A Tuesday that is like a Monday, mostly

Lily was scheduled to start at her new school today, but the weather had other plans for her today. We have four inches of heavy wet snow on the ground here. The forecast calls for more.

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't say, "I work hard, but this isn't hard work."

The latest security hole identified in Windows is particularly nasty. (More info here.) It has the potential to infect a system just by viewing an otherwise innocent-looking image (in the Windows Metafile, .wmf, format). At this writing, even systems with up-to-date anti-virus software and fully patched systems are vulnerable. What to do? Well, it's a good idea to practice safe surfing for a while, staying away from non-mainstream web sites. Using another browser is good, too. Firefox users can be hit, but only if they accept the download of the infected file. For some folks, using another operating system is a good choice - Mac OS, for example. Damn Small Linux (DSL) is about 50MB and can run from a USB drive without affecting your Windows installation.

Zippy didn't say it, but someone had to: "BEEB WIN BELLS TELLY DING-DONG"

Niece Lori moved to California this past year and loves it. Californians don't need these, but one of these might come in handy.

I've known cats all of my life. They can be affectionate and funny, but my sense of urgency has never translated into any action on the cat's part.