Fred the frog
September 7, 2008 | Category: Photographs, Other Stuff | 1 Comment
Current Mood:
Thoughtful
There’s a frog that I always see outside on the sidewalk in the evenings. It sits around waiting for bugs to come along, barely paying any attention to me. Sometimes it hops around. When I prod it with my foot, it scurries off under the a/c unit next to the door. That’s always funny - I can hear its head going whack whack as it tries to hop under there!
I had sometimes wondered where this frog goes during the day. This morning, my question was answered:
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| From Cats n Frogs |
I wondered what those strange small holes/indents in the gravel were from!
Anyway, the picture is linked to a gallery with a couple more pictures of Fred, and some cute shots of Piko, Lili and Punkin.
I must have slept on my shoulder wrong last nite. 
It’s so messed up today. I think I will go get the heating pad now.
Have a nice Sunday! 
Sunday morning
August 31, 2008 | Category: News | Leave a Comment
Current Mood:
Calm & 
Content & 
Peaceful & 
Recumbent & 
Relaxed & 
Satisfied
And a beautiful morning it is! Weather has been very un-August-like lately. 70’s, sometimes 80’s, and 50’s at night. I keep thinking we’re in for a killer September!
Heather and Justin have set the date for their wedding: Saturday June 27, 2009 at Tyrol Basin. I hope as the date draws nearer, I’ll be in a better financial situation. I would like to help out somehow.
Their wedding will take place at the top of a ski hill! I bet the view will be awesome. We’ll bring grandpa and grandma up on a small ATV-like vehicle. I seriously doubt grandpa would be able to get on the ski lift! 
Brian has moved to a new apartment in Jacksonville. He says it’s a REALLY nice place and he wants me to come out to see it. Wow, this is the first invitation to visit that I’ve received from Brian. I don’t know how I can manage a visit right now, tho.
Work is keeping me very busy. My first trip to Madison went very well. We completed all agenda items, and then some non-agenda items. It’s good to see this client keeping ahead of things! For me, though, well… I have a mountain of work ahead of me. I might try to put in a few hours today. I, too, have to keep ahead of the work for Meriter.
Greg got a job finally! I know how it feels to go on endless interviews and receive the follow-up letters in the mail saying ‘we’ll keep your application on file… bla bla bla’ so I’m glad there was finally an offer. He’s working evenings at a foundry that makes aluminum cast products. It seems to be a very good fit. He says all the people at work refer to him as ‘that Hawaiian guy’. Hehehe
I was thinking about this empty nest stuff while sitting outside this morning smoking a butt. I remember the first time Heather went to live in Madison. Even though I didn’t know her feelings at that time, I remember I was feeling such a big emotional void. I missed her terribly… But this time, well, I still miss her terribly but it doesn’t seem to hurt as much. I think knowing she’s happy and secure in her new life is totally the reason I can deal with it this time around.
But… I no longer have my shopping buddy! Gotta admit, I sure do miss that.
Empty nest indeed - now that Greg’s working evenings, I come home from work to an empty apartment. Seems we’ll only cross paths on weekends. Well, so be it. I can handle that. I have my kitties to keep me company. 
Have a good Labor Day weekend!
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USA vs. Japan tomorrow night!
August 18, 2008 | Category: News | Leave a Comment
Current Mood:
Sleepy
Word from my sister Michelle over there in Beijing is that the US/Japan game is played at 8:30am Beijing time which is 7:30pm Central Time tomorrow evening. WOOO! I will see one live, I hope!
I’m not sure which channel will carry the game. Most of them have been on NBC or CNBC. I think the gold medal game is on USA network (Characters welcome!) at 5:30am on Thursday morning. I’ve requested personal time off for that day but will most likely wind up working at home after the game. I have some more things to finish in Meriter’s summary before my trip out there next week.
Laura’s and Michelle’s blogs have a lot of posts and pictures of the games, the city, the food (MMmmm the food!) the kids, the athletes, etc. Be sure to check ‘em out over there in the Blogroll links box.
Well I gotta get some sleep… gniters… GO USA! Bring home another gold!
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Picture from the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony
August 10, 2008 | Category: Photographs | Leave a Comment
Current Mood:
Curious
Catherine and President George W. Bush!
I found this picture on the USA Softball website. Pretty cool! 
This n that
August 9, 2008 | Category: Other Stuff | Leave a Comment
Current Mood: Content
I’ve added some links to the sidebar here. There’s Laura’s blog, ‘The Road to Beijing’; Michelle’s blog, ‘The Happy Traveler’; and Vince’s website where he will upload photos from the Olympics, ‘The Kellen photo site.’ Provided the blogs and website are not blocked, they’ll be posting pictures and updates from the 2008 Games.
Heather’s been gone for a month now. I think my cats are still waiting for her to come back! When they hear the outside door open/close, they sit at my door looking at it, waiting for someone to come in. Heather, when are you coming back for a visit??!? 
Work is going good. I’m working on a new client in Madison right now, Meriter Hospital. Although I have so many other things that keep falling on my desk lately, it’s hard to make the time for it. This week has been especially busy. If it keeps up at this pace, I will be sitting here at 11pm typing up my documents. 
Ah well that’s the way it goes, I guess.
Piko continues to grow at an amazing rate. I think in the 2 months I’ve had her, she’s doubled in size! Which is good, cuz she’s gonna need size to compete with Lili and Punkin. They’re NOT small cats.
Brian’s home life continues to cycle up and down, then back up again. Heather seems to be enjoying Baltimore and now has a job at an animal hospital, working as a vet. tech. Greggory is still on the job search. That’s going slow, and is discouraging. I remember that time of life - endless interviews, thank you notes, rejection letters, etc. I’m really glad I love the job I have now. I wouldn’t want to do that again - if I don’t have to!
It’s Saturday, which means house-cleaning chores. Gonna go try to be productive. Blah.
(hehe)
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Press Release from api Software
July 8, 2008 | Category: News | Leave a Comment
This is a link to a press release issued by API. It’s about the client in Seattle that I worked on most of last year and part of the beginning of this year. I guess they’re happy with what we put together for them!
Overlake Hospital Implements api Software’s Time and Attendance System
That makes me happy. I remember many 14-16 hour days last summer, working on setting up their system.
She’s gone
July 5, 2008 | Category: Photographs, News | 2 Comments
Current Mood:
Melancholy
Heather and Justin left for Baltimore this morning. 
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| From Heather leave… |
Feeling empty already… One less cat, one less ig, and one less wonderful daughter around. I’m sure Justin will take very good care of her, and she will have a wonderful life in Baltimore with him. So I will just have to get over it!
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New member of our family :)
June 22, 2008 | Category: Photographs, News | 1 Comment
Current Mood: Content
Meet Piko, a 10-week old kitten we got from a co-worker of mine:
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| From 6-22-08 Piko … |
She’s a very sweet kitty 
Bebbeh bun!
June 15, 2008 | Category: Photographs | Leave a Comment
Current Mood:
Sick
Cute lil baby bun posing for me this morning out in the lawn:
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| From Baby Bun |
I got home from Alabama around 1am Saturday morning. It was a good trip. My wheelchair broke though, on the day before I left. I guess it’s good that it broke at home rather than down there, cuz then I’d have to push it around through the airports. That woulda sucked.
We didn’t get any destructive flooding here, thankfully. But the Rubicon river did get pretty deep, totally swamping the park and flooding the field out back too. Anyway… gotta go cook dinner.
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads!
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A picture
June 1, 2008 | Category: Photographs | 1 Comment
Current Mood:
Complacent
Here’s a picture I took this morning:
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I’m feeling a lot better today, looking forward to getting back in the office tomorrow. (GAAKK did I just say ‘looking forward to’???) It wasn’t really easy trying to function 100% from home for daily work-related stuff. Too many times I needed my phone, notes, notebooks, etc. Also, my phone is dumb and keeps dying about 10 minutes into a phone call. Hopefully this won’t happen again, but if it does, I will be prepared next time. I’m going to invest in a corded speaker phone that doesn’t rely totally on batteries. I’m also going to change my long distance plan to one of those that allows maximum long distance calls for one flat fee.
Anyway, it’s Sunday and I’m going to try to enjoy this warm sunny day.
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