Apparently my previous post was blocked from facebook because it contained a 'prohibited' URL.  The URL was sent to me via text message and it's almost certainly a scam ... apparently FB thinks so too.  I'm hoping just that one message was blocked and not all of them.  Here's a test of that ( Read more... )

714-686-6092
Congratulations, Reward Shopper! You have one a $1000 GIFT-CARD in our weekly offer program at www.wmartsystem.com - (Write'REMOVE'to-Cancel)
I got this text message yesterday night. I looked it up and it is a scam. I won't go the web site or even reply to the 'REMOVE' thing because scammers tend to use that as a way of saying 'this is a ( Read more... )

I wanted to go riding after work today but kept getting interrupted by stuff. I finally got out at about 6PM. I didn't have my light with me so I kept it short. Also -- in addition to needing to re-develop my 'bicycle legs' I have to redevelop my 'bicycle butt' as well ( Read more... )

Finally got a chance to break out the bicycle -- been wanting to do it for the past week or so. I got in 13.6 miles. In previous years I had set certain mile goals -- I'm not as ambitious about making them but if it looks like I might be able to reach some kind of milestone I might set one later. Anyway here's my totals.

13.6 mi today
21.2 mi

A friend of mine reminded me I've been neglecting LJ for a bit too long. It's still good for longer updates whereas Facebook is kind of meant for short notes ( Read more... )

Originally on Facebook but I'm expanding on it here ( Read more... )

I just got back in town. Yesterday on Thursday the 25th we had a kind of wake/reception/funeral thing for mom. It's hard to say exactly what to call it since it was somewhat non-traditional. Essentially we rented a room in a funeral hall and had various memorabilia in the room (a couple hundred photos of mom -- art drawn by mom -- the chair she ( Read more... )

I just got the call from my brother. Mom died at a little after 1AM, less than an hour ago. I had already made my peace with her when I left this afternoon so I told them not to wait for me to return before calling the hospice and arranging to take her to a funeral home.

Visiting mom (opossummom) once again. I was keeping this private earlier but I don't see much of a need to anymore. Mom's been very sick and her condition (mostly diabetes related) has really taken a downturn this year ( Read more... )

I tried to post yesterday but LJ was giving me 403 errors or something along those lines. They apparently fixed whatever was wrong.

Just some cycling updates here.
Jul 22; 10.1 miles
Jul 25; 15.1 miles
Jul 26; 16.5 miles -- 315.8 total for the season

That last one I rode to work.