Monday..

should not start with finding your IT support work PC dead. Just saying.

After calling the “support line” for Dell (which happens to be mostly for software support, by the way), being transferred twice and explaining my story and troubleshooting steps 3 times, I have a new power supply on the way.
The Dell Gold Support guy said, “And we’ll send a new one out with a tech to install it, is that right?”, at least realising that I probably did not actually need help, even though we seem to have paid for the super-spectacular bells-and-whistles support plan.

Erm. No. You may send someone over with a nice latte, though.

The good news is that one of the workers brought in a kitten. I love kittens. They don’t drool too much. :)

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May 24

Omaha Zoo

We spent part of Sunday at the Omaha Zoo. It was a warm day, and a good one to see all the outdoor animals milling about.

In the winter, we still go to the zoo. Even when it’s -20F outside, there are still some pretty amazing indoor exhibits to see: The Leid Jungle, the Desert Dome, The Aquarium, Butterfly House and Kingdoms of the Night.

We took loads of video in the gorilla enclosure. The gorillas were quite active, and chasing each other around. In one of the hallways, a mother was standing by a window getting ready to put her toddler in a stroller, and one of the gorillas slowly peered into the window from below. It was hilarious!

Here’s a video from the day: