Sigh.. Instead of filling up on crab & beer, I'm here in a room next a sleeping spouse :-(
We came back here for a brief nap before dinner, but she woke up not feeling well, & I really didn't want to leave her with no way to get dinner if she feels up to it.
That was two hours ago, and she's still sawing logs.
We'll go grab something when she's up, though. Like any good college town, there's all kinds of local food to enjoy.
18 July 2005
Working on the Road
I don't get to travel much in this job, but when I do, it's just nice to get the hell out of the office, ya know?
We're near the beach, & going to pig out on seafood later on this evening.
We're near the beach, & going to pig out on seafood later on this evening.
12 July 2005
Another day another dollar
On my way to the dojo this evening I was the thinking about the total disarry of things in my office & at home.
The house is once again on the market, as the buyers of the place we want backed out of their contract.
We found that out on Friday night - late- & have been scrambling ever since to get our place back on track. That meant a weekend of power-washing the decks & siding & starting in on the re-staining of the back deck.
On the first go-round of this desl we spent almost $3000 on two new vinyl floors, carpet, & a newly paved driveway.
On the work front, there is an inordinate amount of crap piled up for me to get through.
I have two more iMacs to set up for staff & one more PC. After that's done, though, I'm turning my tech support responsibilities back over to the help(less) desk. It has just become way too much work on topof everything else as the systems have gotten more complex, & as people expect more from our web jobs.
At least J. has her new toy to help out if I get too busy. ;-)
The house is once again on the market, as the buyers of the place we want backed out of their contract.
We found that out on Friday night - late- & have been scrambling ever since to get our place back on track. That meant a weekend of power-washing the decks & siding & starting in on the re-staining of the back deck.
On the first go-round of this desl we spent almost $3000 on two new vinyl floors, carpet, & a newly paved driveway.
On the work front, there is an inordinate amount of crap piled up for me to get through.
I have two more iMacs to set up for staff & one more PC. After that's done, though, I'm turning my tech support responsibilities back over to the help(less) desk. It has just become way too much work on topof everything else as the systems have gotten more complex, & as people expect more from our web jobs.
At least J. has her new toy to help out if I get too busy. ;-)
04 July 2005
Arts & Crafts
So, the missus was in a creative mood this weekend, & made one of these (NSFW).
As long as it doesn't turn out better than the original, we'll be fine.
And, guys, if you make one... you may want a little shave first - trust me!
As long as it doesn't turn out better than the original, we'll be fine.
And, guys, if you make one... you may want a little shave first - trust me!
03 July 2005
Tough Week
We still don't what happened to our sweetie, but he's home after five days at the clinic, & slowly starting to feel a little better.
He had ten stitches in his thigh, & four or five in each hind leg!
He had ten stitches in his thigh, & four or five in each hind leg!
12 June 2005
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02 June 2005
Close Call
Wow, We almost destroyed the whole neighborhood last night!
I made the mistake of putting a bag of Dark Side M&Ms in the same bowl with a bag of the Jedi Mix!
Those little guys were going at it, let me tell you!
;-)
I made the mistake of putting a bag of Dark Side M&Ms in the same bowl with a bag of the Jedi Mix!
Those little guys were going at it, let me tell you!
;-)
28 May 2005
Nice weather
We had a nice break from the chilly days & got the boys to their favorite swimmin' hole.
26 May 2005
Store Wars
Not the best animation in a spoof, but the character names crack me up!
Join the Organic Rebellion.
On a par with The Meatrix.
Join the Organic Rebellion.
On a par with The Meatrix.
14 May 2005
Congrats!
To my wonderful wife on her graduation from the master's program at Virginia Tech!!
I wonder what life will be like with two full time incomes in the house?!
I love you, sweetness.
I wonder what life will be like with two full time incomes in the house?!
I love you, sweetness.
11 May 2005
Get ready to slurp
Free Frosty Day!
I picture myself driving around the county from restaurant to restaurant.... with a cooler of dry ice in the trunk to store them!
And in case you haven't tried it, a little (or a lot of) kahlua in your frosty is a pretty wonderful thing...
I picture myself driving around the county from restaurant to restaurant.... with a cooler of dry ice in the trunk to store them!
And in case you haven't tried it, a little (or a lot of) kahlua in your frosty is a pretty wonderful thing...
10 May 2005
Raze the roof..
But please don't let it fall on our heads!
As well as installing a new chiller unit on our building, the university is replacing the entire roof. Why they couldn't have done this before we moved in to the top floor, I'm not sure.
It sounds like a freakin' herd of elephants over our heads at least five hours a day, and will take another couple of weeks before the work is done. It's surprisingly hard to concentrate when it feels like the ceiling is about to fall down on you.
This must be what it's like to live in California!
As well as installing a new chiller unit on our building, the university is replacing the entire roof. Why they couldn't have done this before we moved in to the top floor, I'm not sure.
It sounds like a freakin' herd of elephants over our heads at least five hours a day, and will take another couple of weeks before the work is done. It's surprisingly hard to concentrate when it feels like the ceiling is about to fall down on you.
This must be what it's like to live in California!
09 May 2005
The rare & improbable free lunch
What a treat, not a huge treat, because it was Burger King, after all, but still nice. I ordered lunch at the BK nearby, and whipped out my credit card to pay for it when the manager said that their card reader was down. I was out of cash, and that's all I had to pay with... .
But he wanted repeat business enough that he wrote the meal off rather than see me head up the street to the competition!
I wonder how much money the store will lose today because there was no backup system in place?
But he wanted repeat business enough that he wrote the meal off rather than see me head up the street to the competition!
I wonder how much money the store will lose today because there was no backup system in place?
05 May 2005
Control the Center
In class last week I was teaching a variety of knife techniques & noticed that people really got too focused on the knife. Now, it's a good thing to know where that knife is when it's coming toward you, but like so many things, the more you concentrate on it, the more it slips away.
As with tai jutsu, if the attack is coming from uke's center, then that is what has to be controlled.
A good blend, tenkan, followed by good entry, irimi, is still what is needed.
What needs to be different is how we think about the blend when there is a weapon involved... . Going inside may suddenly be more dangerous than going outside, and vice versa, using ikkyo instead of gokkyo, etc.
I guess that I have enough time on the mat (but nowhere near enough!) that I don't think conciously about those changes too much in the middle of technique. I suppose it's good that they're becoming second nature, & getting into my muscle memory, but it takes more thoughtfulness to remember those details and to teach them now.
As with tai jutsu, if the attack is coming from uke's center, then that is what has to be controlled.
A good blend, tenkan, followed by good entry, irimi, is still what is needed.
What needs to be different is how we think about the blend when there is a weapon involved... . Going inside may suddenly be more dangerous than going outside, and vice versa, using ikkyo instead of gokkyo, etc.
I guess that I have enough time on the mat (but nowhere near enough!) that I don't think conciously about those changes too much in the middle of technique. I suppose it's good that they're becoming second nature, & getting into my muscle memory, but it takes more thoughtfulness to remember those details and to teach them now.
03 May 2005
Too Tired Dogs
Over the weekend we were in C'ville & took the opportunity to run the dogs at Darden Towe Park. We stayed for almost two hours letting them play & have an all around good time, the took them for a little swim in the Rivanna River. All in hopes of tiring them out for the ride home Sunday evening.
It obviously worked — not only did they sleep all the way home, but when I got up on Monday morning they stayed in bed; they didn't even get up long enough to eat breakfast! And it was yesterday evening before they even felt like playing again.
Of course, we were worried about Rudy since he almost always gets car sick, & hates to travel. But this trip we switched him from Benadryl to knock him out to Dramamine.
Man, what a difference! He still drooled a lot over the first part of the trip, but he didn't get sick, & he was even a little perky when we got there! I think we were both tickled to death over how much better he did.
It obviously worked — not only did they sleep all the way home, but when I got up on Monday morning they stayed in bed; they didn't even get up long enough to eat breakfast! And it was yesterday evening before they even felt like playing again.
Of course, we were worried about Rudy since he almost always gets car sick, & hates to travel. But this trip we switched him from Benadryl to knock him out to Dramamine.
Man, what a difference! He still drooled a lot over the first part of the trip, but he didn't get sick, & he was even a little perky when we got there! I think we were both tickled to death over how much better he did.
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