Touched

I have been still messing with the Ipod Touch over the last few days.  I have been quite impressed with the apps available through the Itunes app.  However there is a whole other world out there if you are willing to take it a step further and “jailbreak” your device.  Jailbreaking an Iphone or Ipod Touch involves dumping a custom version of firmware that lets your device out of the “jail” of Apple control, allowing you to install apps from anywhere, not just through Itunes.  I am enjoying what I can already do on the Touch so I am not going to try to jail break it just yet.  I’ll save that project for a rainy day.

Last night my project was trimming up the cabbage palm behind the pool cage.  There were a bunch of dead and/or hanging fronds.  This tree has grown to be VERY tall.  Thank goodness the pole saw extends a good 15 feet or so.  It took a good 40 minutes until I lopped off everything I wanted to.

This weekend will be busy prepping for the arrival of my brother and sister and their respective families.  I also will be running over to mom’s place to put together a crib thing as well as drop off our big folding table to be used for the big family dinner she has planned.

The other day Ali said she might go see Mama Mia by herself on one of her days off during the week.  I immediately felt bad by the thought of her going to the movies alone and offered up if she wanted to see the movie bad enough to go alone that I would bite the bullet and go with her.  Yes I know this movie is 180 degrees in the opposite direction of the sort of movie I would enjoy but I’m willing to do it since Ali routinely accompanies me to see things get blown up.