that's basically what the doc said to me. let me back up. my darling wife bullied me into going to the doctor for a physical and voluntarily submitting to a needle in my arm for blood extraction (truly barbaric practice). why? because she worries and such. i tried to blow her off, but man was she persistent. and as it turns out, right. which ( Read more... )

so i had my first day back at school today. boring lectures by admin types at first. then i saw the asst prin who assigns rooms. remember, i am floating all over. i was not going to complain or even mention it but he did. and he said i should come see him and maybe we could fix some of that. loonnnggg story short, i am now in one room for all ( Read more... )

so my summer's been winding down. i've been reading fantasy novels (james clemens right now) and reading gurps books (religion right now). and painting minis. why? cuz i loves ta paint minis. mostly i have stuff from reaper miniatures (reapermini.com). i'm doing a charon the boatman thing now. hopefully i'll have pics to post on some, er, ( Read more... )

i've mentioned my hatred for groundhogs. and i told you the recent doings in my back yard. well, i just found evidence of the fucker's return ( Read more... )

i took sally out for a walk today. she's been locked up in the closet for a good bit of the summer. pity, as she really likes to get out. and really like to have her out. so today we took a short drive to the range in the boonies and went walkabout. we did well today, at least at close range. nice groupings. pity the fool who comes too close ( Read more... )

hey, does anybody know when the mtv video music awards are on? and where are they being hosted this year? i've seen absolutely no advertising on this truly important cultural event.

i've got a nice big backyard. not the acres i'd like, but hey, acres cost lots of dinero. so in my backyard i have birds. lots of birds. i have two feeders so i draw birds, as does my neighbor. so i watch the birds. finches. seven blue jays. a cardinal couple. sparrows. and now grackles and cowbirds. when they come the other birds leave ( Read more... )

is it weird that my second born grins hideously when i do the imperial march?

okay, so my spanish sucks, but you got the point. i have three cats. one is quite neurotic and borders on just plain nuts. he likes me, but he bites me too. but i like him. he started peeing in the basement awhile ago. could be the new house, could be the new baby, could be the newer cat i found and rescued. anyway, he pissed. so a few ( Read more... )