As I’ve mentioned, we’ve been moving. We took care of the big bulk of things last weekend, but continue to shuttle an SUV-load of stuff to the new place after work each evening until we’re completely done (should be this weekend). Here’s a pretty representative load: mostly Melissa’s studio stuff, plus a dresser (buried and not visible) and other random things.
Moving Update
We got most of the really hard stuff done on Monday (big furniture, etc.), then moved a few other things (like the cat) on Tuesday. There’s still a bunch of stuff at the old apartment though, so we’re shuttling it over bit-by-bit in the evenings and will finish up with the last couple pieces of furniture on Saturday. I’m a bit miffed at Verizon though—I signed up for Verizon Avenue high-speed Internet weeks ago and requested a service date of the 17th (Monday), expecting they would follow up with whatever info I needed. They didn’t. I called today to find out they have to send a tech to set up the modem (!?). No Internet at the new place until tomorrow, I guess. ~Sigh~
On the Move; Busy, Busy
It’s a busy time for Melissa and me. Among a million small things, there have been quite a few big things happening—a wedding, an art show, and moving to a new apartment. These all pretty much happened this weekend (which we extended to four days so we would have time to get everything done). Friday we were off work in preparation for our move, got our new driver’s licenses (with the new addresses; they were about to expire anyway), and got our new Smart Tag/E-ZPass transponders for the cars (since we’ll be commuting on the Dulles Toll Road now), and did more packing.
Today, Remember 9/11/2001
Six years ago today, things changed. Enemies of this country staged an act of violence unlike any we had seen before or since. It was a slaughtering of innocents that violated every law of war, every norm of human decency, and every teaching of every valid religion. Perhaps most offensive, it was done—according to its perpetrators and their apologists—in the name of God. Today, remember September 11, 2001. Remember the victims, their families, their friends. Remember who did it, and why. Most importantly, remember that the radical Islamist fascists and their ideological brethren who started this clash of civilizations cannot be allowed to win it.
Premature Electioneering
I am interested in politics—anybody who follows this site knows this. But there’s one hot-button political issue that dominates the news and pundit discussions lately that I’m simply not interested in right now: the 2008 Presidential election. I have no favorite candidates. Heck, I’m not even paying attention to who’s running at this point. I’ve heard most of the big names—Clinton, Guiliani, Obama, Romney, etc., etc., etc.—but have fervently avoided paying any more attention than I absolutely have to. I just don’t care right now. It is too damn early to be making political decisions for an election over a year away.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.