| Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 |
| 12:57 pm |
Ancient Civilizations
Ancient History is a fascination of mine, and I just discovered a (proto?)civilization I'd never heard about before. It was in central Europe from about 5000 BC to 3500 BC. The NYT has an article, and there is an exhibit in New York until April. Road trip anyone? |
| Saturday, November 14th, 2009 |
| 1:14 pm |
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| Monday, October 19th, 2009 |
| 12:11 pm |
A Quote to Live By
"Never let your schooling interfere with your education." - attributed to Mark Twain but unsourced. |
| Saturday, September 5th, 2009 |
| 4:50 pm |
So, if I were to sell the house, going to grad school would be quite possible. Wandering around the Univ. of VA campus today might not have been a good idea. :-) |
| Sunday, December 14th, 2008 |
| 6:37 pm |
Robbed
When I got home today I discovered my house had been broken into. Nothing hard to replace was taken, except time and peace of mind. |
| Sunday, November 9th, 2008 |
| 6:30 pm |
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| Sunday, October 26th, 2008 |
| 11:44 pm |
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| Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 |
| 10:50 am |
Interesting Take on Competence
Bad URL is an interesting take on competence. It has a great opening paragraph that every homeowner will appreciate: Horror stories used to start with "It was a dark and stormy night." No longer. Now they start with "My wife and I decided to add a couple of rooms onto our house."
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| Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 |
| 11:12 am |
Extragavantly Frivolous Luxury Purchase
A couple weeks ago, during a heavy rainstorm, I noticed a drip, drip into the kitchen sink. It appeared that there was a leak in my roof. Not a big deal since it was over the sink. But eventually it would stop being just water, but drywall, attic insulation, and eventually oak leaves and branches. Since I have enough trouble keeping the kitchen clean as it is, I decided to take the lazy way out and get a new roof. Since I'd never bought a roof before (apart from a package deal - one came with the house) I wasn't sure how much it would cost. For future reference, about as much as a new car. *blink* |
| Friday, July 4th, 2008 |
| 12:37 am |
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| Saturday, May 10th, 2008 |
| 1:30 pm |
Motorcycle Sold
Well, that part of my life has passed. Really passed a couple years ago, but took a while to admit it. Current Mood:  moody |
| Saturday, September 29th, 2007 |
| 11:23 am |
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| Friday, November 24th, 2006 |
| 12:05 pm |
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving All I'm hosting Thanksgiving this year. Because most people wouldn't be arriving until late last night, we decided to have Thanksgiving a day late. The turkey is cooking as I type. To follow the lead of many other folks, our menu for today: Pine nut and goat cheese salad Wild mushroom soup Turkey with pistachio nut stuffing Mashed potatoes and gravy Baked potatoes An assortment of winter squash Chocolate Fondant Pumpkin pie Hope eveyone had a good Thanksgiving. |
| Wednesday, November 1st, 2006 |
| 12:07 am |
Invasion!
Little ghosts and witches, oh my. Fortunately I was able to fend them off with small pieces of candy. |
| Tuesday, September 26th, 2006 |
| 11:56 pm |
New Possesion
I have acquired, from a co-resident who has developed a new one and hence no longer needs the old one, a four foot long snake skin. Very cool. Winston and I are having a dispute as to whether it can be played with. |
| Monday, September 25th, 2006 |
| 10:11 am |
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| Monday, September 18th, 2006 |
| 5:39 pm |
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| Wednesday, September 13th, 2006 |
| 10:47 pm |
Turtle Update
Last June, I spotted a turtle laying eggs in my front border. This past Monday I spotted one of her offspring. See my icon... More photos this weekend. |
| Sunday, September 10th, 2006 |
| 2:41 pm |
Sculpture Update
Below the cut, a bunch of ( Pictures: )In other sculpture news, I'm about halfway through wearing out a pair of safety glasses. Next time I get some I ought to get a box of them. |
| Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 |
| 10:55 am |
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