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Monday, March 11
Six months
I am alive. My coworkers and friends are alive. I am healthy, employed and have a good woman who stands by my side. For every gripe I make about the nuisance of commuting and having my life on virtual hold for the past six months, I should pause and be grateful. I am a lucky man, all things considered. There's a part of me strongly compelled to go and see the Sphere again. I walked by this sculpture twice a day, and often watched tourists taking pictures of it, or kids playing in the fountain around it, only to be chased away by the security guards. There are afternoons that I spent my lunchhour pecking away drafts for these pages sitting on the benches around the giant brass ball, enjoying the sun and the life thronging around it. That feels like a lifetime ago. '; } else { if(stristr($filename,"archive")) { $dir=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; $template='_01_archive.html'; $tail=strlen($template); $thisArchive=$filename; //$files=scandir($dir); $dh = opendir($dir); while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh))) { $files[] = $filename; } sort($files); $earlyarch=""; $laterarch=""; $prevarch=""; $next=0; foreach($files as $file) { if (substr($file,-$tail)==$template) { if ($next==1) { $laterarch=$file; $earlyarch=$prevarch; $next=0; } if ($file==$thisArchive) { $next=1; } else { $prevarch=$file; $earlyarch=$prevarch; } } } $link=''; $divider=''; if(file_exists($earlyarch)) { $link='< Earlier Archive'; $divider=" | "; } if(file_exists($laterarch)) { $link=$link.$divider.'Later Archive >'; } $link=$link.' '; } } echo($link); ?> |