Well, after almost four week, I have my car back! Huzzah ( Read more... )

I'm looking to buy something portable that can record audio in a format I can easily upload to my computer. I want to be able to record myself playing the piano and organ and be able to share those "performances". I've been stymied in getting out to some actual electronic stores to see for myself what's available. If anybody has any suggestions ( Read more... )

I'm an hour away from leaving for Virginia. My car is still in the shop and will be until Monday, but at least it should be repaired then. But the reason for our trip is good. My younger brother is getting married! Huzzah! And then, later this month, he and his wife are moving to Colorado for his new job. So very good news for my family ( Read more... )

I believe that's what they say. Well, I hope that three is all we're going to get. First, Tessa broke her leg on Monday, (total expenditure, just $800). Yesterday, Kim took her SUV in to have the breaks looked at, and it needs new brakes and tires, which will cost us about $550 - $700 once done. And today, I took my Saturn in for an oil change ( Read more... )

A couple weeks back, Kim and I bought a new puppy. She's a tri-color Sheltie, is very sweet, and loves Kim a lot. Here's a few pictures I took:

Tessa

Tessa 2

Unfortunately, on Monday, she tripped going down the steps and broke her leg! :-(

Poor Tessa!Further, she has elevated enzyme levels (not sure which) in one of her kidneys, so they think ( Read more... )

Since it is now cool and my office is no longer attempting to recreate the atmospheric conditions of the Louisiana Bayou, I decided to wear one of my sweater vests to work. I love wearing a vest and a tie together, I think it looks very dignified. Yet I received a few surprised comments on this, so it made me realize just how infrequent they seem ( Read more... )

My younger brother is getting married in November! Hoorah! Now my Mom can bug two of us about when we're going to give her grandchildren ( Read more... )

I wonder if we're related! World's Largest Rat Discovered.

In other news, my 33rd birthday was yesterday. Had a great time. To all who already wished me a Happy Birthday, thank you so much. To the rest who didn't know, still love ya anyway. :-)

Now enjoy your Labor Day! :-)

Dominus tecum

My dog Chloe always gets a little confused when I'm on the floor doing anything. So when I was doing some pushups a few minutes ago, she rolled onto her belly with her head being exactly where my head would be when I lowered myself. So everytime I came down from a pushup there she was expecting a kiss or attention, and sometimes giving me a kiss ( Read more... )

This last week, Kim and I enjoyed a vacation out on Maryland's Western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. My parents rented a lodge for two weeks, and everyone in my family came when they could. Kim and I could only make the second week, but it was plenty enough time to spend with my family and have a wonderful time. I'd say relaxing, which is ( Read more... )