Short Takes

[phinnia]

• Any and all word geeks need to read Irregular Webcomic! today. Well, everyone needs to read it every day, really, but especially today.
  
• My amazon order shipped. *waits, semi-patiently*
  
• In downtown Portland they have a public square. There's lots of people there, many buses go by there, there's free concerts there some of the time, a Starbucks, flower sellers, public WiFi ... it's a cool place. So why, why, why do they not have a FREAKING MAILBOX?
  
• Bruce Schneier has some interesting things to say about security and security tech.
  
• Seaners had a good day at preschool. We got a call from his teacher to let us know of his progress, which was amusing only because she didn't know our names and I was addressed by my secondary name, which is "Sean's Mom". Eventually I'll be "Mrs. Sean's Mom", I'm sure.
  
• Mailed off thing to get loan consolidation underway. *waits, semi-patiently*
  

Comments

[lauramcewan.livejournal.com]

Isn't there a post office right in the old courthouse building? I could be wrong, but I thought there was...

[curtis.livejournal.com]

I thought there was a mailbox "under" that square, near the area where they sell passes - but they could have taken it out, it's been a few years since I've been able to visit there!

[kengr]

As you will have noted, I was at the square Tuesday. At leaat on the south side, there was nary a trace of WiFi access. I didn't have time to wander and see if there was any in the more central parts of the square.

N.B. if there'd been access where I was waiting for ebonhost I'd have suggested posting an entry from there. :-)