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I made it quite easily through the polar bear swim yesterday, though the bay was brisk – (between 40-45 degrees Fahrenheit, and most certainly colder than the air temp) it was misty and rainy, so some of the photos have a rather gray cast to ’em. BHK, Chris, Larry and Tina were all kind enough to come out to cheer me on, however, none went into the drink with me… I was hoping Adam might, but he was wiped out due to being the taxi driver for assorted lushes.

Pictures beneath the “brr!” – be warned, I’m a furry creature.

Brrr!

8691 – Classic Nativity on Boxing Day


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plus alien. πŸ™‚


Part of our present to Larry – Good Deale Bluegrass Tuesday, December 26- 7pm at the Rams Head Tavern

The annual Day After Christmas Holiday show! Tim Finch , Chris Walls, Jon Glik, and Mike Munford, are accompanied by the critically acclaimed Wayne Taylor from the Navy Country Current Band on vocals and guitar and sitting in on dobro will be Nashville session great Jimmy Heffernan, plus other special guests. Mike Auldridge will not be part of this show.


1 year ago – 2nd life, tennyson, newton, willenborgs, rosie, 500+ colors, condo iguana pics

2 years ago – Mel gifts, chrismahanukwanzakah, speed up firefox, disasteroid

3 years ago – Newtie Headbutt, Work mission

4 years ago – Scottovia, bro confession to me, pepys, cat code

5 years ago – dream fragment, internal dialog comes out, satan in the olympics

6 years ago – Boxing day, word galaxy, Life/panagrams, Whitman

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8676 – pics and spam.

note to self – Write Liz / Chad letters.. good to hear from them both after so long! I have to send a note to Tomi, too.


Pics of Newt, the Xmas tree trimming, the in laws, bhk, adam and me. Bhk had me downright holiday giddy today… maybe too much rankin-bass in the bloodstream.

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The cool air is a welcome relief, after a week of record-breaking temperatures.

I think that I may return to Hagerstown on Wednesday, so I can watch the students solo. It all started for me with a father employed by IBM.

Many of our family members who are over five years old joined the church choir and shared their musical gifts. Copies of the Championship game can be viewed on the LegalMatch television network in an office near you, courtesy of Ben. The ability to shape easily information, especially on a global scale, is democratizing. Arguably, as an academic, I often find the freely available web based dictionaries to lack substance and reliability, especially when comparing synonyms. I love to look at it, but I dislike feeling it. The value of timeshifting makes podcasting one of the most useful digital applications. How the PC has affected the face of America is one of the questions that have been rolling around inside of my head for over two decades. and I am not a normally a computer gamer! CAP Cadets Solo – flying – Says Dave CAP Cadets Solo I received word today that all of the cadets at the solo school in Hagerstown, Maryland had completd their first solo flights. As a child, I was taught to accurately compute my sales totals, estimate the sales tax, and determine the anticipated change that I would receive for each purchase that I made. Looking past the functional steps toward the applicability and the outcome-creation potential forms the bond of trust that is inherent in an embracing of any technology. I would have to ask my wife to be sure; she has a better memory for these mundane details, than I. I have found another helpful use for my handheld computer: logging my aircraft flights. These are brisk, factual and come out my recent experience; the content is often dispassionate and dry. She created a convenient dining experience, without intruding on our private conversation. The video recording that we made and burned to DVD will surely be one of our favorites, even fifty years from now. Skills not practiced are lost. We learn to like those we love across the piles of crab shells. The legal decisions require law enforcement to first show probable cause to believe that a crime has been or is being committed: the same standard that applies to search warrant requests. Dad felt that he owed much of his personal success to his being fortunate to earn a job with IBM after returning home from the Korean Conflict. now let’s go over to the losers where Diane is standing by. I have noticed this behavior before, on the part of the locals. A single e-mail message or web page download my comprise dozens of packets, each of which takes a different route to reach its intended destination. However, when listening to digital audio or watching online video, a delayed packet or two is not only noticeable, it is annoying.


1 year ago – val & rhonnie news, kreuger, bro issue, rs shopping, jellyfish

2 years ago – working with cubase / fruityloops, pork chop assault, manatee window kiss, mel 5

3 years ago – Ghost Bugs, Missing Chairs, News Stories about cats and physics.

4 years ago – holiday oranges, Joe Ostezewski, letter-words

5 years ago – evil news, bear suit update, walkies, visions

6 years ago – stinky week start, a pair of email fallacies, rhonnie has her incidentGeotarget

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So, it’s PH day again, eh? I wonder how many people that were there are still left alive?


Had dinner out with Cyn, her pop, s0likear0se and bhk at a local watering hole, Westlawn… it’s on the boycott list again after missing its reprieve. lovely time with the crew, though… Newt was well-behaved. (as normal for folks that don’t actively seek his love… ignore him, and he’ll sneak up and snuggle.)


 
North Beach, MD map

Current weather forecast for North Beach, MD

Population (year 2000): 1,880. Estimated population in July 2005: 1,882 (+0.1% change)
Males: 886 (47.1%), Females: 994 (52.9%)

Calvert County

Zip code: 20714

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $46,111 (year 2000)
Median house value: $116,000 (year 2000)

Races in North Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
  • Black (6.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)

Ancestries: German (22.5%), Irish (19.4%), English (14.9%), Italian (6.2%), United States (6.0%), French (4.0%).

compare to Deerfield


1 year ago -Saw Renee, sysadmin song, liz quit, year in review meme

2 years ago – Work blues, hey ya cb, marvel stamps, ufo theme

3 years ago – annoying words, possible friends list alteration, marshmallows &volcanoes, Rick James/Hulk, on call reduction, CS work-dolt, MM arrival, JL RIP.

4 years ago – mighty shopper, LA Story, keywords, rain

5 years ago – economics, WID gig, good gab, holiday cards

6 years ago – AOK, R d’E, RIP Klink, Golden goat

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Dined on the Weezle’s dad’s grapefruit for breakfast this morning (with a couple of tasty bagels), and they were jim-dandy, to say the least. Good stuff from Sanibel!


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Young Master Newton continues his silly habit of licking the condensation off of the windows of the living room. I think his purpose is twofold… tasty water, fresh from the pane, and clear view of outdoor squirrels!

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pictures from the licks this morning –

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Um, what?

The Family Un-Planner The Bush administration’s crazy new HHS appointment.
By Amanda Schaffer
Originally Posted Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at 4:50 PM ET in Slate

On Monday, the federal office that oversees the nation’s family-planning program got a new boss who doesn’t believe in birth control. Eric Keroack is a Massachusetts obstetrician-gynecologist who argues that abstinence until marriage is the only healthy choice for women. Until recently, he served as medical director of a pregnancy-counseling organization that runs down contraception and gives out scientifically false health informationβ€”for instance, that condoms “offer virtually no protection” against herpes or HPV. Keroack also promotes a wacky piece of pseudoscience: the claim that premarital sex disrupts brain chemistry so as to create a physiological barrier to happy marriage. Continue reading 8670 –

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unpacked a little bit, made sure phone at the fl place was turned off, and discovered that Neighborhood Health doesn’t want to extend COBRA benefits because of my move out of the tri-county area. I’ve got a call in to the department of labor to take care of things – even if worst comes to worst, I know of a decent health insurance provider I can turn to if COBRA doesn’t cut it… or if I get a gig before that, the new insurance should be even better than Neighborhood’s in any event.

After taking care of the top-o-de-month loose ends, we took a little trip to tina’s and visited her and the kitties for a bit. doug was upstairs day-trading on his laptop, so kitties won the day for attention. kiki and chai are adorable little beasties, and it’s a shame that doug is allergic (I am too, so my visit with ’em was kept to a minimum. we meant to pick up a photo CD, but forgot take it with us when we left.

from there, we journeyed to goodyear for the replacement tire and settlement, only to find it was a different speed rating (A “H” rather than a “S”) so we get to return tomorrow for pickup and install. odds are best that it’ll cost half price due to our low mileage and goodyear’s desire to keep customers happy… I’d have preferred a freebie replacement, but it beats dropping $160-175 for a new tire.

picked up a few holiday ornaments for our not yet picked out tree – rainbow of colored bulbs and strung beads, with a punch buggy vw and heart ornament for flavor. lots of model train sets on display in MD at assorted locations- makes me crave building models and painting minis just a smidgen (but not enough to warrant the purchase of paints or brushes… I know if I dove back into the hobby, I’d just collect a lot of clutter and dust… not to mention I might bore of it again swiftly). Better to build a model or three with bhk and bugah at his house here and there.

tasty dinner of cowboy beans, goldfish crackers… talked to Danny briefly on the phone, in fact I’m calling him back once I finish typing this up.

Found a few really nice prezzies here and there, both primaries and stocking stuffers. no details due to readers who may be receiving them.

I finally heard “Crabs for Christmas”! Very cute tune, and I’d been looking forward to the groove for about 4 months now.

Newt climbed on BHK’s shoulder… that tells me he’s accepted her quite strongly. I believe the move here has mellowed any harsh he may’ve had against her. Or maybe he knows santa’s watching.

That’s about it for now dear journal! time to call Dan back, and see what he’s up to for a few. Later tater!

p.s. temps in the 20s tonight, and I’m digging it… at least as long as I’m inside!


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8664 – first day of my new life in md

pretty keen, thus far. woke up, watched “my big fat greek wedding” with the mrs, unloaded the van into the house, and went with the dad-in-law to replace a flat tire. (tire is a goodyear, on the love cube – may be getting replaced fro free as a defective, rather than us replacing it due to road hazard.) Larry’s a really good guy, and I had a nice tim e gabbing with him on the trip to the shop.

Newt has acclimated to his surroundings quite nicely… we may introduce pye to the equation as early as monday.

later, we all hit bob evans for some sorely needed din-din, and then bhk and i split off for a litterbox / christmas light quest at wal-mart. we were halfway successful, point to sandbox for newtie.

should have the big brain set up by end of day tomorrow, so I’ll do the former years bit again soon.

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8583 – I can’t believe Unification Day was 16 years ago.

Jewelry Success! That’s Phenom. Great job, Allison on finding a good circular metal making guy & gal!


I am a little distressed about the vanishing soybean butter.


Going to test the new po box today, once I unearth the address.


Looking forward to traveling some Southern Maryland trails in the future. I suspect the Fossils and Beach glass loops will be especially alluring.


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How White and Nerdy Are You?


Scientists see the softer side of Tyrannosaurus rex. Continue reading 8583 – I can’t believe Unification Day was 16 years ago.

8582 – Lazy man return from vaykay post.

Some Maryland shots taken last weekend – clicken to emgiggen!

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Slutty Mermaid – Downtown Car wash. Word about town is that she’s easy.

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ATV guy in the punkin patch, and a couple of pov shots – last is a giant Halloween spider made from a hay bale.

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Courthouse! very important appointment there on 10/25!

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Baltimore and/or Annapolis

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The Airport: Mr Crab Again, Spirally Parking Lot, and sunset on the plane’s wing.

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Farm area… horsies askew, silo drive-by, and some amish signs selling squirrel feed.
I really like the center one full sized.


Got quite a lot done on the weekend, with only a few setbacks due to my size. (it’s hard to find snappy clothes in my size.) I had a wonderful time, as always, and look quite forward to my return. I have to remember to go back and geocode all of my recent pictures, too. Locks for Love may’ve been stymied – the bag with my ponytail seems othave a rupture in it, and part of the tail was sucked through it. a Freak accident, due to cabin pressure?


1 year ago – bloody foot, gp quiet, video mem shot, silly youtube video, flow-er, rainbow raider, Alternate supernatural, animal cams, fortune cookie, cowboy dog joke, lost

2 years ago – weekend working, sketch-a-move toy, brain transport, y’all, VS and I debate hooters girls training, Andy-coma, skin-theft dream

3 years ago – prop2 losing cred, I’m going to be in Popular Science, Deep thought, hand shadows, lj-drama, lj-gender

4 years ago – MH maint, flatworm sex, [info]missv engaged, Pacifists to head for Baghdad, work drama, palm doodles, coworkers in the box

5 years ago – dishabille, Kipling, writing freeflow, SA poll, lj-bounce, moving out poll, love

6 years ago – cpap, bumper sticker, cybersitter filtration, people think I’m DTGeotarget

8580 – Sunday return!

Happy October!

Two kissy pictures, one pre-haircut, one post.

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Hooray for haircuts and kisses!


Rockin little guy. πŸ™‚


1 year ago – newton kitten war stats, nice compliment, newt nudges newtcam, pulp book d/l, quizzes, ND thanks,

2 years ago – newt smokes, pelt fade, botmail, fake gyno

3 years ago – mobile phones destroy ghosts, lego casemod, LotR sand sculpt, Newbie/RI don’t take call, bro care, Escher ,camel sim

4 years ago – work drama, october, finn/big boss, talking head thingie, wedding traditions

5 years ago – enterprise prem, simarena, headache, poll, birthdays, zugzwang &approbation, candy corn pops, macro for work, gator warning, rainthoughts, windows services

6 years ago – peace river, bro bails, exorcist, Song of Solomon 6: 8, bible porn, meanies, latin, sodaplay, road to wellvilleGeotarget

8575 – 2 nights and 28 days to go!

First Episode of Legion of Super Heroes wasn’t too bad. Not sure how I feel about the “greatest american hero – needs training” superman. I think it’s probably ok as a kid hero thing.

Nice cameo of skeets, Booster gold and a lot of Green Lantern Races at the museum, they did a pretty sharp update.

Contrast that with “Heroes”… my jury’s still out on that one. It has potential, but needs a little more oomph, I think.


The C in CW stands for CBS and the W stands for WB – Columbia Warner? (CBS&WB) – something weird about an abbreviation of 2 abbreviations.

So, is the actor playing Luke leaving Gilmore Girls, or are they just getting really uppity with the writing?


How to crack a walnut with one hand:

  • First, place two hard-shelled walnuts in the palm of your hand.
  • Carefully line up the seams, and wrap your fingers around them.
  • With your hand slightly cupped, get a good grip – One walnut should rested against the base of the thumb, while the other one presses against the curved second and third fingers.
  • Squeeze *HARD* until the weaker one of the two walnuts gives in to the pressure.

That move *really* impresses folks… I once got a “Woo!” from John, the first time I showed it to him.

Good during the winter holidays, when there are walnuts all over the place.


I’m a little envious of folks that are in a place (MD) where they can see their breath… I’ll get to do that this weekend- airports have reduced restrictions on liquids again, which means that I can bring a drink aboard. Non-stop flights this time, so no layovers! Most Excellent!

I’m looking forward to late October walkabouts and after. Basic thoughts include the Keys, Vizcaya, and maybe assorted South Florida locales.


Citgo is owned by Venezuela, eh?

Angry with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for calling President Bush β€œthe devil,” state Rep. Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, is calling on the Florida Secretary of Transportation to pull the plug on gasoline stations along the Florida Turnpike run by Venezuelan-owned Citgo. Continue reading 8575 – 2 nights and 28 days to go!