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Every once in awhile, I get this really long blog post that I keep postponing over and over again, such that at some point, I just have to bite the bullet and come back and finish it off. This is such a post, having been started in early March, and just now coming to fruition. The longer I wait, however, the more stuff gets added to it, so maybe I'll split it up...

I am trying out some Champion Nutrition Ultramet Lite (chocolate flavor protein powder) - very smooth and tasty! Mixes well in milk. I also recently tried some Laughing Cow Light Garlic & Herb spreadable cheese wedges. Mmmm.

I upgraded my email client from Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 to 1.5.0.9 (portable edition), and then to 1.5.0.10. Now, it's saying that 12 is already out. Ugggh. I must admit, though, that with the recent version (10), it almost works like it should. A few more tweaks and it'll be perfect!

I sampled a Daredevil Lighter Fluid energy drink (containing B vitamins, Guarana, Taurine, Ginseng, Gingko, etc.) recently, and found it not bad. It contains only 20 calories and 6 grams of carbs (from sugar).

Time to whine and moan about Firefox browser problems, so grab a tissue and queue the miniature violins...

1) Embedded Windows Media players don't work properly with videos of odd sizes in Firefox anymore (since the "upgrade" from 10 to 11) - but they do work just fine in IE 7. (The control button bar slides down or disappears completely - lame.)

2) The really annoying "disappearing cursors in textarea boxes" issue, which is completely lame because you can't see where you're going to type. This is not a problem in IE 7, of course.

3) Another related one: sometimes Firefox won't let you type or even select text in the address bar. Lame. And this is even with the recently upgraded Firefox 2.0.0.4.

We visited Powell's Sweet Shoppe in Southeast Boise on St. Patrick's day, a local treasure of which Willy Wonka would be proud! We, of course, purchased lots of various and bizarre candies, obtained lots of great new bottlecaps (including Cap'n Eli's Root Beer), and took a stroll on the river walk. We even heard some St. Patrick's Day bagpipes. We then headed up to Bogus Basin Ski Resort and watched the skiers descend the hill while we enjoyed the warm of the sunshine. It was truly bizarre that people were still skiing when it was nearly 80°F out (admittedly, most of the snow was very slushy). We didn't care too much for the hairpin curves on road up, but the weather was excellent, and it turned out to be a great day overall!

On a different weekend, we played tennis in the warm sunshine, but Becca accidentally got hit in the nose, which quickly turned bloody, so she understandably doesn't want to play anymore.   =(

On a different Saturday, we bought our first game for our newly acquired GameCube, "Open Season" (based upon on the cartoon movie). Even though it's technically a 4-player game (as noted on the back cover), it's honestly just a one-player game. The whole reason I got it was for it's 4-player capabilities, but I was sadly disappointed. Becca thinks the game is too hard, so it hasn't been getting much use.

I watched part of a horrible film that I just couldn't finish, "Down with Love" (2003; Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, David Hyde Pierce). What a waste of time. Not recommended at all.

On a better note, I just finished listening to a very short abridged version of Seth Godin's new book "The Dip". It's one of those self-help, you-can-be-the-best-in-the-world type of motivational books that oftentimes just come across sounding corny. This one, however, wasn't too far fetched, and had a lot of great take-home messages. Recommended listening.