I had a dentist's appointment this morning. There was no compelling reason for me to go to work beforehand, so I just told my boss I'd be in afterwards. I set my alarm for two hours later than my usual wake-up time, figuring it was just a fail-safe and that I'd get up anyway. Oh no. No no no. Slept all the way until my alarm and was startled ( Read more... )

Karate tonight was packed. There's a black belt test coming up next month and Wednesday is the traditional "Come and pre-test in front of Sensei" night. This is actually one of the most dangerous times to be at the dojo because folks get out-of-their-minds nervous in front of Sensei. This means they're not really focusing on what they're doing ( Read more... )

As a followup to my Netflix as methadone post, I had a couple of friends stay over last night. One of them loves early morning news, so she turned on the TV to MSNBC this morning while I was in the shower and watched while she was eating breakfast ( Read more... )

Tonight is my first game with the Rainbow Brites, my Tuesday night softball team, in about a month. I'm hoping some of the lessons I've learned with the SCC will help with tonight, especially those having to do with nonattachment ( Read more... )

halfgk and his lovely wife, Wendy, called me on Sunday afternoon with an invite to see Prince Caspian before it left the theaters. I readily agreed. Within five minutes of our visit we were talking about Live Action Role Playing and the practicalities of metal bras in a survival situation. There's a reason I love these people ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to my boys. They turn two (near as anyone can guess) today.

Can't imagine home without them.

Yesterday's softball tourney with the Sarcastic and Crass Crowd (SCC) was better in multiple ways. The weather was nicer, we won more, and I can walk today ( Read more... )

I went to work with three of my coworkers today and mentioned something about a "Jedi mind trick." Noticing the empty stares and sudden silence, I asked if any of them had seen Star Wars ( Read more... )

Wow, okay, got the schedule for the tourney on Saturday. This is going to sound like a word problem, but check this out ( Read more... )

That's my new name for the Wednesday night softball team, the Sarcastic and Crass Crowd, SCC for short ( Read more... )