Excellent article here about why RAM prices have exploded. Both of my kids could use video card upgrades, but I can't really afford them with the new job-- so looks like I'll have to ride this out.

This weekend is kind of crazy on the church front:

• This morning, was sacristan and altar server at our First Saturday Mass.
• Then there was a one hour gap, and I was sacristan and altar server for a funeral.
• I'm sacristan for the usual Sunday Mass tomorrow morning.
• Then I'm sacristan again tomorrow night for the Immaculate Conception Mass.

I got a call from the head deacon of our diocese the middle of last week-- he just wanted to say "hi" and check in with me, which was a really nice gesture. He said that they are reviewing the applicants on paper next week, and that I should hear something back one way or the other the following week. I'll keep everyone here posted.

Tonight I'm going with some friends to see a live theater version of "The Christmas Story", really looking forward to that. I might also play some video games this afternoon-- haven't so much as touched a video game in several days.

I've been finally catching up on all of my piled-up issues of "Compute!'s Gazette". Duncan and I read an article together in the October issue about the "Dodleston Source Code"-- what a fascinating thing, neither of us had ever heard of it. Also on the "classic computers" note, my Commodore 64 Ultimate is apparently en route to one of Commodore's distribution centers-- can't wait!