No, that is not the answer to the ultimate question of the universe.
That's how many unread blog entries I have waiting for me at the present time. Just like in real life, I guess: I subscribe to more stuff than I can read.
Part of this backlog is because I was on the road most of the time for two days this week. The rest of the reason is that I am in that uncertain period as I shift operations from one computer to another. Getting a new computer going and files installed on it is a time-consuming procedure, and I do it so seldom (first time in about five years) that each time I do it, I find myself at the base of the learning curve.
I think we are on the homestretch now. ::he says with crossed fingers:: Still have many programs to install on the new unit, passwords and registration keys to track down and all that good stuff. I wanted to write some of my friends this week. Haven't had the time. Wanted to watch some baseball. Haven't had the time. Wanted to watch some movies with my wife. Found the time!!!
I found time for that because the Stanley Cup playoffs start tonight, in less than three hours, and for the next few months, I'll be following the adventures of the Detroit Red Wings in their pursuit of the Lord Stanley's Mug. Will it be another march to the cup? Or will it be another frustratingly early elimination to a younger, more aggressive team? I don't think Edmonton (their first-round opponent) is going to derail their train. But they might get Calgary in the second round, and they're going to be a handful. Same with San Jose and Anaheim. Color me wary of the California teams.
The NHL missed its entire 2004-05 season because of a lockout, so this is the first Stanley Cup action I'll been able to enjoy in two years. (And I didn't enjoy much of the '03-04 playoffs because of the Wings' early exit.) I am looking forward to it eagerly.
Since our cable system carries CBC (the main Canadian network), we're getting at least one game per night and sometimes a doubleheader ... for the next two months. Just imagine: Coach's Corner as we're eating supper!
I guess I got off track. Back to the computer: I tried some relocation software named in honor of AlohaBob. Long story short: It wasn't equal to the task. Too many settings on the new machine were knocked out of kilter, and I finally hit the undo option and did it myself.
That has gone fairly smoothly, with the help of an external hard drive. Much easier to move about 11 gigs of stuff from one machine to another with that than with recordable CDs (700 megs apiece; and I'm not sure the burner in the old computer is feeling that well). The most aggravating part of this transition--having my e-mail archives on another machine, including the e-mails with the authorization codes--should be fixed this evening. I'm not "there" yet, but I'm getting close. ::he says as he raps knuckles the wooden desk twice::
The other stuff, the grist of daily life, I'll skip over. I will note that I've been meaning to make some more pictures to show you here but ... haven't had the time. And I wanted to write more about last weekend, too.
Maybe over the weekend. Also, I have to tackle that backlog of unread posts.
Tonight, though, is set aside for enjoying hockey. Of course, I will probably yield the main TV downstairs to my wife (so she can watch "Monk" at 9 p.m.) while I work upstairs on installing programs upstairs on the new machine ... lots of time to watch hockey on the little TV while that's happening.
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