When
· Naughties
· · 2003
· · · March
· · · · 15 (2 entries)
In the Perl Mines ·
I spent most of Friday grinding out Perl code to pull data out of six different big Excel spreadsheets and integrate it and cross-match it and feed it into one of our maps. It gets harder to code as you get older, but there are rewards ...
It's Warm! ·
Windy (very), grey, sky threatening, but warm, warm! It's a treat to be alive and have a garden to revive, just set the hat firmly on the head against the wind. The now-two-year-old antique roses can be unbound and the canes woven behind the trellis, the witch hazel needs many of last years' leaves pulled off, and some pretty severe raking-up of winter debris is done. Daffodils are up, they are crying out for sun but still a treat for the winter-deadened eye ...
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