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Lessons to be Learned
Yea, well I have not posted for a while, so I guess I should put something out here. Other than today being Bastille Day and wanting to be in Eldorado Canyon (in Colorado) climbing the Bastille Crack (an assume 5.7 or 5.8 climb), I’m going to have to deal with a grumpy 16 year old tonight.
Dancer was invited to see “The Half-blood Prince” ( Read more... ) -
Ah, to be young
Dancer has had a busy weekend. Friday she attended a UUCon with members of her UU Church that lasted from Friday to Sunday. Early Sunday morning (3am) I get a call asking how to do something technical, which never having seen nor done what they were trying to do, I could not help much. Given the fact that they sounded tired it sounded like they had ( Read more... ) -
What was lost is now found and other musings
Well, Dancer’s Touch ipod came back to her last weekend. It seems that the thief tried to break her codeword, but couldn’t, so it wiped its memory and locked up. It was found at the ballet studio in a window, under the curtains. Since that time it has almost been surgically attached to her, as I don’t think she wants to lose it again (or that she ( Read more... ) -
You know it’s cold when
In your car you read an alert on your cell phone telling you it can’t charge because it is too cold…
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The joys and expense of children
Dancer has had a problem lately of holding onto things. Unfortunately they have been expensive things. The first was an ipod nano (current replacement cost $150). Next was her retainer (replacement cost $400). Last was her replacement ipod, which was a touch. (Replacement cost $230. This was part replacement for the lost nano and a carrot for good ( Read more... ) -
Tonight is the night, the night of nights…
It has started. Various portions of The Nutcracker have started to filtering their way into my brain, making me stop to think “Oh, this is happening now…”. I’m amazed that I have been (mostly) been able to keep this from happening till now. I guess that keeping busy at work has helped that.
It would be interesting to have TSO do the full version of ( Read more... ) -
Ouch!
Well, I didn’t head out West as I wanted to on Thanksgiving, but was able to do a hike on the Billy Goat C loop, which helped, except for the multitude of other people there. And I didn’t even do anything to an ankle. It will have to hold me till the beginning of the year as The Nutcracker is right around the corner, which will cause most of the ( Read more... ) -
Somethings Missing
For the first time in eight year we are NOT hosting a dinner. No worrying that the house is not clean. No staying up all hours of the night before to make sure food is ready to throw in the oven in the morning. No, it is looking like it may be dinner at a restaurant, well perhaps not for me.
I’m thinking of disappearing, being gone, vanish, ( Read more... ) -
Brothers in Arms
Last week was in a way a strange week. I have been trying to finish up a project that has been fun to work with that at the end presented its own set of headaches. A welcome relief from this was my Sword Brother was in town, someone who I have not really seen or spoken to in, oh, about 12 years or so. In between we would have infrequent phone ( Read more... ) -
Something Good
Two things are back in the stores now to brighten the now dark mornings. Eggnog, to add to my chi in the morning and Clementine’s, which usually end up being my source of vitamin C this time of year.