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Headphones.

I know I go on a lot about work, but since it's like, 1/3 of my life...
I guess it's a lot.

Headphones, once again, make work liveable now.  I just have to start
finding new music to listen too.  Chopin, Mobb Deep, NWA, and Linkin
Park are starting to get redundant.  I tried some Amy Winehouse, but
just didn't do it for me.

Oldest son is starting to coast through school.  Can't say I blame him.
He's got enough credits to graduate already, and he's already applied
to schools.  With his current GPA, he's probably getting into any of
them on his list.

The youngest is getting some sort of mobile wireless device for
school work.  I think it's a good thing, but have reservations with it.
Same reservations my oldest pointed out:  They just give it to you,
so they can track you.  Which is true.  Cory Doctorow already covered
this in "Little Brother".

But, at this phase...  I think we're still good enough where it's not
an issue, and as I told the oldest:  I'm a l33t h@xx0r.  With root,
all things are posssible :)  If anything, might make a good jailbreak
experience.

Speaking of computers, my oldest is saving for his college laptop.
What he doesn't know is I'm buying him one.  Probably a Surface Pro, but
maybe an XPS 13.  Not sure which one yet.  Leaning towards the XPS, since
a Linux install is pretty easy on it.  But, the Surface Pro does have
the edge as far as the pen goes.  Since he's going for an Engineering
program, that might be quite useful for him.  Regardless, I hope he
saves enough to get the one he's got his eye on, so when I give him his,
he's got this nice little nest egg to go forth into the world with.

Each month approaching his graduation, I consider how close I am to
"mid life" at this point.  I'm almost at the point where everything is
supposed to be "downhill".  My youngest will graduate high school in
3 years, I'll be three years shy of 40, and the wife and I can begin a
new chapter in life:  Where we refocus on us.

Now, my youngest is on the autistic spectrum.  I have no qualms about
this:  He will likely be living with us for the foseeable future.
Unlike many parents, I'm cool with that.  In fact, I'd prefer it if
both kids lived at home until they got married.  My only rule with both,
and they know it:  School, or work.  Don't even need to do both.  But if
you're not in school, you're working, and contributing to the household.
Again, I'd actually prefer it.  I love my two kids, and when they finally
move out, I'll be heartbroken, but proud as all fuck.  The wife and I
helped make them into two spectacular young men.  I'll still be sad when
they do eventually strike out on their own.

Well, enough rambling.  Peace out, townies!

-- 1649 UTC

Well, new DNS zones, new builds, work is busy today.

Found some new radio streams for work.  Mostly like indy stuff, but found
one called "Guerilla Radio".  Really digging it.