Born Too Late

The Four-Ace Trick

2011-07-16T14:56:00.000-06:00

Every magician knows a four-ace trick. It's a basic thing to know if you handle cards at all. While in Kansas, I practiced quite a bit. I took cards and a few coins with me. I've been practicing basic card sleights before I moved on to an effect or two that used them. While I was sitting at my mom's house, Evan said, "I know a card trick." Evan likes magic but he never seems to want to go to

Yea....thud.

2011-06-07T21:24:00.000-06:00

I have a flaw and it involves exercise. No, I'm not talking about the one where I don't exercise. I'm talking about the one where I don't have any idea how to quit. My usual Tuesday night activity was cancelled. The Tuesday outing was supposed to enable me to take a break. Yesterday's walk was a little rough. I expect this, as I'm building up my tolerances again. So last night's walk involved

15/15

2011-06-03T20:27:00.000-06:00

The new plan is 15/15. Fifteen minutes of exercise and fifteen minutes working on my magic. Today was resistance bands and cards. Arms and legs were the order of the day and now I feel it going up and down the stairs. Sucks to live in a basement right now. Ow. I had to break open a deck of Black Tigers to do the card work (grrrrrr), but at least I have a deck here now. The rest seem to be in

Risk vs Reward

2011-05-24T04:56:00.000-06:00

I stayed up and finally watched The Dark Knight. After that I took my pills, turned out the lights and fired up the Kindle. Normally I read for a while and when the meds kick in I fall asleep. Unfortunately for me I started reading Just a Geek by Wil Wheaton. Now I know better than to start something of his because I can't put it down but I've finished all on the fiction on my Kindle and another

Today!

2011-04-07T12:17:00.000-06:00

As I sit here in Panera, eating my sandwich, I click play on iTunes and an instrumental version of the Battle Hymn of the Republic begins to play softly in my ear buds. Play a version right now for the full effect for today is a good day. I know you are asking yourself, “Is this going to be work safe?”. Verily I say yes. Yes this will be work safe. This will be safe on

A bit of thought.

2011-02-27T16:41:00.002-07:00

I imagined today that I slipped on the ice. When I fell there was a terrible pain. I looked down. My left leg was turned at an unusual angle, right at the knee. It wouldn’t work anymore. Someone took me to the hospital and they said it would need surgery. I went home and faced the dark stairs down into my temporary home. Every step would be agony. Step by step I went down

Christmas...Doctor Who Style

2010-12-27T01:25:00.000-07:00

Christmas has come and gone again. We had a strange one this year. Over the past few weeks, the kids have become addicted to Doctor Who. This is a big deal. Ben is so interested that he would rather watch Doctor Who then Top Gear and that's saying a lot. This enthusiasm led us to have a DW Christmas. Two projects commenced to celebrate the holiday. I'll start with the second one first. The

Blogger

2010-12-09T11:18:00.002-07:00

I've linked my blogger account with Facebook and Twitter. Let's see if this works.

Pandora on Roku

2010-12-09T11:02:00.000-07:00

I've been using Pandora for the last few days as background music while I work from home. If you've used Pandora before then it is going be an easy transition. I connected my account which entails going to a page on the Pandora site and entering the Roku code displayed on the application page on your TV. Otherwise you'll need to set up a Pandora account first and then link the box. The music

Roku Part 2

2010-12-06T02:56:00.000-07:00

So there are negative about this box but I want to talk about the good stuff now. I forgot to point out that our box is a Roku XD-S. It's just under $100. Right now I'm listening to Pandora. It's kept me company all night long. Since it's on the TV it goes straight to the stereo. It hasn't skipped or buffered even once and it's been playing for hours. Things played through the Roku buffer a whole

Roku Part 1

2010-12-06T02:14:00.002-07:00

A tiny little box was connected to the TV this week. It's name is Roku. After a few days of playing with this box and setting up some interesting channels I think that I'm hooked. So first let's go over the downside. We've got Comcast. The plan we have has HD, a DVR and any channel under 100. It's not a lot but it has met our needs up to this point. The Roku will not be able to replace the

Completely Unrelated

2010-11-01T02:42:00.000-06:00

I must remember that when I get tired the depression takes hold. They didn't help at all but in reality it wasn't really their fault. Every moment is a learning experience and I gain wisdom every time I try something new.

Read and Think

2010-10-26T01:45:00.000-06:00

There were once a group of people who cared. They took their respective offices and did what they could to keep the game fun. In their work they promoted the good and down played the bad. They did this for a long time. All of them are gone now. What happened to them?Some ran out of steam and left during the regular process of changing officers. Some others were targeted and the left when they

Oh yes...

2010-10-21T16:41:00.002-06:00

It's back. I found I needed a place to rant that did not have the limitations that certain other places had. So let's begin.

All done.

2007-10-30T22:51:00.000-06:00

OK all the functions at livejournal seem to be working so I'm making this my last entry.Head over to : http://deerbourne.livejournal.com/ to see the new space. Drop me a line if you have any problems getting to it.

Blogger Go Bye-Bye

2007-10-29T21:19:00.001-06:00

I think I've finally made the choice to dump Blogger. The folks at Google just can't seem to add any new features (that might be even somewhat useful). Yes Google, your luster is fading.I have a blog at Livejournal and I will be moving over there. I'll let you all know when that is. I need to get it all set up so I can e-mail in entries from work otherwise it won't be worth it.No, you won't need

News Update

2007-10-27T15:35:00.000-06:00

"Swartzeneger On The Hunt For Arsnonists" Actual headline, the photo just seemed appropriate.

Got Comcast?

2007-10-26T13:41:00.001-06:00

So if you have Comcast with On Demand service go out to TV Entertainment/Comedy Central/Hits and select SP:Casa Bonita. Enjoy the episode.Matt & Trey nail it down down to the little flags on the table (except the colors of the flags). For those of you who have not been to Casa Bonita, you just went (while watching the episode). If you have been there you are probably as frightened as I am in how

Want!

2007-10-26T11:05:00.001-06:00

http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/2007/10/steam-pumpkin-rides-again.html

NaNoWriMo

2007-10-26T08:32:00.001-06:00

To write or not to write? This actually seems like a large decision as it will take up a lot of time but feed the creative side I've been ignoring.Hmmmmmmmmmmm

Disappointing Paranormal

2007-10-25T09:32:00.001-06:00

Ghost Hunters - Salem, MAI don't expect them to catch something every time but the two investigations were pretty poor (evidence wise). They were entertaining of course but I was really let down by the promo. In the promo there is an ambulance and a hospital and a line about a TAPS family member being injured. Well we all went to the same place and assumed that one of the investigators had an

Visiting Alfred

2007-10-24T20:15:00.000-06:00

A stressful (9 hour) kind of day. To come down I decided to stop by Littleton Cemetery on the way home. My main goal was to see this grave.Learn more about Alfred PackerI found the grave in the oldest section of the cemetery and managed to spend almost an hour there looking at interesting stones. I took pictures of interesting stones or stones that seemed to call out to be photographed.I only

NBC Blows It

2007-10-24T08:00:00.001-06:00

NBC will be shooting themselves in the foot this evening when the series premiere of Phenomenon goes head-to-head with the Sci-Fi Channel's new episode of Ghost Hunters. Both shows should pull from the same audience (paranormal and other-worldly) and Phenomeon's audience may suffer against the solid series on Sci-Fi. This of course could have been avoided as NBC-Universal owns the Sci-Fi Channel.

Dreading Wednesday

2007-10-23T15:21:00.001-06:00

So I get an e-mail today from my boss' boss with one line in the body."My office 7:00 AM."I don't come in until 8 and I already know this is not good news.

Happy Birthday!

2007-10-23T11:14:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday to Weird Al!

Dresden Dolls

2007-10-22T23:24:00.000-06:00

10 points for picking out the video that inspired this one (title and artist).

Why do I try?

2007-10-22T21:48:00.001-06:00

9:30ish - Pilot finally lit. Blower kicks on.9:38- No main flame and blower won't shut off.9:47 - Typing with coat on now as a strong cold breeze blows through the apartment.

Today's Wish

2007-10-22T21:10:00.001-06:00

I wish I had heat. brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

My Most Insensitive Blog Post Yet

2007-10-22T15:16:00.001-06:00

- Atlanta is estimated to have 39 days of water supply left, due to the drought.- Atlanta's largest water consumer is the Pepsico Gatorade plant.My conclusion.DRINK ATLANTA DRY!this has been an insensitive moment. we now return you to your regularly scheduled chaos.

A Bit Drained

2007-10-22T11:37:00.001-06:00

Sorry for the lack of posts. Things have been (and continue to be) very stressful. Needless to say, I'm still alive and kicking and will find something humorous or witty to post soon.Some highlights from the last few days. Reinke Bros: Oh my. This is the store I've been looking for and it's 3 minutes from my house. Heck I could walk there. You have to go in the evening just to see the giant

Powerball

2007-10-11T10:24:00.001-06:00

Someone in the Denver area hit the 20 million dollar jackpot last night. I haven't checked the work pool ticket yet.

Light Posting

2007-10-10T23:09:00.001-06:00

Postings will be a little light for the short term. Not much time or energy for posts.

I'll Pass Thanks...

2007-10-10T13:57:00.001-06:00

Eat CrapWhy Americans should ingest more excrement.By Kent Sepkowitz http://www.slate.com/id/2175569/nav/tap3/

Video Game Music

2007-10-10T13:53:00.001-06:00

Check out the link:http://www.break.com/index/video-game-music-played-by-orchestra.html

A Very Long and Funny Post

2007-10-05T22:26:00.000-06:00

Laughs

2007-10-05T22:16:00.001-06:00

This is soooo funny. It hurts to laugh. Cockatoo Dance Don't miss Master Santiago's post. Even funnier.(Some came from this site: icanhascheezburger.com)

NSFW?

2007-10-03T21:08:00.000-06:00

The great NSFW (Not Safe For Work) Blog Entry! Yet another set of videos that will make you laugh or cringe. A little of both I promise.This stuff is definitely NSFW. I'm serious. If you get fired it's not my fault. Don't come crying to me asking for a place to crash. I'm not going to even answer the door. Really.Also, some of this might offend you. So don't watch this if you offend easily. I

Dubai....glub glub

2007-10-03T21:00:00.000-06:00

Timeline: The Frightening Future of Earth"The international panel of scientists predicts the global average temperature could increase by 2 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100 and that sea levels could rise by up to 2 feet."Keep that in your head as you visit the images of the new wonder of the world...Dubai.http://mafihotz.blogspot.com/2007/10/glimpse-of-real-estate-development-in.html...Yeah

Whooa

2007-10-03T20:53:00.001-06:00

Why can't I find something like this? (link)

1978 - The Conversion

2007-10-02T16:02:00.000-06:00

A note for all these entries to come:Converting 1978 dollars to 2000 dollars (closest I could get) is $4.44 to the dollar. So for example the 'vibrator' in the last post would cost about $26.50 in 2000 dollars.

1978 - Part 1

2007-10-02T15:18:00.000-06:00

Weekend

2007-10-02T15:09:00.000-06:00

Even though Sunday was kind of a lazy day, Saturday more than made up for it.Saturday, Evan and I took the light rail into downtown to see my dad at the Fall Ace Hardware show at the Denver Convention Center. This is a huge trade show where Ace guys are buying product for their stores. This was endlessly fascinating.I've never been to a trade show of any kind so this was a new experience. If it

Language Lessons

2007-09-26T14:22:00.001-06:00

Well I finally did it. I started taking a Spanish course. I signed up with livemocha (on their first day), a new web start-up that is basically a set of language lessons and social networking. So you can take lessons (which are really well designed) and help people trying to learn your language as well as chat with online tutors if you need help. The way they have laid out the classes makes a lot

Sing A Song!

2007-09-25T11:33:00.001-06:00

I learned this at the Adventure Center in Topeka a looooooong time ago. It crept into my head today so I had to go find the lyrics (as I knew them).One day as I was walking down, on a cold and blustry day I came upon a billboard and much to my dismayThe sign was torn and tattered from the storm the night beforeThe wind and rain had done it's work and this it what I sawSmoke Coca-Cola Cigarettes,

Friday

2007-09-21T17:42:00.001-06:00

It's a good Friday, except for the fact that tomorrow is the Pas. Yikes! I hope I haven't forgotten anything. Might take me all night just to find the right clothes.I keep stealing quizes from Santiago, so here's another one. Yeah I don't believe it for a minute either... Christopher- a dash of crazy- 1/4 cup of honesty- a pound of romanceLightly brown.'What is your personality recipe?' at

Today's Top Ten

2007-09-21T14:42:00.001-06:00

Top Ten Weapons Banned From The Field Of Combat10) Electo-Magnetic Combat Arrows9) Molotov Rum Barrels8) The Bungie-Glave7) The Knight-apult6) The Tactical Scatological Sheep Gun 5) The Gatling Spear4) The Boulder of Doom3) Lordi2) Anti-Chivalry Mine1) AnTiran Attack Ferrets

Name That Disease

2007-09-20T20:58:00.001-06:00

NameThatDisease.com - Test your disease knowledge

Arrgh Matey!

2007-09-19T21:54:00.001-06:00

My pirate name is: Mad Roger Bonney Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr! Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.part of the fidius.org network

Yarrrr!

2007-09-19T12:33:00.001-06:00

It's Talk Like A Pirate Day!Yarr harr! What did ye do to celebrate this fine occasion?

How To Write A "Sci-Fi Channel Original Movie"

2007-09-18T16:12:00.001-06:00

[Executive Boardroom at Really Bad Pictures Inc.]Exec. Producer (EP): OK, we need a new script for our 1Q '08 pic. What do we have? Exec. Writer (EW): We're looking at a zombie movie.EP: Didn't we do one of those last year? EW: Yeah but this one is different. EP: How?EW: Um, Steve?Steve (Assistant Writer): Yeah I had that here [shuffles papers]. Um Bob?Bob: (Junior Writer): Sure. I gave those

Another One

2007-09-16T22:43:00.000-06:00

Took this one of the Old Spaghetti Factory before we had dinner. It aged soooooo nicely. It looks like it is straight out of an historical archive.

Snowing!

2007-09-16T22:41:00.001-06:00

It's snowing lightly on Trail Ridge road tonight! Summer is over!

Oh the tubes we weave...

2007-09-14T17:23:00.000-06:00

OK so the hot thing on the internet...today...is Chris Crocker's rant over Britany Spears. Here's the original rant (sad and pathetic if you ask me)WARNING NSFW for languageAnd here is Seth Green's (comedic actor: Austin Powers, Family Guy, The Italian Job) video response. WARNING NSFW for language

Fwd: Ghost Reviews

2007-09-14T13:19:00.001-06:00

Newly Edited! 1/30/08Welcome Denver Metro ghost hunters! This blog has been dead for some time. I leave it up so I have an archive to my current blog.At the height of this blog's popularity I got 6 hits a day. In fact the second commenter's visits to this blog took me to 11 hits today!I write this for friends. I put links to each site so you could make up your own mind. You will however notice

A pre-halloween experiment

2007-09-12T23:56:00.000-06:00

I was experimenting with aging photographs. Pretty happy with the results. I did four and uploaded them to my Flickr page.

A Grave Season

2007-09-12T14:02:00.001-06:00

So I have started mentally planning what cemeteries I want to visit before the snow starts falling. First off I really want this book: http://www.amazon.com/Grave-Roadside-Colorados-Pioneer-Cemeteries/dp/0870043900Secondly, I already have two spots I want to visit this year. The Vampire GraveCentral City CemeteryOf course this means I need to renew my Flickr account soon so I can actually upload

Oh bleep

2007-09-12T13:19:00.001-06:00

Fred is in town. I can feel it. I was driving to the company picnic and this motorcade of motorcycles surrounded a mini van and drove past me the other way. I wrote down the name on the big flags flying from the back of their bikes. I looked up the name when I got back: Patriot Guard Riders\Somewhere in town the Westboro Baptist Church is annoying decent people. Crap.

New MMORPG!

2007-09-12T11:01:00.001-06:00

http://blog.codefront.net/2007/08/13/mmorpg-called-outside/#comment-275749

Take The Quiz

2007-09-11T19:38:00.001-06:00

http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/killerquiz/

Geek Scare

2007-09-09T21:40:00.000-06:00

Let's all be geek-scared together.

Find Steve Fossett

2007-09-09T10:59:00.001-06:00

Technology is cool.Someone donated a chuck of change to have the area where Steve Fossett disappeared scanned with a high-res satellite. They added it to Google Earth and Amazon cut it up into 10,565 chunks so people could use Mechanical Turk to search for his plane. So I spent part of the morning looking over small pieces (85 X 85 meters) and sending back comments if anything looked like a

Laughing Baby Time!

2007-09-08T23:20:00.000-06:00

Early Report

2007-09-08T22:52:00.000-06:00

The high is going to be 60 on Monday. That should be enough to trigger the first trees.So Fall is almost upon us here in Colorado. That can mean only one thing...it's ghost season at last!Well I had some time tonight to look over a few videos out there on the 'tubes' and it's all rubbish. There's absolutely nothing out there of note except for this piece which isn't much at all to begin with. Oh

Hmmmm

2007-09-07T18:28:00.000-06:00

None: You could easily get away with murder. You have the cold and calculating logic of a sociopath. For all our sakes, go hug someone.from QuizGalaxy.com

Zeds

2007-09-05T21:36:00.001-06:00

Your Score: Zombie Master. You scored 75% survivability and 57% kickass-ability! You were born for z-day. Not only will you be killing zombies left and right, but you will be leading the other survivors. You will be the one making decisions and the person who is looked to for advice. Congratulations. Link: The Non-lame Zombie Survival

Oh by the way...

2007-09-04T21:41:00.001-06:00

...some of the Spirit Halloween stores are now open.I found this little gem:Which now resides on my wall:

3 Stags

2007-09-03T18:46:00.000-06:00

I taught a class on period board games on Saturday. I had two people so at first it seemed like a waste of time but those two people learned a lot. I guess if two more people try to play these games more then I'll have not wasted my time. The rest of the event was kind of uneventful. I got in on two squire piles and watched some pretty serious games of Sheepball (which looked like a lot of fun).

I prefer to be called Progressive...natch!

2007-08-31T21:01:00.000-06:00

Your Political Profile:Overall: 25% Conservative, 75% LiberalSocial Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% LiberalPersonal Responsibility: 50% Conservative, 50% LiberalFiscal Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% LiberalEthics: 0% Conservative, 100% LiberalDefense and Crime: 25% Conservative, 75% LiberalHow Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

Hats!

2007-08-31T20:58:00.001-06:00

OK the language is a bit coarse (OK in parts its downright offensive so be warned) but the meaning comes through: Stop Wearing Your G*damn Hat Like That

A Good Laugh

2007-08-31T11:41:00.001-06:00

How a protest to counter a hate group *should* be done.http://asheville.indymedia.org/article/107Clowns

A Little Planning...maybe

2007-08-29T15:40:00.001-06:00

I guess it's time to start thinking about a little down time.http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_pa_housewarming/0,1972,FOOD_9860,00.html

Books

2007-08-27T22:40:00.000-06:00

So I've been reading Carrie Vaughn's 'Kitty' series. In celebration of the full lunar eclipse I went after the most recent one but they were out.Of course I had hoped to celebrate by going to bed early and getting up to watch the eclipse but we have one of those constant steady rain nights. Only once did I see the moon peek out from behind the clouds but that was hours ago and the rain is solid

A decent day

2007-08-25T21:28:00.001-06:00

Evan and I went to the river today. He had an enormous amount of fun. At one point he turned and said to me, "I'll never forget this day ever dad!". That felt pretty good.I'm allegedly part of the beta test for Legends of Norrath but I can't get into the system. Oh well it look like just another online TCG anyway. Did some heavy duty cleaning today. Looks nice. Not much more I guess. Later.

I don't know anyone in New Jersey

2007-08-24T09:37:00.001-06:00

I was going through the logs for my blog when I noticed some interesting things. There were the usual hits from strange overseas places like the Phillipines and Romania but one link in the US caught my eye. A hit from Middletown, NJ was interesting indeed. The reporting tool I use show what link they came from. The link they used was a Google search for "Born Too Late Robert Deerbourne". Heck,

An Important Message

2007-08-23T20:33:00.000-06:00

With new news of Chinese products being recalled sometimes we forget our own problems here in the US. Thousands of Americans are injured everyday using what are supposed to be safe products from an American company.The ACME company claims their products are safe but countless claims have been filed against them for defective and sometimes even deadly products.Injuries can happen anytime and have

It's Ultra Casual Day!

2007-08-22T09:52:00.001-06:00

Today is Ultra Casual Day! We're allowed to wear shorts and hats today. Since the current temperature in my room is 60 degrees, I skipped on the shorts thing. And since Ultra Casual for me would look sloppy I did the next best thing; pin stripe shirt with French cuffs, my black vest, the guilty/not guilty cufflinks and my Victorian hat (they didn't

Technology Moment

2007-08-21T13:56:00.001-06:00

Compare: Photo taken with and without flash

Toooooosday

2007-08-21T12:01:00.001-06:00

Sorry I don't have a creative title today.Well first off now blogger is blocked so I can't even see this entry after it hits the web. Just great. On to better news, I got three boxes unpacked last night at my place and a bunch of them unpacked at Melanie's. You can actually see a great deal of floor near the clock now. Not headed downtown tonight, too much to do. If I can get everything done by 9

Mondaze

2007-08-20T14:38:00.001-06:00

Well I have been bitten by two bugs of late.First it seems that every night around 10 or 10:30 I seem to get the urge to clean and unpack. It doesn't matter much I have already worked I just get the overwhelming urge to make some progress. I have been making progress but I have a lot more to do. Hopefully the place will be clean enough to actually have people over soon (but I'm not holding my

Stuff

2007-08-15T23:31:00.001-06:00

- Got some pics of all the tools in the house (for the LJ blog). I'll put them up tomorrow hopefully.- More stuff put away. Got 5 boxes unpacked Tuesday night and unpacked one box tonight but found homes for three boxes (for now). -Got into some serious Ghost Stories tonight. Might have to find some time soon to go visit another cemetery or two. I'll need to find the rechargeable batteries (found

Idiots On Parade

2007-08-14T20:10:00.000-06:00

I realized it had been a while. One of these was shot today, the other one some time ago.Gee, did I park too far to the left or too far to the right?Shoot. If I had only pulled forward a few more feet I could have broken the record for inconsiderate parking. Hope those other poor schmucks don't have to carry their stuff too far to get into their storage units.

In A Hurry - Follow Up

2007-08-14T19:31:00.001-06:00

Dang it! She pulled the item because of the recall. grah!

OMGROFLMAO!

2007-08-14T19:28:00.000-06:00

Watching

2007-08-14T12:47:00.001-06:00

Don't let her get to you.http://www.motionportrait.com.nyud.net:8080/about/TIminoriHair.swf

In A Hurry

2007-08-14T09:30:00.001-06:00

So Mattel named three more products for recall this morning. One was a die-cast 'Sarge' from the movie Cars (for lead paint). Since I didn't have that one from my collection I quickly rushed out to ebay and put a bid on one. Still reasonably priced but who knows how long that is going to last. If I manage to get it, I'll leave it in the package. Do people try to snatch up recalled products or do

Laundry n' stuff

2007-08-13T09:08:00.001-06:00

Well my dryer broke. Normally this would be horrific news but there is a laundry area across the parking lot and except for one slowly tumbling dryer, the place was empty. $1 bought me an hour of dry time and everything came out like a Colorado forest in August (read: really dry) after just one cycle. The only drawback is hauling wet, heavy clothes across the parking lot to get the process

Secret Messages

2007-08-10T16:45:00.001-06:00

Today, while at the mailbox, I found an silver-colored aluminum coin with John 3:16 on one side and the phrase "Where will you spend eternity?" on the obverse. The coin was tucked against a knot in one of the trees there.I took this as a person message.I went back to my apartment and then came back to the tree. I took the religious token and left a gold-colored aluminum token from a past Mardi

Yeah, that hurts

2007-08-10T12:18:00.001-06:00

I think I can successfully conclude that I have done some serious damage to my back. The pain has been so bad today that I am feeling sick to my stomach along with the severe pain. I have a little sick time left so I will have to see a doc next week. I guess I should have been more careful last week.

Another Scary Story

2007-08-09T12:10:00.001-06:00

Not for the faint of heart. Another scary story out of Iran.

2+2=5

2007-08-08T14:37:00.001-06:00

Fundamentalists: believe 2+2 =5 because It Is Written. Somewhere. They have a lot of trouble on their tax returns. "Moderate" believers: live their lives on the basis that 2+2=4. but go regularly to church to be told that 2+2 once made 5, or will one day make 5, or in a very real and spiritual sense should make 5."Moderate" atheists: know that 2+2 =4 but think it impolite to say so too loudly as

Gone Completely Insane

2007-08-08T08:06:00.000-06:00

So I fell asleep at some point. I woke up, looked over at the clock and it was 6:00. Dang it! Evan's summer program ends at 6pm!I threw on some jeans and went scrambling for a shirt. I'm thinking that he's the last kid left and he thinks I left him there. It's twenty minutes to get there. I dial Melanie to have her call the school.I let it ring once and then hung up. Wait. I head into Evan's room

Can't resist...

2007-08-07T21:57:00.000-06:00

...strangely attracted to Piper.

More Awake Now

2007-08-07T08:54:00.000-06:00

Now that I'm marginally more awake let's recap.Sunday was a flurry of activity. I got a late start but made up for it with some nice OTC medications on board. That was good as I woke up Sunday morning with my back in full revolt (sort of like it is right now).So I started off slow and then things picked up speed. By 5:30 we had a truck and we loaded it until 3:30am. Heading home, I took just

Done

2007-08-06T21:31:00.000-06:00

At 1:13 in the morning both vehicles pulled away from the old house...for the last time.That's good news as I came home to find this note on my pillow:Dear Guy Who Thinks He Is In ChargeI think we've been really patient here. We've put up with this constant abuse. Back tried to send you a warning but I'm afraid you weren't listening. We sent you a second warning. Hope you enjoyed being tethered

Mrrrph

2007-08-06T04:24:00.001-06:00

It's 4:23 in the morning. I'm headed to bed for a few hours.Things to note:- I locked the truck at 3:30am- It rained all night.- The stars came out at 3:40am.- Ow.

wow

2007-08-02T17:23:00.001-06:00

I feel like a complete and utter heel today. No, I guess I feel like low-life scum. Worst of all no one can tell me. with any honesty, that I don't deserve that title.

Politics At a Glance

2007-08-01T23:07:00.000-06:00

Well the LA Times wants to bring back segregation and racism (link).The new hit of the 'tubes' is Brownback Girl.

I'm Scared

2007-08-01T10:14:00.001-06:00

A quick blog entry while I get ready to head out to Hell 2 again.I'm getting dressed and Evan is watching TV. From behind me I hear:"Oh yeah! Lick your fingers!""Bam!""Oh yeah!"He's watching the Food Network. I turn around and he says, "Dad. She's going to bake that at 315 degrees!".I'm not sure whether to be frightened or amused.

Connected

2007-07-31T16:54:00.000-06:00

I have internet and cable TV again. Yeah!So I can try to start blogging again.Disaster always happens during a move....doesn't it. We are of course not out and the bitch of a landlady won't let us stay past Friday. Great. So I have to pay her extra rent and get a truck.So yes, another truck is in our future, this time on Friday night. At least we have a definite date when this hell will all end (

More Potter Details

2007-07-26T12:24:00.001-06:00

If you have finished the book, J.K. has laid out more details of what happened in the end. Let me know if you want the link.