$(function() {
  var monthNames = {};
    monthNames["Jan"] = "01";
    monthNames["Feb"] = "02";
    monthNames["Mar"] = "03";
    monthNames["Apr"] = "04";
    monthNames["May"] = "05";
    monthNames["Jun"] = "06";
    monthNames["Jul"] = "07";
    monthNames["Aug"] = "08";
    monthNames["Sep"] = "09";
    monthNames["Oct"] = "10";
    monthNames["Nov"] = "11";
    monthNames["Dec"] = "12";
  $.tablesorter.addParser({
    id: 'bishDate',
    is: function(s) {
      return false;
    },
    format: function(s) {
      var hit = s.match(/([A-Za-z]{3})\s(\d{2}),\s(\d{4})/);
      var m = hit[1];
      m = monthNames[m];
      var d = "0" + hit[2];
      d = d.substr(d.length - 2);
      var y = hit[3];
      return "" + y + m + d;
    },
    type: 'numeric'
  });

  // then force your custom parser on the column you need
  $("#tproc").tablesorter({
    headers: {
      5: {sorter: 'bishDate'}
    }
  });

So, this covers two surgeries, several ‘minor procedures’, imaging, visits, etc.:

Total hospital charges: $28,655.49
Adjustments to date: $-22,091.34
Amount pending from insurance: $229.85
Already paid by insurance: $-6,356.30
Already paid by patient: $0.00
Amount [we] owe now: $50.00

Wow! I’m not about to get into the current healthcare reform stuff (I’m not intellectually equipped to do so) … but, wow, thank God for a job, a job that’s a good job, and a job that provides insurance.

I suppose you could call me “visu-anal-ly retentive”. It irked me a little that my Droid was represented by a default, generic drive icon on the desktop and in the finder. I decided that I ought to try putting together an icon to represent the red-eyed wonder.

After a few minutes of searching, I found an image that I thought would work as an icon w/o looking too lame. I threw it into Acorn, cut away the background pixels, and saved it as a 512×512 32-bit PNG (w/ transparency). I thought I’d be able to export the image as an icon directly from Acorn… alas, it was not so. More searching revealed a utility called ‘Img2icns’ and it did just the trick. Here’s the icon I ended up with.

Once you’ve got your icon, right-click on your Droid in a finder window and select ‘Get Info’. Then you can drag your icon right onto the ‘Droid’ in the Get Info dialog. That should do it. You should now see something like this:

So, while we work to move her previous content to the new WP install, go ahead and bookmark This is Martha.

UPDATE: She’s mostly moved in to the new blog!

Me: “I don’t.”

Mar: [romantically] “I do.”

From the few seconds it took to tell my Droid that, yes, I have a Google account and provide my credentials, I was in awe. All of the sudden, all my contacts were populated over the air. No importing CSV files with mismatched fields. No screwing around with synchronization conduits and cables. It just worked. And it was fantastic.

It’s been somewhat fun making my iPhone-owning friends jealous of how easy it is to toggle wifi or bluetooth on or off. If only I could say the same about the camera. Perhaps the speed/quality issue will be resolved in the fabled Dec 11 patch?

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed using this phone over the last week. Best phone ever.

“The critical distinction between a craftsman and an expert is what happens after a sufficient level of expertise has been achieved. The expert will do everything she can to remain wedded to a single context, narrowing the scope of her learning, her practice, and her projects. (You can make good money by doing this.) The craftsman has the courage and humility to set aside her expertise and pick up an unfamiliar technology or learn a new domain.” — Dave Hoover

Cute until he starts talking about politics and exposes himself as one that doesn’t struggle with racism… he’s quite comfortable with it.

And with that, I’m packing up my stuff. Loudly.

And baseball with the Yankees is even worse.

Oh, and cancer sucks. Let’s keep things in perspective.

I’ve been reading a lot recently and it’s been fun to track my progress, reflect a little on each book, and do a little planning ahead on my reading list. The user interface is fantastic. While it is currently in beta, it feels quite polished and that alone inspires me to use it. In all honesty, it’s most likely just a waste of time. Participating doesn’t really get anything done. But, it’s a great way to keep track of which nerdy Star Wars books you have left to read.

Go sign up and add me as a friend!