June 12, 201115 yr Had ramen for breakfast -- was better than the other place (though my friend disagreed), but not as good as either of the two places I went in NYC. Saw Super 8. Saw Midnight in Paris. Had pizza for dinner. Didn't know what to do with myself at a bar. Saw Adryelle play. Saw Skydivers play. Came home. In other words, nothing new, but a particularly enjoyable (read: of the non-Floridian variety) conglomeration of events for me.My wife bought a mechanical edger to trim the grass where it meets the sidewalk, and cut the phone phone line that was shoved down between the grass and the sidewalk. I warned her about that and said we had to stick with the electric weed-wacker (the kind with rotating spool of fishing-line). Fortunately we use Comcast cable, internet and voice and have no downtime. But if we ever want to switch back to Qwest we'll be SOL. Not as bad as everyone else who're having problems, so I consider myself lucky so far - unless the neighbors start complaining about no phone service...How are they going to complain with no phone service?
June 12, 201115 yr 7:30am yesterday - woke up 7:31am - 8:50pm yesterday - blah blah blah 8:51pm - 12:29am - met up with old friend to go to a local music festival to see The Beach Boys (With John Stamos) 12:30am - 2am - hang out with friend for a drink and some fried pickles 2am - 5:30am - hang out, then decide to go eat breakfast 5:30am to 6:30am - drove around until Bojangles opened 6:40am - ^ this 7:30ish -got home 7:57am Had an awesome night... **BRENT**
June 12, 201115 yr Awesome Brent! Just woke up and I'm driving to Bojangles in a few to grab some breakfast.
June 12, 201115 yr Took part in the Crystal City Challenge group ride with a buddy of mine. He should have spent more time on the bike before undertaking the challenge so we ended up leaving early as he was done after 2.5 hrs of a possible 3.5. One of these years I'm going to get to do the full ride at my own pace instead of waiting for people but I have no clue when that's going to be....
June 12, 201115 yr A happy belated birthday to all those I missed, I hope they were pleasantly memorable. Bojangles was my lunch today. I have dinner plans that I made yesterday for noodles too. Great minds and all... Edited June 12, 201115 yr by manaox2
June 12, 201115 yr Spent the early part of the day cooking - waffles for breakfast, a loaf of banana bread for Libby, and prepped & cooking slow-cooker ribs as I type this. Also too Libby to ride on her first carousel at a local mall - she looked rather serious and looked as though she wasn't sure what to make of it.
June 12, 201115 yr Author I love the dunes. Have a nice hike John. Sorry about your shortened ride Chris. In other biking news. We made it around our circle (about 1/3 mile) without training wheels in one try. Peter too.
June 12, 201115 yr Today's the day for cycling - wedged in a 10mile jaunt while Lily and Andrew napped after another 3yr old's bday party.
June 12, 201115 yr We made it around our circle (about 1/3 mile) without training wheels in one try. Peter too. Yay! Momentous occasion! Congrats to all of you!
June 13, 201115 yr a birthday party for a kid from church. Her parents run the local atomic bounce, so there were 2 inflatable water rides, a kiddie pool, 10 pizzas, and 2 ponies. So what happens 30 minutes into the party? That's right, tornadoes came through town. Luckily, all we got was a shitload of rain for an hour. After that, everything was great, but for an hour, there were 40 screaming kids in a 2000 sq ft townhouse. With water coming into the basement.
June 13, 201115 yr First off, happy belated birthday to Peter and congrats on taking your Vespers Jim and Karen because there is everything right with that! Happy return home, Shelly, although it was great seeing you and meeting Tim this week. Happy belated to Becky, Gene, if I didn't mention that previously, and glad to hear the C-Ruck is treating you right. That's scary, Dan, but a good ending, happily. Yesterday, I did very little except sleep, buy a new washer and dryer for Mayberry, and sleep some more. Good times. Today, I got up just in time to drop Sophie off at the ferry for a trip into SF for tea with her friends, and then headed on to visit my mom in the nursing home. The last couple of months have been very bad for her, after a couple of strokes and episodes of various other issues that have afflicted her on and off these last few years. She got out of the hospital and into a nursing home just 1 mile from their home, so it is much easier on my dad. Anyway, she has been having difficulty with talking, cannot stay focused and sleeps a lot, until yesterday, that is. Suddenly she is back to her bright and coherent self, and can speak much more strongly and clearly, although she remains physically diminished. It was a great visit and quite a remarkable change from last weekend when my dad was in the pit of despair and she was pretty much out of it. I'm so glad she is doing better mentally and hope she can recover enough physically to get home--as much for my dad's sake as hers because he has been suffering more than she has in her stupor. Anyway, that's the update on the MOTDOTU, and your good wishes and good energy have certainly helped me, and I think her too. Edited June 13, 201115 yr by Voltron
June 13, 201115 yr Q: Which live Motörhead album does Knuckles most resemble today? A: NO SLEEP AT ALL.
June 13, 201115 yr That's a great news, Al! Damn, Dan, that must've been a birthday party to remember.
June 13, 201115 yr Author Glad your mom is doing better Al. More good vibes to your mom and dad. Scary stuff Dan, glad it turned out to be no more than an interesting future fireplace story.
June 13, 201115 yr Congrats to all. @Al. I glad that you mom is doing better. It sounds like she is a fighter.
June 13, 201115 yr Family hike at the Indiana dunes Final tic count: 0 for me 0 for Anne 0 for Ginger the girl pug 0 for Ollie the glass jawed boy pug 1 for Maya and ... 3 for Daniel FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited June 13, 201115 yr by jvlgato
June 13, 201115 yr Spent 22 hours on planes getting from Cape Town to Boston. Lot of time to have to entertain two kids, let me tell you. But yesterday evening I raided Julios craft beer section and today I get to see my dog for the first time in a year, so it was worth it!
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