Squeal like a…

Town kills pigs for mating with dogs.

This is how it goes down, man:

NAIROBI, July 9 (Reuters) – A Kenyan mayor ordered more than 500 pigs to be shot dead because they were mating with stray dogs, the East African Standard reported on Friday.

First week, whew.

The big success of the day was getting my cell phone to function as a modem. I’m using the USB data cable, plus some software from “Smith Micro” to be online while on the train. It’s pretty cushy. I won’t claim that I’m anything approaching the envy of my fellow commuters…but it’s good to have . . . → Read More: First week, whew.

More painting

Updated pictures on the second page of the painting section. Now we have the purple and the blue visible.

http://chris.dwan.org/pics/RI

I just got a call from the movers! My stuff is in a truck on the way here! Monday morning! Woo Hoo!

Originally published at chris.dwan.org. You can . . . → Read More: More painting

More painting

Updated pictures on the second page of the painting section. Now we have the purple and the blue visible.

http://chris.dwan.org/pics/RI

I just got a call from the movers! My stuff is in a truck on the way here! Monday morning! Woo Hoo!

Pictures

Pictures from the trip, and the initial phases of the house rebuild.

http://chris.dwan.org/pics/RI/

Discovered this morning that the washing machine will sometimes vent large amounts of water onto the floor, which flows through into the basement. It made me sad.

There is a man snoring loudly in one of the comfy chairs in the cafe. . . . → Read More: Pictures

Bless you, Santoro Oil Company!

We have hot water.

Current estimates: Furniture and the Internet arrive on Monday.

Run run run, run for the train

Based on two days of observations:

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Verizon

So, I want DSL. I want DSL really, really badly. I’ve spent a total of about 3 hours on hold with Verizon today, trying to establish whether or not I have an order. Tech support suggested (in what I’m now convinced is some sort of malevolent joke) that I cancel the order and resubmit. Customer . . . → Read More: Verizon

I went to work, and it was okay.

First day at the new job. For those who haven’t gotten the memo, I’ve joined the BioTeam. It’s a very small company based in Boston which started off two years ago providing consulting and professional services to life sciences researchers, and now has a software product (called iNquiry, the capitAlizAtion is sO nOt my fAult) . . . → Read More: I went to work, and it was okay.

More moving…

Days improving. We’re on to the manual labor part. That, I can handle.

. . . → Read More: More moving…