Wednesday March 10, 2004
Hey there. My blog has a new title thanks to my friend, and former NC workmate, Jan.
Which brings to mind another former workmate's first thought when, after a couple of decades of non-communication, she saw my name on her phone: "The Janice Halligan Talk Show". [Hi Tami!]
I laughed when she told me this because my newest friend, Larissa, and new medical support teams here in Kingston all told me I talked a lot. But I didn't experience myself any differently than before. I was under a lot of stress, though, and was willing to admit the possibility that this perceived trait was an indication of a problem. I started to wonder about my extra-talkativeness.
Until two things happened: I visited my son and his friends and was gratified to hear them discoursing extremely quickly, too. And I met with another friend who assured me he found me "no odder" than I had been when we worked together. I didn't even ask why he thought I was odd in the first place - my concerns that I may have become more odd had been answered. [Thanks, Rob... I think?]
The conclusion I have reached: people should listen faster.
The adjustment to the look of my site is the result of a light-bulb going on when I asked Mike if it looked okay. He rightly noted that he didn't know what it was supposed to look like. Aha.
I got my 2nd PC connected and took a look. Yikes! Not what I'd intended at all. Sheesh. I was the victim of a monitor and display card snafu: one PC had a good card but very tired monitor (darkly so). The other, an excellent monitor but a potentially screwed up display card --- it has horizontal shadows wherever there are darker than surrounding colours. Hardware - what a pain. (Yes, this morning I swapped them, so all the problems are on one system: kidneys, eh?)
I'll adjust the picture of Mike soon - he's not really from Mars.
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