Today is not busy. In fact, it is very quiet here in the office. Most everyone is at work today primarily because we have to take five days vacation during the last two weeks of the year so people don’t want to burn vacation time over Thanksgiving. While I think that some work is getting done, there just isn’t a lot to do today.

I have a new Sprint PCS phone which is capable of taking pictures. The pictures aren’t all that great and it takes a long time for the phone to take a picture and then send it in e-mail. The phone takes a picture at 640 x 480 resolution, but when the image is sent in e-mail it’s about a third that size and resolution upon arrival. It is kind of fun, however. I took this picture in my office. I’ve got a fairly new Dell laptop computer running Windows XP. One nice feature in XP is the ability to run dual monitors. So, I’ve got the laptop set up on the right of my big 21 inch monitor and can put stuff on that screen for reference while I’m working on something on the main monitor. This is particularly useful during web conferences as I can put the video on the other screen. I like the capability a lot and think I need to do something similar at home. Two monitors at home would be pretty cool! Don’t know where I’d put both screens….

Heather and family are on their way to Colorado Springs and will arrive sometime in early evening. Daryl is coming over with them and Jared will also be down tomorrow. I enjoy having people here for Thanksgiving! A significant sign of becoming a grandparent is when the kids start coming to you for Thanksgiving rather than you going somewhere else. We’ve arrived at that point! It’s hard to think of myself being almost sixty years old. Even when I look in the mirror I don’t see a really old man; I just see me. I’m sure I look like an old man to others, however. I’ll probably be saying the same thing when I’m eighty. Meanwhile, my boss’s staff meeting starts in a few minutes. It’ll go for a couple of hours and then I’ll be done for the day. Happy Thanksgiving!