Jim Dalrymple.com

Remembrance Day is the one day that we should reflect on all of the people that fought and continue to fight for our freedom and our country.

I hate feeling like this. My chest is all tight and I feel like I’m coughing up a lung.

This question was on a survey form that we had to fill out for Nicole’s school. What kind of dumbass question is that?

Are you racially visible?

Well, of course, I’m racially visible you idiot. Everyone is racially friggin’ visible. Jesus, I swear people are just getting dumber all the time. Oh, the next question on the form was—Are you White?

I kid you not. Can you imagine what kind of shit we would be in if they asked if you were Black or Indian?

And to think these people are teaching our kids. Christ we are in deep shit.

Another friggin’ bad day. Jesus I’m getting tired of having bad days on Fridays. I may stay in bed next Friday just to see what happens.

Yes, it has been a long time—about seven months to be more specific. Despite all of the comments I got at Macworld Expo earlier this month, I am still alive, I have not abandoned the site and … well, nothing else happened. I was just busy.

So a lot has happened in the last seven months, but there’s been so much I can’t even begin to start listing it all.

Bottom line, the kids are doing good, Monique is great and Twiggy is her usual crazy self. All in all life is good.

Wow, what a rough week that was. I knew last weekend that I was starting to get sick, but it turned into one of those sicknesses where all of your bones ache and you just want to sleep all the time.

I was alone for much of the week at MacCentral, which made things even worse. Peter was in New York, so I did the majority of the writing and posting, but all I really wanted to do is sleep.

I sat in my favorite chair with a blanket over me and my computer on my lap. Monday was bad, but Tuesday was the worst. That just happened to be the day that Apple and Nike launched their new products and Quark announced the release of QuarkXPress 7.

I’m feeling pretty good now though. I still have a cough and my right ear is plugged a bit, but it’s a hell of a lot better than this time last week.

I woke up this morning with a slight problem with my sinuses. I took some Advil and didn’t think about it too much for the rest of the day. The way I’m feeling now, I guess the Advil has worn off.

I’ve never had much trouble with sinus colds—usually that mess has been for Monique. Today, though, I got hit and it doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon.

I was sitting at the kitchen table doing some work this afternoon and I could feel it getting worse by the minute. I took some more medicine, but I fear it’s not going to help.

I’m sitting in my favorite chair right now feeling like shit. I hope the medicine kicks in soon.