A very good close to a very good year. We were all there (in person or by phone), but here are a few pictures from the event.
First, the books!
ZOMG, sewing machine!
She has worn it for two days strait now
Powertools!
Sweep you away
Fruuuiiiittt!
Painted Nails (because if sister gets it, brother wants it too)
Does it fit?
General announcement… I am going to have surgery on my left thumb on the 28th. The problem is that my thumb is becoming more and more painful when i try to do certain things. Typing doesn’t bother it, but sewing, stitching, cooking, wrapping presents, unscrewing lids, holding things, folding clothes, opening doors, pushing buttons, and sometimes just moving it sends a zinger shock and hurts.
The surgery is Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition. My doctor tells me the base of the thumb is a common place for arthritis to cause problems and this surgery is 90-something percent effective and should permanently fix the problem. He also says that right handed people usually have the problem with their left thumb. The right hand moves around while the left holds things still… which puts more stress on the left.
I am going to be in a brace that will keep me from doing anything (woohoo – no cooking!) for a couple of months and it will take a year to heal. After a year I should have most of my pinch power back and there should be no pain. Almost everything I have read online about the surgery, from people who have had it, is positive. I have yet to find anyone who regretted having the surgery. I am looking forward to being able to do things without my thumb zinging me every few minutes.
I just learned about Ghostery.
Don’t know if you all had heard of it already, but since Chris has posted some cool technical things here before I thought I’d go ahead.
Besides, it’s been a few weeks since the last post.
OK. Ghostery:
Ghostery sees the invisible web – tags, web bugs, pixels and beacons. Ghostery tracks the trackers and gives you a roll-call of the ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers, and other companies interested in your activity.
After showing you who’s tracking you, Ghostery also gives you a chance to learn more about each company it identifies. How they describe themselves, a link to their privacy policies, and a sampling of pages where we’ve found them are just a click away.
Ghostery allows you to block scripts from companies that you don’t trust, delete local shared objects, and even block images and iframes. Ghostery puts your web privacy back in your hands.
I’ve been using it for about a week. I like it a lot.