Restart! Reboot!

So my boss got back from a business trip yesterday and proceeded to tell me the most hilarious story I’ve heard in a long time.

He was on the tarmac waiting to liftoff and the cabin depressurization system was malfunctioning. People onboard we clinching their ears due to the pressure changes.

The captain said that the crew was just going to run the system on manual and if adjustments needed to be made, simply tell a flight attendant. Fine and good.

Some time later before takeoff (don’t remember how long my boss said), the captain came back on the intercom saying that they weren’t going to be allowed to take off with the system on manual and that an IT technician was on his way.

The IT guy told the pilot to shut the entire plane down, let it sit a few minutes, and turn it back on..

Yep.. you guessed it: the pressurization system now worked!

Ha.. rebooting planes fixes problems too.

Price of Gas

So I topped of my Trailblazer today:

That’s not even half a tank. Thankfully I don’t live in California or New York where gas is reaching (or has reached) the $4.00 mark.

Then again, why are we Americans complaining? The British pay $5 or $6 a gallon and have been for a long time. Spoiled rotten Americans! Ha..

Mac Business Unit @ Microsoft

Saw this article/blog entry and was fairly impressed. You tech geeks will like this:

http://davidweiss.blogspot.com/2006/04/tour-of-microsofts-mac-lab.html

Wrigley Update

Our dog Wrigley had surgery recently. The vet told us in December that she had cauliflower ear and needed surgery on both ears. Wrigley had the first of two ears done in mid-March, and she’s doing great! She doesn’t seem to be in any pain, so that’s a huge relief. Here are some pictures:

http://www.wrigleythedog.com/surgery/

She’ll have her other ear done this summer sometime.

Apple Fan? Check This Out..

It’s well-known that I’m a Mac enthusiast. If you didn’t know that, you must not know me! In any event, I’ve started up a new website that grabs Mac news, rumor, and tip site’s RSS feeds and condenses them into one convenient website:

www.appleoptionescape.com

If you’re a Mac fan, be sure and check it out!

Gmail Anyone?

I have a bazillion Gmail invitations up for grabs. Any takers? Email me..