Well when the temps get below freezing here in the High Desert of Southern California, pipes start to freeze. Normally that’s not too big of a deal as we just keep the water flowing through the night. But this year, even the hot water pipes froze! That’s never happened in the 17 years I’ve lived […]
Sacha Baron Cohen wins Best Speech of 2007 Golden Globes (SlashFilm.com) I am still laughing at it! Sacha is comedy genius (well, at least to me).
My home network has been going through an “evolution” over the past few months as a result of continued outages and “growing pains” but I think I’m finally done changing configurations and running wires for at least the next few months. For those of you interested, I’ve posted pics below…
Just thought I’d snap a shot of the quick work my wife is able to make in a single sitting with a bag of sunflower seeds. It winds up replacing a meal for her! I don’t know how healthy this can be but I’m NOT about to get in her way when she does this!!
All I have to say is Kraftwerk is ‘da bomb! I downloaded what I think is a bootleg video recording of a live concert taken from London in 2004. I am just amazed. I mean, I grew up listening to these guys (and they seemed to grow up too) but they still have it. All […]
I’ve had my Casio GW-300 for a couple of years now. By far the most expensive watch I’ve ever owned. Before this little baby, the most I ever spent on a watch was probably around $12 -and I was proud to say so! But the day I learned about this watch, I simply HAD to […]
Well my back continues to trouble me. I still can’t stand up straight, sit or walk for more than a short time, and am barely able to work. I’m just grateful that I have the kind of job that allows me to work while laying on my stomach. I’d like to see my doctor do […]
Well my lower back problems no longer keep me from being productive! Thank god I still have my large screen laptop!… Since I feel the best when laying on my stomach, I now live, eat, sleep, work, and play in the living room. I have to thank my wife who has been sleeping in the […]
So I’m watching the KTLA Channel 5 news here in LA, minding my own business, when I saw something I’ve seen on the news for years and I guess it pissed me off enough to say something here (where I suppose a total of 5 people may read this). It’s the infamous “man on the […]
65 years ago today. I’m feeling very glum, introspective, and retrospective. I’ve been collecting my thoughts for most of the afternoon as I’m stuck home waiting for my back to heal -just me and my thoughts. I’ll probably post something deep and thoughtful tonight when it gets real late or something. Who knows…
Well I’ve managed to keep vertical for the last few months but my lower back pain finally caught up with me. I am once again stuck in the living room on my belly working from my laptop now and just hate it. I can’t even tie my own shoes anymore. I am slowly losing faith […]
Well as it turns out, I wasn’t the only one missing those 3 hours of time each day lost driving to and from work. Eventhough I was already “planning my escape”, one of the key people at my office was doing the same thing! It was decided that our office would split in two and […]
While researching the band L7 I decided to find out where they got their name from. That took me on a journey through the wonders of Wikipedia I’ll never forget. While just the fact that the term “69” is there wasn’t enough, the term “Date 68” is the one that caught my eye. If there […]
Ever visit an old grade school or middle school you once attended? Doesn’t it all look smaller now?! I recently had a similar experience when hunting down a movie I wanted to watch again for tattoo ideas…
Just started listening to this album again. What a masterpiece of sound, rhythm, and melody. I remember being entranced by this work in the mid 90’s and then just lost the album. Managed to find a perfect condition CD on Amazon for less than $3 and couldn’t order it fast enough. This album is still […]
I have been working at my current job for over 2 years now –a new record for me! Before that, I was changing jobs every year for the past 7 years or so. Anyways, the kind of work I do requires me to bounce from one project to the next several times a day. There’s […]
Well we finally got another cat in the family. This one looks like a fighter too! Even after Candi and I decided on NOT getting any more cats, this one just seems to jump up on us and we couldn’t say no…
Actually it wasn’t that great –but it sure was good for my health! I sure am glad I had health insurance through all of this. I don’t know if we would have had to pay all of this but I can’t immagine what it would have done to us otherwise. I think we still wound-up […]
Speaking of my body, I managed to find an old pic of me from my college days in Florida. This was how I used to exercise. I’d go out late at night (dressed like you see there) and “speed skate” through the newly-built housing tracts near my apartment. The asphalt was only weeks old and […]
Well it’s been a few weeks now since both my “Appendix near-death experience” and my lower back problem. Once I felt I had fully recovered from my time in the hospital, I decided to start getting back into shape. The first place I thought of was the racquetball courts. Well all it took was 10 […]
My lava lamp collection is growing! I’ve added a rear-view mirror and a sweet back-scratcher thanks to Pampered Chef stuff that my wife likes for the kitchen. After catching me using her’s several times, she got me my own! It’s also nice to have my entire music collection with me at my side through the […]
My good old friend is happy as can possibly be. He is the only cat in the house these days and I’m pretty sure he likes it that way. When he’s totally at peace and comfortable with his surroundings, he’ll lay on his back like this. He’s actually been with me longer than my wife! […]
Mom sneaked a couple of pics while I was in the I.C.U. a couple weeks ago. I think this was the Monday after my Friday surgery. I had no idea there was that much equipment keeping me going! Some of the other shots show how my feet and hands were very swollen. One of the […]
I know a lot of you are wondering where I’ve been on this page for almost a year. I’ve been very busy -but that’s all changed. I thought I’d save a lot of you the time of another long phone call by just posting what happened to me over the past 3 weeks here. I’ll […]
Had a spare couple of moments and thought I’d share some facts about me…