Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Two mornings in a row I have woken from extremely complicated dreams whose details have faded even more quickly than dreams usually do once I noticed I was awake. I'm wondering what this night's installment will be like.

I just had an image pop into my head, of a double bass that could be swung open to reveal a handy compartment inside for stashing a mandolin.

Tonight I had (not for the first time) the experience of taking something apart to try to figure out what was wrong with it, completely failing to identify anything I could fix (or really identify as a source of the problem), yet having the device work better when I put it back together even though I "didn't do anything". Repair by intimidation?

Do habaneros not last as long in the fridge as other peppers, or is it just the fact that they're sold ripe but the others I usually buy are most often sold green, or did I get unusually short-lived habaneros by chance twice in a row?

A few days ago I found myself wondering what percentage of computer users these days know why we refer to starting up a computer as "booting" it. Programmer-types my age and older should know, of course, but how many younger and/or less-geekly folks do?

I forgot to mention, a week or so ago, having to call 911 to report a property-damage crime (someone ripped the exterior part of my mail slot most of the way off my front door) because a) the non-emergency phone number for Baltimore was broken (and had been for several days) and b) when I finally gave up after three days and called the nearest precinct directly I was told they couldn't take reports on that line and told me to call 911 (they were aware that 311, the citywide non-emergency number, wasn't working). Calls to 311 got as far as selecting which city agency to contact, then fell into an infinite hold/reconnect loop. (Betcha it's still busted.)

Okay, another attempt at this sleep thang ...