Well, I did actually haul my butt down to Geek Squad and it turns out they work by appointment-- so I'm scheduled to go back next Sunday. No way I could get there during the week.
I also heard from
Gary. He's all settled, but has no Internet yet. Here's his message:
Gary wrote:Just in case the folks at Renaissance are curious about my absence, feel free to let them know all is well. I moved back last weekend and am completely at peace with a greater appreciation for the house in the country. I am settled, for the most part, while I prepare the house in the city for selling.
I'm holding off getting Internet service because the other electric company in the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Electric Co-op (OEC) is building its infrastructure of fiber Internet. Last year, the co-op built rings around many areas of the OKC metro, one of which includes the area where I live. Crews have been running fiber down the main road since May, so I feel it will be very soon when service will be available.
So all is well and we'll be hearing from him before too long.
scottydog wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:20 am
It makes you wonder how evolution is changing animal behavior. I swear our squirrels have learned to scamper across the road faster than they used to. It's now in their genes to sense pavement as danger.
It is possible to observe evolution in action in shorter-lived species. Like the butterfly that changed its coloration when its environment became more urbanized.
Alas, it's the 15th printing, so no value to it at all. It was an antique store that was really a combination antique-thrift store. This was the only comic book I saw in the book section, which had books ranging from a 1961 woodworking volume (which I bought for The Wife) to old printings of Huckleberry Finn.
That sounds like a great area to retire. Are you sure you want to go to Florida?
Cayla wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:41 pm
Afterwards, we went to Lisa's daughter's 5th birthday party at the foster parents home. The foster parents told me that we are welcome to see the kids anytime we want. No invitation necessary.
I'm still hoping the foster parents will be able to adopt those two girls.
Yeah, it sounds like they are nice people and will be good for the kid.
Lupine wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2019 2:46 pm
Good day at the faire yesterday. Weather was pleasant. And when I got home I found that at least one of the new batch of roadrunner eggs had hatched.
A new baby Roadrunner! Cool.
Luckily we've never had a bird hit our windows. We did run over a swarm of bees on the way home though.
Aha! The cause of Colony Collapse Disorder has been identified!
That's fantastic! He figured out the sensor.
Some of the animal intelligence research involving birds is really fascinating. Linguistic abilities, math abilities, self recognition, and culture have all been observed. And here we have problem solving.