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Payson.

Some photos of Payson, AZ.

Alright.

Haha.  That post about etiquette makes me laugh now.  I usually don't care at all about those things and find worrying about that stuff as sort of unnecessary.  But I guess mood plays a big part in what seems reasonable.

Elevators and how to use them.

I know that blindly following etiquette without question is silly--social rules should be used as a guideline rather than an absolute law.  But as someone who works in a building where the only way up is via an elevator, I find that following a little elevator "etiquette" is important:

1.  Allow people to exit the elevator before boarding it yourself.  This just reduces the awkwardness of bumping into people.

2.  Pressing the "close door" button after someone exits a floor may reduce the time you're in the elevator by a few seconds, but it also reduces the amount of time people have to catch an elevator.  Overall, I would suggest using this button only on the rare occasion that it is necessary.  In my experience elevators pretty much take care of themselves with regard to closing the door.

3.  If others stand between you and your floor (i.e., the elevator door is blocked due to a crowd) it is usually better to announce that the elevator has reached your floor (e.g., "this is my floor") rather than silently pushing people out of the way.

I am posting this largely due to reading Elevator Rules.  I believe most of the "rules" on that site are over played (and some of them outright impractical).  However, a few listed items gave remembrance of personal unhappiness due to other people's behavior.

Hooray!

I'm walking properly on two feet.

You can still vote if you're homeless in Arizona.

Given the incredibly strong ID requirements for voting in Arizona (where PASSPORTS are not considered valid forms of identification because they do not show an address), you may think that people with no place of residence would be ostracized.

There may be other ways to vote when you're homeless, too, but this is at least one option.

Dell wants me to send a defective battery through the mail?

Apparently, the battery I have on my Dell laptop might explode.  To reduce this possibility, Dell sent me a new battery.  But they want me to send the old one through the mail.  As I understand it, the battery needn't be actively discharging for an explosion.  I believe that the chances of explosion decrease at room temperature.  I guess it's winter now, so likely I shouldn't worry. 

Dispose of your batteries properly.

Priceline says my name is too problematic for them.

My name is somewhat unusual, so occasionally I have difficulty using certain online services.

Not all better yet...

In case anyone's paying attention, I'm healing okay.  Supposedly it will be 3 to 4 weeks before I can walk painlessly, but it will be much longer before I can walk for long stretches.

Broken foot.

I broke my right foot and screwed up my left knee.  I can't walk.  Even crutches fail me at the moment.  I expect to have some interesting experiences in the next six weeks.

Punchlines.

For some reason, this cartoon fits my mood perfectly.