President's Day is one of those holidays you don't think much about, but it was very special for me this time around. Saturday, Shy came to visit!

He flew in to Columbus, visited a friend or two, then came down to Cincinnati. I was still in bed when he arrived, so not wanting to wake me, he waited till I got up. Here he had been waiting for ( Read more... )

Once again my family decided to celebrate Christmas a weekend early - they do it partially because Christmas weekend Dad and Sheri will be at one of her daughter's places and my sister and her husband will have his family at their place. They also say they do it early for me (even though I'm never asked till plans are set in stone). So again I was ( Read more... )

One convention a year... I'm lucky. Two conventions a year... I'm blessed. Three conventions... I have to step back and realize just where I am.

Ben offered the ride up (at a discount)... Robbie offered me a room (at a discount)... friends, even my family said "go". I gave my manager a month notice... a few days before - it was finally approved. A ( Read more... )

Going to FurFright was a two fold deal for me this time. Not only did I go to Connecticut, but I also went to visit Maine, at the behest of my good friend Runtt - who he and his mate Silvermane have been wanting me to come up and check out - see if I'd be interested as a potential roommate.

Per the way things go at the Drawbridge... I wasn't ( Read more... )

Early September I started getting a really sore throat... more so than normal and it lasted more than seven days. Soon I was weak... my bronchitis hit me pretty good. I decided to see the doctor and a week later I went. After a small check up, she decided to give me some amoxicillin. She transcribed the prescription from her laptop directly to ( Read more... )

So I went to AC...

It shouldn't have happened... It really shouldn't have happened, but it did. I went to AC. If nothing else - it was a fluke... on a whim. I have a dear friend who really wanted me to come. So much so, he drove 3 hours down from Toledo, OH to pick me up and take me there... that's a LOT out of his way. I guess curiosity got the ( Read more... )

Really haven't had too much to say since December, not that things haven't happened... I've just been really busy... and I apologize for not keeping in touch like I *should*. At least to get caught up on this end, I decided to trim or "twitterize" what's been going on... taking each month and condensing it in 140 characters or less - for your ( Read more... )

This past Sunday, the Drawbridge was going to close for good. Apparently, the former owners ( the Deters ) were going to pass out the pink slips after the annual employee Christmas party at the hotel. A party I can't and refuse to attend - per the nocturnal hours the management has pretty much set upon me ( Read more... )

the con that almost wasn't...Two years since my last vacation - I finally got to go back to MFF. Not that it almost didn't happen ( Read more... )

Around 8pm my sister's husband called to let me know she had gone into labor. The doctor told him delivery could be anytime through Thursday. I went ahead and had an early lunch (at 8), got dressed for work, and headed to the hospital.

When I came into the maternity ward, I had a bit of a shock... my new nephew was already born.

Monica's labor came ( Read more... )