Asymptomatic

Ah, I've finally made it out of the house. I've been cooped up there all week for one reason or another. Until yesterday, I hadn't even been outside of the house other than to get packages of of the covered porch - a crime, considering the weather. But today, today is a good day.

Clients seem appeased, and work - although steady and challenging - is not frantic and stress-inducing like it often has the capacity to be. Also, we've got new projects and new people coming in, which is exciting. I'm particularly pleased with a little side project I've been coding for use at work - a Drupal module that replaces and vastly improves on Campfire's chat capabilities.

I've been able today to run a couple of errands, too. I got a note into Abby's school to let her stay for her Girl Scout meeting this afternoon, and also payment for her class photo. Currently, I'm finishing lunch at Stadium Grille, which I've missed since I stopped taking Abby to Kindergarten every other day. I'm really jazzed about not having to eat another Hot Pocket. My burger was phenomenal. As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and the same can be true for food that you like....

I'm sure I'm not the only person who has had this question, especially in this age of Tivos and DVRs: Where can I get a schedule of things that have happened?

It's interesting. I've completely given up on the printed TVGuide. Why pay money for a weekly throwaway schedule of TV shows that doesn't even cover well all 100+ channels of programming that I receive? I wouldn't, especially because I can get that information directly via my TV tuner or, if I'm desperate, through the internet. But the printed TV Guide has one advantage over these digital mediums - it keeps near-term historical information.

If I wanted to know what I missed on TV tonight now that it's 1am, I really can't think of a way to figure that out. I can only hope that my DVR recorded the programs that I wanted to watch. Since I don't have a Tivo, it's not quite smart enough to follow around the shows that I like if they change time slots or whatever. So it's of some small value to me to see the passed evening's, or even yesterday's or the day before's, schedule. And this isn't the only thing like this....