Okay, Google is driving me nuts. First I salivate over Gmail, finally
getting in during the third or fourth wave of beta testers, and now I
stumble over a reference to a new in-testing “social networking”
service called Orkut. I’m such a dweeb that I _at once_ want to join
the Borg Collective (blog collective?) but… the way the system is
set up, you have to be invited to join by someone who knows you. Since
I disconnected from my old Pagan world back in ’93 or so, I really
haven’t had many friends. So… I’ll have to depend on someone from
those days who might still remember me fondly (hah) or someone I met
during the years when I was active in HTML discussions… or, finally,
someone from Wachovia. The chance of someone I know _also_ being a
member of Orkut _and_ reading this blog… well… I might as well go
spend some money on the SC lottery. Just about as much of a chance.
Day: May 12, 2004
Swimming
Moving to this development means that I finally have access to a pool. I went for my first swim today, and had a blast, but the strain on my neck caused a flare-up of my neck pain, and I’m hurting now. A combination of pain meds and my rice-filled neck warmer is keeping me vertical and not too unhappy, but I’m planning to start drinking as soon as we get back from our weekly shopping trip. Ouch.
Concealed Carry Class
I had my CCH (concealed carry …handgun) permit in North Carolina for
several years. This Sunday I’ll be going in for my South Carolina CCW
class; I should have my permit in late August if all goes well.