Hot!

Dear Flatlanders,

It’s pretty early in my environs for full-blown Autumn, but here it is. The temperature dropped like a stone that was, er, dropped (after being first picked up). What happens in my little alpine chalet when it’s chilly outside? Light a fire! A big freakin’ fire, just to make sure that it catches, don’t you know.

The little iBook feels like it’s on fire too. There’s a claim that it has cooling fans, but I’ve never heard them run. Not once. Not ever. And the damn thing’s hotter than things that are already really quite warm.

The temperature readout on the thermostat is blinking ‘OL” which means either “over limit” or “out of luck.” I lost the manual, so I’m not really sure which.

Before I turned my little shabby chic shack (not really, but it’s fun to say, try it!) into a sauna, I actually did work on the fleet, cleaned up the garage, and conned my neighbor into taking my trash to the dump for me. Productive? You bet!

I also have a request if it’s not too much trouble. I’ve hit a wall in re-designing bobtherieau.com (don’t bother going there, nothing to see). Frankly, I just can’t decide what it should look like, so I could use your help. Have you seen a site lately that has navigation, or layout, or just a vibe that you like? Send me a link and tell me what you like about it. This doesn’t need to turn into an information design/usability study. Hopefully, you can send me to places that I don’t frequent so I can get some ideas.

So don’t send me to another pave the earth, club a baby harp seal, polishing Schwarzenegger’s jackboots site ‘cuz I’ve seen all of those. Okay? Great!

Your pal,

bob