• RT @badbanana: Just finished up an interesting water cooler conversation. That guy sure knew a lot about water coolers. #
• RT @ev: RT @apelad: Today’s date looks like the front end of a Jeep: 011110 #
• Excited to see @switchfoot tonight in Seattle. #
• Leaving Pullman. 300 miles to go until @Switchfoot #
• Made it to seattle. Now waiting to get into the sound check #
• Todays weather is very seattle-y #
• In line for the sound check and meet and greet #
• Lots of people brought their guitars (to get them signed?) #
• Met the guys. They were really nice! The sound check was a blast. We got to see how the band works behind the scenes. #
• The bouncer didnt let me bring my camera in. I guess it is a “pro” model. #
• Paper tongues just finished. Switchfoot is next. #
• RT @ev: RT @stefano_sf: Energizer bunny arrested, charged with battery. #

I do a lot of work using the command line in the Bash shell. It makes sense, then, that I would tweak the Bash prompt to match my personal preference. For me, there are three important pieces of information that need to be displayed:

1. The time.
2. User/host information.
3. Current working directory.

I also like to visually distinguish this data from the actual commands I’m entering. To achieve this, my customized prompt spans two lines.

Here’s the code in my ~/.bashrc file that defines the prompt:

export PS1=”\[\e[36;1m\]\t \[\e[0m\]<<>> \[\e[34;1m\]\u@\h \[\e[0m\]<<>> \[\e[31;1m\]\w \r\n\[\e[0m\]\$ “

Feel free to give it a try and let me know what you think.

Today I’m headed to Seattle to see my favorite band, Switchfoot, play a concert. I’ll have a chance to meet Jon, Tim, Chad, Jerome, and Drew before the show, and it should be a great time. Follow @kylan on Twitter for updates in real time, and check back here later for pictures and a recap.

• RT @jonathanforeman: Fiction family math: tracking new tunes + dinner= sweede // cool! #
• If stay is the opposite of vacate, station is the opposite of vacation. #

Tears of the Giraffe, by Alexander McCall Smith, is the second book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. This story picks up where the first book left off, following the life of Precious Ramotswe and her adventures as Botswana’s only detective. The reader is treated to the same witty, innocent style that has made this series so unique.

In this book, Mma Ramotswe uses her keen observation skills to investigate a cheating wife and a cold case involving a long-missing boy. Along the way, she begins to seriously consider the ethical implications of her work. She decides that her wold is imperfect because people have lost the “old Botswana morality,” but how can she, a woman of character, operate in such a world?

Much of Tears of the Giraffe is concerned with Mma Ramotswe’s new fiance, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. For the reader, it is a pleasure to have the chance to meet this character. He is truly a good man, honest and caring in all he does. Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni runs a mechanic’s shop and lives a quiet life, but he gets into trouble when, without the knowledge of his bride-to-be, he agrees to adopt a pair of orphan children.

This novel spends a good amount of time on the development of supporting characters. This is one of the keys to a good sequel, and is a sign of good things to come.