A Shih Tzu Record?
Lady Bug turned 18 yesterday. We took her to PetSmart for a treat, but of course she will be sharing with Pasha. Merry says she's the oldest Shih Tzu that she has ever seen, which says a lot considering where she works. It's amazing that she's older than my daughter, and in human years a lot older than anyone else I know ... she's half-blind and a bit senile, but I wouldn't ever trade the time we've had her. I...
Little Xmas and a New Year
We had our 22nd Little Christmas party last weekend and took out Reginald, our very-much-loved Christmas Tree, yesterday. I really wanted to preserve him as a Bonsai or something, but I've been told it is pretty much impossible, so we will go with "Plan A" only, making some candle holders. Or perhaps an artificial tree holder out of the trunk, and the branches as kindle starter. I've also decided not to...
A Prom and a Tree
The other day while cleaning out some stuff in the bedroom (yes, we are using filing cabinets for dressers) I found some ID holders and wallets that had some neat things in them. My high school ID was something, but the pics of two proms I went to were especially apropos to find -- my daughter and her boyfriend are the same age as me and my date in the photos. I showed it to them and they thought it was pretty...
No More Work Area
I finally vacated my work area last weekend. I found a place for most of the tools, and fortunately was allowed to keep the huge steel desk in there to house a lot of other stuff I wouldn't have had room for otherwise. I didn't realize how much I made that space my own. It seems pretty bare now, as i even removed some of the shelving and "furniture" I was using to organize stuff. Lab equipment, bonsai supplies,...
Zeitgeist – The Movie
This movie is many things. I will focus on two of those things and the rest will become apparent. Watch it first, then return to this post. ... First, it is a test of your varied knowledge of a wide array of subjects and disciplines. Second, if you fail the first test, it is a test to see if you bother checking facts or believe everything people tell you (or entertain you with in a clever fashion, rather). How did...
New Computer
The last couple weeks I've been playing musical chairs with the computers. The guest machine went to a dear friend who needed it; mine is sitting at the guest machine's desk, ready for reformatting and reinstalling of everything; my new one is here, almost completely ready after moving over every conceivable file , setting, and program I could. Last night I placed the virtual Pakua I created about a year ago onto...
The End of Summer
It's official. Sunny day in the 30s, little wind, and I was in my first Veteran's Day parade. I marched in Marilla with Levi's Battery, Civil War reenactors commemorating a time in history no one alive can personally represent. During most of it, Mer was in the Marilla Country Store, ecstatic with consumer joy. She said everyone jumped when the cannon (mortar, actually) went off outside. We never knew the store...
I got my free Taco
Mer & I went to Taco Bell to get our free hard-shell meat tacos, promised to everyone in America as a promise if there was a steal during the World Series. I expected a long line, but the person at the counter said they were expecting to give away only about 400 during the redemption period (2-5pm on a workday, go figure). For the biggest mall for miles and miles, that's a pretty small number. I even brought...
My First Wikipedia Entry
As part of my contribution to global civilization, I added an entry for the "Steel Winds" wind energy project nearby, researching and documenting all the information, as well as uploading and using a photo I took of the turbines earlier this month. You can view it HERE. Enjoy!