An unusually, for us, social weekend. Our friend Karin was in town and we joined her and her husband Tom (who hasn’t left town yet) for what was going to be an Armory Square pub crawl, starting at Middle Ages Brewing Company; this was good because we’d gotten a Middle Ages gift certificate for Christmas. [...]
Entries from December 2008
27 December 2008
Directive?
For Christmas, Kenny got the DVD of WALL-E:
We also got a battery powered can opener:
Needless to say, it will forever be known as EVE.
27 December 2008
Gentle Reminder
(Another Rules for Dysfunctional Patterns lyric)
When I was sixI wanted to drive a garbage truckRemind me whyI wanted to drive a garbage truckThey’re impressive machinesBut they smellAnd it’s hard workFor bad payAnd no respect
When I was twelveI wanted to be an astronautRemind me whyI wanted to be an astronautIt’s the final frontierBut the riskIs very [...]
27 December 2008
When In Rome, Do As the Arcturians
(I posted this on the Interrocartel forum on LJ but I wanted to post it here too. For Rules for Dysfunctional Patterns. Quick draft. Could be improved I’m sure.)
In the center of the ColiseumWe who are about to dieAll salute the ones who’ve come to see themNo one really knows just why
Got a feeling that [...]
24 December 2008
Hedgerow Hypothesis
I’ve posted a remix of my 2005 Interröbang Cartel song, “Hedgerow Hypothesis, Open Source Jam version”. Not a drastic revision, but a bit of an improvement in the sound. If you have a copy of the old version, please replace it with this one.
23 December 2008
Walking With Woodlice
My new Interröbang Cartel song, “Walking With Woodlice”, is now available!
13 December 2008
Victory list 2008
1. Started karate & got to purple belt2. Doubled my pushup limit3. Major progress on multi year project at work — nearly done4. Climbed Castle Rock & Blue Mountain5. Built my first building (a chicken coop)6. Got some major overdue work done on the house7. Improved financial position (a little!)8. Contributed to maintenance and fundraising [...]
6 December 2008
Hitting people
I sparred for the first time today at the dojo. It went fairly well, better than I expected. Of course everyone was going easy on me, but that’s as it should be. Everyone told me I need to keep my guard up more. Including my son, who was watching, and who isn’t always so good [...]
