Slashdotted…

Posted Wed May 23, 2007 in

It’s cool here on the south side of Carson City this morning — about 46F. I am enjoying these cool mornings and warm afternoons. Although, I’ll have to say that yesterday afternoon was cool. When I left the office, the Bimmer’s thermometer indicated 62F. I left the moonroof open in vent-mode and dropped the driver’s-side window while I worked my way to the post office to pick up our mail, then turned north to head home. Once on the highway, I raised the window, but left the moonroof open and shut down the vehicle’s air conditioner.

I rose early this morning, as is my habit. When the sun rises, so do I. I prefer that habit to “sleeping in.” I like being up and about in the morning when the air, and the day, are both fresh. It strikes me as odd that I was like that nearly as soon as I left my teenage years, remained that way through much of university, but then lost it when my children were small. I recovered the habit when my depression went away and remain the same now.

I just like being up and about in the morning, even if I’m puttering around the computer or at the office. I have a few cups of coffee, think a little, and then get on with the day.

That said, I was up early this morning, put the pot on, and returned to chat with Wife and noodle on the computer a bit. I keep a few news feeds on my Google home page, and I check them regularly through the day. This morning, a link on /. led me to a website of a professor who was targeted as a terrorist suspect by the FBI.

When I attempted to access the site (should I say “sight?”), I found it was “slashdotted” — a term used to indicate a website that is overloaded by a posting on “/.” Oh well, maybe later. Now I’m curious.