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Tue Jul 18 09:06:00 EDT 2017
Slept from ten-thirty to six-thirty without waking.
High of eighty-two and mostly sunny today.
Work:
- Approve Scott's PTO requests
Done.
- Finish moving server backups to SMB
Done.
- Look at non-live virsh vm migration
Walked at lunch, but just around the Meijer grocery section.
Home:
- Grocery
Done.
http://kottke.org/17/07/wolf-trees
> When thick forests were cleared for pasture and farming by settlers to colonial America, single trees were sometimes left by design or accident. In the absence of competition for light and space, these trees were free to branch out and not just up. They grew tall and thick, providing shade for people & animals and some cover for predators like wolves. Being the lone tree in an area, wolf trees were often struck by lightning or afflicted by pests that had nowhere else to go, contributing to their grizzled appearance.
> In some cases, they grew alone like this for hundreds of years. Then, as farming moved to other places in the country, the pastures slowly turned back into forests, the new trees growing tall and straight with an old survivor in their midst. Wolf trees often look like they’re dead or dying, partially because of their age and all the damage they’ve taken over the years but also because the newer trees are crowding them out, restricting their sunlight and space. But they still function as a vital part of the forest, providing a central spot and ample living space for forest animals, particularly birds.
Got out of work too late to make it to SEMIBUG.
It's Aunt Diane's birthday. I sent her an email.
Lunch: coffee, hamburger
Dinner: chicken Parmesan sandwich
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