is
owed.
Whilst everyone will want
what they are owed, I suppose you can't blame the Greeks for trying
it on.
Only a small mention was
made of Professor Stephen Hawking's announcement that space travel
and colonisation
of other planets is in humanity's best interests.
It rather amazes me that
those on the radio don't see this as the blatantly obvious fact that
it is.
I went to work via
Morrisons where a couple of coppers had parked up their
old-bill-mobile and were getting money from the cashpoint machine. I
couldn't help but feel they should do that in their own time; but I
didn't say anything.
I got a ton of cakes for
the people at work; after all it will be a special occasion soon. I
then went on to work where a colleague was bemoaning her recent
"porridge disaster". "Porridge disasters"
are best avoided if at all possible.
I did my bit whilst
others spent the morning picking porridge detritus from various
garments. At lunch time I looked out of the window. I was hoping to
practice my sax, but the rain was against the idea. Instead I spent
an hour reading my Kindle app. I soon got bored with it though.
With work done I came
home and despite the rain I took "Furry Face TM"
round the roads for a quick walk. When it gets lighter in the
evenings we can walk for longer. But not quite yet.
Over a rather good bit of
tea we watched more some of the celebrity "Bake-off"...
more interesting than last night's drivel in Eastenders..
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