Questions Unasked

Had more people joined in my "Five Questions" Meme, I might have used some of these:

* How many sweatshirts do you own?

* If you were cast in a community theater musical revue show based on the works of (a: The Rolling Stones/Mick Jagger; b: U2; c: They Might Be Giants; d: Rush; e: Dire Straits--I would have chosen beforehand) which song would you have been performing to?

* You're being given a restored/pimped-up car that was originally built the year you were born. What marque/brand is it?

* You're downtown and there is a march on Main Street of citizens protesting the government's plan to tear down an old, derelict school and put a prison on its site. Do you A) stay away, B) join them, or C) heckle them?

* My first and last initials match the Internet address suffix for the Solomon Islands (SB) and you know, I wouldn't mind visiting there for a vacation. Is there a nation that shares YOUR initials...and if so, would you ever want to go there?

(I may add more questions as I remember them.)

Headed Off Impending Obsolescence...Again

My optical mouse was beginning to get balky...the left button was only working intermittantly. So I shut down, unplugged it, took it apart, and the lever for the button was getting worn down, as was the corresponding part of the button circuit assembly. Time for a kludge. Got a thin scrap of plastic from a vacuformed model kit, glued it on the pad of the lever, and sanded it down to paper-thin. Just enough to engage the switch again. I think I bought six more months on this mouse...but I believe I'll have to replace it when I upgrade my systems.