Well, the wedding is back to next October. Not enough time to pull the whole thing off before the lad deploys with the royal navy. Hopefully they will be able to keep to this schedule. Ruth is off to Ireland Friday to meet the family etc. so the pace is somewhat slowed. I haven't actually seen her since 5AM on Tuesday but she did stop by last night ( Read more... )

So today Ruth (eldest daughter for those of you without your handy programme) announced she is getting married. This is not news exactly as she announced this some time ago as well. There has been a slight adjustment to the date. Instead of Oct. 31, 2008 they decided this Friday would be a good time to tie the knot. Yep, gonna be a busy week around ( Read more... )

I can think of at least two people on my friends list that need one of these.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/8ace

Yes I'm looking at you.

Off to Florida soon. Anyone want anything?

Well it's resume' time again at work. That's when I submit a form with changes, and my company rewrites my resume' to suit their needs. Then we play the game. I try and find all the mistakes and exaggerations before they give it to anyone important. In the past phrases like "familiar with" have been changed to "certified in", for example. Today I ( Read more... )

The end is in sight. Our impromptu house guest has found a place to live. If she doesn't scare the new landlord before she moves in I may be able to return home and actually relax ( Read more... )

Managed to find all the parts I needed to fix the new music box.

Warning: large file ahead.

http://victoriana.dyndns.org/~bill/phonos/regina.mov

Scientists report virgin shark birth.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/23/virgin.sharks.ap/index.html

I have a new music box. I shouldn't have acquired it but i did. And I can quit any time but I just don't want to right now. It looks like this http://www.collectorsworldinc.com/images/15colgr%20front.jpgRead more... )

If you haven't seen it there is an excellent rant about tacobells canon on youtube.

See it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

Qmarq should grab a pillow before watching so he has something to scream into.