I ache…

… spent the weekend redoing the sprinkler system around the house. Got 4 zones done and there are still 2 more to go. Once completed life will be simpler (at least where watering the yard is concerned,) and the neighbors will be happier that I actually have a lawn instead of dirt.

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Sites, sites, sites…

Here are some more sites to check out! This flash site does some fun things with famous names. Speaking of famous names… (other than you… ) find out who else shares your birthday here. Now this is snow sculpture! O.K…. you folks across the pond… what the heck is this? You should find these places and take pics out front! Perhaps I’ll write more later today.

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Sitting in the office…

… wondering where the time has gone. The past few days have been busy. Not busy with those “mportant”things… but busy with just keeping “it” all together. Thats what its all about, isn’t it? Keeping it all together. Sometimes I wonder what exactly it is we are trying to keep together. An ideal? A plan? A vision? A dream? The practical humdrum of everyday life?

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I was watching…

“Lord Jim” the other day… a movie that I had only seen snippets of until a week ago. Based on the Conrad novel the major part of the action is set in the part of the world that a few of us originate from. I enjoyed the movie. It was cool to be able to understand what the “natives” were saying. I remember watching “Swiss Family Robinson” as a kid and being thrilled that I …

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Another post… just cuz

One of my co-workers looked at my blog today. “Lecram Sinun? Is that a new Star Wars character?” she quizzed. “ Yeah…“ I smirked. “He’s color blind, dyslexic and has an appendage that doesn’t work..” “Cool.” came the quick reply. Then she frowned, “So why doesn’t his bandage work?” I concluded that this was yet one more reason to leave. St.John’s Vertebrate had earlier shared a school-daze memory in a posted comment. It got me …

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My Main Bitch

This is Janya… my main bitch. Peeking over the fence for a little lovin. One of my bitches – my main bitch – Janya I was in a bit of a panic today. I thought that I had lost my entire blog. So, I fiddled around a bit and republished my template and like magic it all came back! Phew!

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Sitting here watching…

… the kids testing is so damn uninspiring. Half of them have already given up and are staring blankly at the whiteboard. One has his head pressed hard to the desk, mouth agape with the infant stages of a drool pool forming on the desk. Another is staring hard at the back of the chair infront of her… as if willing it to shatter and cause the person sitting in it to fall flat on …

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