Yojimbo, funny name, cool app

I just started using Yojimbo from Bare Bones Software to store random stuff as I'm working on dropping all non-Intel native software. One of the features that it has over some of its competition are ability to encrypt items and/or passwords (allowing me to drop the other password storing app I was using that isn't Intel native) and it is extremely fast. They appear to be using SQLLite which is built into the OS; the app I was using before seemed a lot slower and had to load an extra database application at startup. This allows me to trim down the software that I'm running. Yojimbo's support of inline PDF and other files is excellent. I played around a little with syncing to another machine and that worked flawlessly as well.If you don't already use an application for storing random stuff (passwords, commands you can't remember, tips, etc.) or even if you do, definitely take a look at Yojimbo.

Trash, trash, trash

Normally when I go for my run, it is late morning, early afternoon, way after the beach has been cleaned up. Yesterday was quite interesting as I saw the trash truck and city crews cleaning up the tons of trash on the beach. It was truly a disgusting site. Granted some people did put stuff in the trash cans, but the park at Crown Point had trash all over it. Can't people clean up after themselves? It's a shame our tax dollars have to be used to clean up after slobs.

What part of "no dogs" don't people understand?

Yesterday I did a 15 mile run on my usual course and started about 8 am (amazing I got out of bed that early). I saw a number of dogs when I started the run and I thought they were violating the no dogs regulation; I later found the sign and it said that after 9 am they were violating the regulation. Even after 9 am, there were a number of dogs there. To top it off, some dogs were off leash which is never permitted. Dogs on the path are just another obstacle I have to avoid. If the regulations were enforced, maybe people would stop bringing their dogs.

I love dogs, but there is a time and a place for them.

Being handy is a double edged sword

I grew up learning how to fix things around the house, from the simple changing a light bulb to the complex installing a ceiling fan (which almost took out my head when my dad hadn't quite secured it and yanked me out of the way just in time). Then when I owned my own house, I taught myself about network wiring, replacing a garbage disposal, and then stereo installation. Being handy, does however, come at a price. Just because I can do something doesn't mean I want to, but I can't justify paying someone else to do something I can do myself. There are exceptions to this, but things like fixing a toilet don't justify calling a plumber for $65 an hour to replace the flush handle or something like that. I don't enjoy many aspects of do-it-yourself work, but since I have the knowledge, I do it anyway. My next little project is to figure out why the toilets occasionally run (it has something to do with the stupid chain from the lever to that plastic flap); I dread it, but I'd feel like an idiot calling out a plumber to do a simple task like that.