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Saturday, July 26, 2008 We're Back Up! Whoa, what a couple of weeks. The blahhhg software up 'n died on me. Just like that: "Radio has experienced an unexpected error and cannot open." Consult support. So I did. Re-install, they said. Move a bunch of files 'n folders around. Stand on one leg (no easy feat for a quadruped). Close your eyes and count to three. Voila! We're back up 'n running again. Oh, that all dysfunction in life was so simple to correct. Engine in the car died? No sweat, simply re-install a new version. Re-connect some wires. Add oil. Varoom! Finally, the uprights have returned to Ohio after two weeks in Alaska. They were two of a three member team ("The Amaroamers") that captured second place in overall fund-raising for this year's Ride for Life from Anchorage to Seward. The weather was horrible in Anchorage during the week preceding the ride. The suspected culprit is La Nina, the cold-weather cousin of El Nino. A number of people leaped to the conclusion that a colder than average summer is evidence against anthropogenic global warming (AGW). A conclusion quickly dismissed as mistaken by the experts because, they say, AGW is based on long-term trends, not a single seasonal aberration. Though you can bet if it were abnormally warm in Anchorage this year, said experts would have cited it as the latest tocsin of global calamity. Exceptions are data. Weeks earlier the uprights were splashing around in lake Erie, and by night out for an evening on the town. All the while we're anxiously awaiting word from the reviewers of Master's paper. So many of the hurdles between him and the PhD are out of his control, and this is one of them. Exciting for sure, but frustrating all the same. 5:53:51 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2008 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 8/1/2008; 9:18:19 PM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska