Gadget Thingeys

So, decided to get one of those iPod thingeys. I guess this means I'll be spending more time ripping more of my CDs down onto the computer now. I only have a measley 2 gigs on there now, and the new thingey is going hold 40, so I need to get moving on more of my music. :)

I swear, though, they need one device (one ring to rule them all) that'll do everything: music, PDA, phone, etc. They're getting there, but the current ones aren't quite up to snuff yet. The Treo 600 comes closest, and I was soooo tempted to get one last fall, but the lack of wireless networking is a big drawback to me (I don't necessarily always want to have to connect through AT&T's network to check email, especially when I have my own at home, 'k?). And bluetooth is fine and dandy, but if you're using the same device to check email and phone messages, why bother?

So, one small step on a possible conversion to Apple. Though the news that PalmSource is going to drop support for synching with Apple OS (although, as the article mentions, you can buy another program to make it work with your Apple) is not happy stuff. Will have to see how that works, because I'm more wedded to the Palm OS than I am to either Windows or Apple OSX.

Leaded

Oh, and the BGA just announced that the water here in our building (and the attached day care center) is within EPA limits for lead. Unlike most of the residential buildings in the district. ;-p

Shift it

Men should be able to reach into their pants and readjust their balls when needed in public. Walking when things have managed to get pressed into the wrong position is just too damned uncomfortable to worry about some prude turning you in to the police.

( More ranting, possible TMI for some )

And for that matter, women should be able to reach in and adjust things in their bras in public, too. I can only imagine how those must irritate them at some point or another.

They're bodies, everyone has one, and people shouldn't get so damned stupid about the fact that they occasionally get uncomfortable and need adjusting. :-p

Loop-de-loop

So, I decide with all the bru-ha-ha going on about gay marriage to check out what the requirements are for registering as a domestic partner here in DC and what, if any, benefits there might be to doing that.

I go to the DC.gov web site and do a search on "domestic partner." Nada. I get domestic violence, immunizations, volunteer opportunities, but nothing on the DP program.

So I check the web sites for our two gay councilmembers, David Catania and Jim Graham. David has nothing on his site under constituent services, and neither does Jim. To add insult to injury, you can find out how to register your dog on Jim's site, but not your domestic partner.

I call both offices to complain, leave messages with various people, and find out from David's office that it's on the Department of Health's web site, because DCDH manages the program. Not exactly intuitive, but at least it's up on the site.

The next call is to the Chief Technology Officer's office to complain about the web site search engine. They're looking into that now and hopefully will get back to me soon.

Will post here what the outcome is of all of this.

Event Night

The next "soup and bad movies" party will be on March 20th. You are duly warned. Evites to follow. :-)