Following Edge

I was happy this morning to see that Scooter Libby's indictment for perjury and obstruction of justice made front page news. After Tuesday's revelation that Libby's own notes contradicted his testimony, I was dismayed that the story only appeared on page 4 of the Wednesday newspaper. When the top aide to the Vice-President is lying under oath, I would expect that to be very important news, even before criminal charges are brought against him. The more sincere coverage today seemed appropriate, but I do notice that the article has slipped way down on The Register-Guard's web site to allow more prominent coverage of river otters. Almost unbelievable.

Much, much closer to home, I completed both of the outstanding personal chores that David had suggested I might need to outsource. I repaired the TV, which turned out to be crippled by bad spots on the hard drive (which took out such unimportant-sounding, yet critical, files as /dev/mem and /var/spool/). I also have sent the "kicking you out" letter to our renters. I gave them until December 4 to vacate. It's sad to do, but it's not as if I haven't given them lots of chances over the last 3 or 4 months. I've heard a lot about people having trouble kicking renters out in less than 3 months, but I haven't found any indication of that in the law. If you know something about that, let me know.

And, so far as David's suggestion of outsourcing goes, I suggest he keep his mind on which of his own projects he can outsource. I don't think it's possible to build any part of your chimney inside your house, then move it to your roof. Even if it was possible, it still wouldn't be wise. Go review the situation and let him know if you think he needs some help.