I'm Back

In Japan again with my family. Our pineal glands are adjusting their melatonin secretions and we expect to recover locally appropriate circadian rhythms soon. Meanwhile, one is up at 1 A.M., another at 3 A.M., and the others at 5 A.M. Five is actually reasonable since the sun is up at that time. Another little-known advantage is that you can also catch the last hour of All Things Considered here on a regular clock-radio at that time, with no need to subscribe to the podcast.

Aside from the jet-lag and weather adjustments, I found out that the 2 batteries I have for my PowerBook may burst into flame in a few rare cases and need to be replaced. Even if it doesn't crash, it burns. It's a Sony. I mean "The batteries are Sonys." Maybe Apple should use a more reputable manufacturer like Samsung or LG next time. At least I can wait for the replacements to be delivered and then send in the old ones. This (getting 2 new replacement batteries) could actually be a good thing.