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This is New England. It’s fall. That means it is time for the annual trek to New Hampshire to look at the trees.
Or you can just step out the front door.
Here’s the Great Wall of Flame out back:

Here’s the Lesser Wall of Flame out front:

Here’s the Maple we put in outside the living room window:

And here are the three Maples in front.  Someday these will hold up some hammocks.  Don’t expect me to get up after that.

This area has seasons. I enjoy them.

Sometimes Apple Computer seems perfect. Their design and execution are so far above that of other computer companies that it seems they are playing an entirely different game. Consequently the subtle imperfections in execution just stand out.
A month or so ago, I got an iPhone 3G.  Yeah yeah, I don’t like the battery life, but  it is so beautiful, the curved corners, the screen, the perfect physics of thescrolling flic…  I digress.
Apple has recalled the USB power adapter.  Evidently sometimes the pins break off when you unplug it.  One time I built my own spot welder… I digress.
Anyway, one can trade it in at the Apple Store, of which one is conveniently nearby, or order a new one over the web.  My first reaction was that here’s an excuse to go see the new MacBooks, but then I thought “I can use the iPhone to order its own replacement parts!”  This is so right.  I used Safari on the iPhone to fill out the form.  Apple did not anticipate me!  The form did not autofill with the iPhone serial number. The Apple ID did not autofill.  Then, when I got a confirmation screen, it advised me to print or save the screen as a pdf as there would be no confirming email.  Um, guys, iPhone Safari can’t print OR save as pdf.
So close.

We keep shoes for, well, a long time. These finally broke down during a field trip. No problem! Nothing some plastic packing tape can’t fix. Here’s what the shoes looked like when they got home.
Here is a closeup.

Now that everyone else has a blog, I’ve set one up for myself.  I have a backlog of rants, er, things to talk about, so we will see how it goes.-Larry