Just finished attempting to repair iTunes after it managed to freeze up my computer for the second time in an hour. While I was at it rolled Internet Explorer back to version 6 for the second time. I should know better! I've come to expect system resource hogging, bloated programmes from Microsoft but with version 7 of iTunes, Apple has conjured up a rotten fruit. Surely they don't think one uses a $ 3,000 computer solely to run their software. I like to write letters, read E-mail, browse, and edit picture files with musical accompaniment but for reasons I don't understand when iTunes cycles from one file to another it tends to freeze up my computer for up to a minute at a time. This morning it froze up completely. Recently my Windows Explorer has been crashing as well. Expect I need to get more memory but not sure if I want to add to the present configuration or look at replacing it outright.
I'm in "hanging on by my fingernails" mode for the next week pending my upcoming vacation. I've planned a visit to my sister in Halifax to get away from it all and scheduled a visit to my land surveyor as a side trip. On Tuesday this week some harsh reality intruded upon my hopes of a stress-free visit. Apparently in anticipation of my visit my surveyor had some "on the ground" work to complete and stirred up a hornet's nest when they ran into the fact that one of my "neighbours" has taken liberties with my property in constructing a "camp" on it. Not the kind of situation I wanted to have to confront during a vacation but apparently one of the joys of being an absentee land-owner.
Tuesday evening attended my bi-monthly Community Policing Consultation Committee Meeting. As expected I retained the position of Secretary unopposed—in fact the meeting was sparsely attended probably by those unwilling to hold office. I have minutes I've been putting off writing but must get to. Of note is the number of cars people have left running to warm up with the doors unlocked—an alarming number have departed without their drivers. Also the number of calls for service received by Halton Police Service in the first 5 weeks of 2007—8700—one every five minutes 24 hours a day.
Also on Tuesday I picked up a copy of Flags of Our Fathers and after watching it twice have written a review on my sister blog. "War, what is it good for? Absolutely Nothing!" Well it may be good for munitions manufacturers. And, given the expense of decommissioning aging stockpiles using weapons is probably cheaper than rendering them safe. Which begs the question as to what we do with obsolete nuclear warheads?
Wednesday after work I had my hearing tested. Nothing particularly wrong but as expected years of sinus trouble and the drugs used to treat it have taken their toll. Whether I actually need to be tested again so soon, or what good it will do in any case the technician liked my business well enough to want to do it again in one year's time. Her solution to tinnitus—ringing in the ears—is to listen to music. Guess it's akin to the solution to engine noise in a car.
Not much else to report. I've been exercising my culinary skills at work at the behest of our superintendent making mulled cider to warm the troops after they return from delivering mail in sub zero temperatures. Brought the coffee pot home to clean it out this weekend. At least for once I actually got several compliments on my efforts.
A Happy Valentines to everyone.
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