First off, some of you may recall my entries of a few weeks ago...well, my Dad is doing a good bit better, and is trying to actually take care of himself now...so big, BIG thanks for all the good thoughts, prayers, and positive energy.

( Now, for a new development, and another good kind of serious: )

And now, my thrill at watching the Shuttle launch successfully(!) has to be tempered by the next thing on the agenda; renting a car, loading up, and driving up to visit my folks...Mom's bringing Dad home today, because he's out of immediate critical danger, and as stated before, he hates doctors and hospitals with a passion...but the doctor told my ( Read more... )

Waiting for the launch of Discovery after so many months.
Right now have CNN on the main TV (tape rolling), F(o/au)x News on in the bedroom (tape rolling there too) and NASA TV on the Web running on my file server next to me...

And this is the second "return to flight" for Discovery, she was the shuttle to fly first after Challenger too...and she' ( Read more... )

the Wit
(52% dark, 30% spontaneous, 22% vulgar) your humor style:
CLEAN | COMPLEX | DARK

You like things edgy, subtle, and smart. I guess that means you're ( Read more... )

Latest word from Mom is that my Dad seems to be in better spirits this morning. He phoned her at 7:30, and she'll be going to see him very shortly ( Read more... )

Been a little while now since I off the phone with my Mom; my Dad has been admitted to the hospital this morning. He's apparently been having difficulty breathing for nearly a week, and it took her this long to get him to finally go ( Read more... )

"Underneath my feet..."

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1. Think of the first word that comes to mind when you think of me.
2. Go to Google Image Search and search for that word.
3. Reply to this post with a picture of result (or just link to the pic) and tell me the word.
4. Put this in your own blog so that I can do the same.

Just a quick note before I get ready for work tonight ( Read more... )