January 06, 2009
Good morning! I dropped Claire & her friends off at school and had a smooth commute in, listening to Niven & Pournelle's "Inferno."
Soldier dies after bar fight over Jimmy Buffett song?! [sarcasm] We must ban Jimmy Buffett music! [/sarcasm]
Finished another hour+ conf call w/India. Time to relax for a spell and enjoy a quick lunch.
Hadn't noticed that the cost of diesel had dropped 42 cents/gallon since my last fillup (mid-December). Awesome!
So Apple opens up iTMS just as I get used to Amazon MP3. But Amazon still has the higher bit rate MP3s, right?
Had a late departure from the office but a smooth commute home because of it. Getting near the end of listening to "Inferno".
I don't think there's any way to look at our forecast optimistically, unless you're a kid looking for a snow day. (related link)
January 05, 2009
Good morning! While I was working last week, today things spin back up to full speed as coworkers and customers come back to work.
Semi-depressed while reading: "Semiconductor industry slides past dark and into 'pitch black'." (related link)
Darn! It's the kids' first day back to school and already there's a two hour delay due to slick roads.
As I took the trash to the curb, I saw why school is delayed. There's a thin skin of ice coating everything outside here in southern NH.
CNET staff are betting whether the iPhone will have cut/paste in '09. What's the big deal? My phone has cut/copy/paste. How hard can it be?
I've created the perfect text msg/voice mail alert tone for Michelle's phone: the Perry the Platypus' grumble. Our kids will love it.
While enjoying my hot soup lunch, UPS dropped off my latest Amazon book order. (related link)
Purchased and downloaded "Kirby's Dream Land 3" on the Wii Virtual Console for our local Kirby fanboy, Michael. How long 'til he notices?
Since we're in early January, I'd better head to the Step class early tonight. There'll still be a "New Years resolution" attendance surge.
Back from a good workout at Golds. As I suspected, the studio was full. No newbies, just folks resolved to get back on the fitness wagon.
January 04, 2009
Good morning! Got to get moving today. The girls are serving at 7am Mass. Michelle & the boys have CCD afterwards.
After a lazy afternoon, I'm having dinner with the family at the Pasta Loft on the Milford Oval.
Preparing for next week's RCIA exegesis. (related link)
January 03, 2009
Good morning all. After going to bed early last night, I'm waking up to sunny skies and 23°F/-5°C, but it's going to be a windy day.
Fixed the "Today's Gospel" script at our website because the USCCB site changed the format of their URLs.
There's a Golf Channel? And it's in HD? Man, there's a channel for everything! But of course, my cable provider can't deliver EWTN...
Back from a decent workout at the gym. Had to leave a bit early because I was feeling a little light headed. Yes, I know I'm blonde, but...
With our boys at the Merrimack BK. They're playing on their climbing gym. Michelle & the girls went ice skating.
Took the boys to A&E for vanilla steamers, browsing at GameStop, and rented Disney's 'Tarzan' and Wii Music from Blockbusters.
Annoyed that our Blockbuster DVD locked up even when cleaned. I can't even remember the last time this happened with a Netflix rental...
Tried to teach Claire how do unit conversion by means of dimensional analysis. Found this great set of examples. (related link)
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