I can't tell if that's actual "about to" or "so help me god, I will if I have to", but good luck.

Both? Probably both.

I had a very short window in between getting the call that my flight to Chicago was cancelled and being able to get on a Chicago-bound train. Since they couldn't rebook me on a flight today, I bought the penultimate train ticket. My flight to San Francisco still says it's still scheduled for this evening, so I should have plenty of time to get to O'Hare from Union Station. I'm told I'll get a refund for the connecting flight. Maybe that will put a dent in the money I'm paying for the train and a cab.

The Amtrak wifi is terrible, but I'm making good progress on the work I needed to get done this week, so I shouldn't have to take another vacation day due to travel shenanigans.

Bonny, I would wait at least a month before buying a new Mac mini, as the current models haven't been updated in over a year, and it's likely they'll be updated soon (and the current models will be sold at discount).

Definitely the second theme, Gud.

My psychiatrist's unforgiving scale showed I lost 6 lbs. since my last visit. So, progress, just not as quick as I'd like. But not bad for being a lazy lump and mostly attempting to lose weight via lots of salads and soup.

Well, I made it to Chicago and I'm in a cab to O'Hare! Now all that remains is whether my San Francisco flight departs tonight.

fingers crossed, shrft

Hey Gud, I can't remember, are you a mac guy?

I use a Mac for work, but I don't own any. I use Linux on a custom built computer at home mostly. My work Macbook Pro is really nice but you aren't looking for laptop and I suspect it's pretty spendy.

Thanks for the comments on the website everyone. I've also played around with a theme that uses a full browser image and it's kinda nifty, but I'm uneasy about full browser images for the home page. (Warning, there is zero real content.)

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Good luck Shrift!

Very nice, Gud! I'm not 100% sold on the mixture of Adobe Calson Pro and Monserrat, but it's a minor quibble.

Thanks for the tips, fellows. Scola, you have made my decision for me. I will buy a new monitor (my cheapo acer is giving me agita, despite working just fine) and will wait on buying the box.

Cheers!

Gud, I've seen those full browser images a lot lately, and they strike me as very appealing.

However, along with cosigning Tom's comment about the fonts, I'd say the one thing I like least about the third iteration is that the 'splash screen' nature of a page with very little information on it. If the preview box will be a video or slide show, forget what I just said!

I made it home no problem! The worst part was walking up the icy driveway in my totally slick travelling shoes. Saw my grandmother in her assisted living place and met her "boyfriend," which, yikes. At least they are not currently getting married?? (Not that there was any real risk of their getting married, but that was the dementia-addled plan last week....) And met the adorable baby and heard some real horror stories about her mother, but it was actually good to see my one cousin and her other kid. (Baby's mother is my cousin's 21-year-old daughter.)

Now I have to decide if I want to try to make some NYE plans or not worry about it. Right now, the sofa and my cat seems amazing, but maybe I'll regret this tomorrow? Probably not.