Very very frightening

A few weeks ago I was watching Torchwood on DVD, specifically the outtakes. At one point the whole cast starts singing “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
A few days later on a Ukulele blog I saw a link to this video of a guy playing “Bohemian Rhapsody” on a kazookeylele (and if you want to know what a kazookeylele [...]

SG:Unwatching

So I think I’m going to stop watching “Stargate: Universe” at least for now. My reaction to the pilot episode was pretty favorable; it was considerably better than I was expecting it to be. I still think it has the potential to be a fine show, but only the potential.
By the time I got to [...]

Cross-sizing

I stopped going to LaFayette Concert Band rehearsals when Heather started working Tuesday nights. She no longer does, but I haven’t gone back. Between the dojo and Kenny’s piano lessons I’m out three evenings a week plus Saturday late morning / early afternoon, and that’s enough for right now. (For similar reasons I still am [...]

From all over

The Black Belt at 50 blog has a new entry talking about the various martial arts styles incorporated in the Lavallee’s curriculum. Some of this I knew, some I didn’t. We refer to it as “karate” but really that’s just a convenient shorthand term; what we actually do incorporates elements of many styles of martial [...]

Out with the old, in with the desk

Tiring weekend. During the week a shipment arrived from Miller Nurseries: Seven fruit trees Heather had ordered but wasn’t expecting before spring. Fortunately the weekend provided both opportunity and favorable weather, and we got them planted, wrapped, watered, mulched, and caged. Watering, yeah… did I mention I’d just last weekend stowed away all our hoses [...]

Goals and victories review (Oct 09)

Goals:
(Recreation and fitness)

Blue belt done
Green belt done
Brown belt done
Climb an Adirondack high peak done x 2
Complete my electronics project (the WSG)

(Work)

Rewrite polarimeter software 
Complete next experiment (HAPPEX-III) done

(Home)

Organize shed done
Repair house exterior

(Financial)

Reduce debt y y n n y n n y? n y – – / N(y(n) means we did (did not) meet my specific debt [...]