China Jon's Syncretic Journal

That company went out of business I guess. The disk boxes on sale now are not as convenient, and I got out of the habit of indexing each disk. So of course I soon had piles and stacks of unknown disks. Then even though I had index-able cases, It is too big a project to take on casually.

Someday I might do it. Don't hold your breath...

The last big project I did was to clean my keyboard. Wow it was so dirty! I had no idea how much lint and dust falls between the keys. Now I am not afraid to take it apart and smooth out the sticky keys. It looks like a new keyboard, and almost feels like one too.

I only wish I had that many paper-backs! Every time I go back to the US, I search through the used book stores for a carry-able stack of novels. It is strange that Shenzhen has 10 million people who speak English, and not one used book store...

That reminds me of a joke I read yesterday! It goes like this:

A couple go on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota. The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife likes to read. One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and continues to read her book. Along comes a forest policeman in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says,"Good morning Ma'am. What are you doing?" "Reading a book," she replies, (thinking "isn't that obvious?") "You're in a restricted fishing area," he informs her. "I'm sorry officer, but I'm not fishing, I'm reading." "Yes, but you have all the equipment. I'll have to take you in and write you up." "If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault," says the woman. "But I haven't even touched you," says the policeman. "That's true, but you have all the equipment."




I did see a used car lot yesterday though! Hmmm!?!?!?