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26
Mar

Weekend of productivity

My main goal this past weekend was to finally re-claim the tv room. That didn’t quite happen, but I got a lot of stuff put away so the majority of floor space is available again and I’ll be able to vacuum it tonight to start on the last of the cleaning. I was also able […]


20
Mar

whew!

All caught up on everyone’s pages. Not everyone in the world, just the ones I normally read.


20
Mar

Tuesday Media Roundup #17

Tami was visiting and she likes horror movies and thrillers and movies about serial killers and such. So we ended up seeing those types of movies while she was here. I like just about anything so that was fine with me. The Number 23 I wanted to see because 23 is my favorite number, but […]


19
Mar

Heading towards normalcy

Tami arrived back home yesterday, and I returned to work today. That makes for a more structured, but less entertaining day. In more exciting news, I had a hard drive failure on my desktop machine at home and with a little time here and there during Tami’s visit, and a little consultation with Eli, Anne, […]


06
Mar

Mortal Chocolate 2: I have no clever subtitle

I wish I had graphics skills or a chocolate themed version of the Mortal Kombat theme, but oh well… Date: Sunday, April 1, the day before Passover starts Time: 6:30PM Making something is not a requirement for attending, but if you feel inclined, I would like for people to make a recipe found here and […]


06
Mar

Diebold in die-off

It looks like the Diebold voting machine division is taking a step towards going away.


05
Mar

Using both nostrils

It’s still a novelty for me and it shows that the allergy shots are working. Today I had to walk home and back to get my spare scooter charger. I managed to walk the 6-mile round trip at 4 miles per hour and I was able to breathe through my nostrils the entire time and […]


05
Mar

Updates on the two houses

In preparation for Nicole’s brother and his wife visit two weekends ago, we put a new faucet in the other bathroom, put in a new towel rack, and fixed the bathroom vanity door (that I broke when it broke my fall). Unfortunately they didn’t end up coming but those are in place for others, like […]


05
Mar

Star Wars: Legacy of the Force – Tempest

I just finished this book last night. Troy Denning knows how to tell an engaging story and is good at getting into the emotional state of Star Wars characters. Which really makes the endings land well. This one is no exception and now I’m really looking forward to what happens next. I don’t think the […]


22
Feb

Santa Cruz Skate Park

The grand opening appears to be today, but I’m thinking with the wind and rain that will get rescheduled. Anyway, I like that they made it look like a beach. Most of it is a mottled sandy color with a big cylinder painted like a curling wave. I should remember to take a digital camera […]

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