12/25/07 Merry Christmas!12/24/07 In case you missed it  Read about Sheik Twitty Al-Ameriki as reported by Michael Yon in Anbar Iraq.The difference between "us" and "them" Watch until the end for the punch line. 12/21/07 Been rawther busy the past few, between putting the final touchs on the "Get the House Ready For Christmas" project and trying to return to work. It seems that if you have your doctor fill out a medical leave of absence form for Wal*Mart (which they require, nay demand, must have a specific return date) they still can't reacivate your employment until you get yet another document from said doctor stating that you are fit to return. Just what most medical practitioners are looking for - more pointless paperwork to fill out in lieu of actually treating patients. So finally tonight, after much running around, phone tag and faxing I will be allowed to return to work. Bless them. The big news of course is that Paul has arrived safe from Alaska and Liz is due in at BWI tonight (Yeah!).  (+)Aaron, unable to resist any longer, has bought himself a "360" and he and Paul have been giving it a thorough burn in (mostly in the wee hours).However the extra time off was not a total waste as I did come across this important news item to share. I know how easy it is to get side tracked by events encircling the the upcoming 2008 presidential elections. But let's not forget about the decisions which really matter.. 12/16/07 Nothing like a power outage to make strange bedfellows of old and new technology. High winds Sunday night plunged our street into total darkness. By happy coincidence I had just purchased some old fashioned oil lamps at Wal*Mart Saturday hoping to use them to light our holiday dinner table.  (+) As you can see an oil lamp comes in quite handy when the power is down. Back when our house was built (circa 1906) this type of lighting was probably more common than electricity here in southern York County. Not quite so quaint is the fact that Mom is talking to Paul in Alaska on her cell phone. Quite a juxtaposition of old and new technology I'd say! (+) Aaron is unperturbed by the lack of modern illumination and has availed himself of the folding cot for a nap in the diminutive glow of the oil lamps.12/15/07 Oh what fun it is to reformat your hard drive and reinstall WinXP! Finally disgusted with IE constantly crashing because of some poorly documented problem with URLMON.EXE, I decided it was time to Nuke and Repave My C: drive. Ah yes much better now. 'S what I did last night while the Mater was asleep (or trying to sleep through all my banging around). But "all work and no play" soooo I did find time to run across THIS.... For all you kids whose parents won't give dangerous toys for Christmas - here's help! Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against! (scroll down and check out the video) for sale at Amazon. You can read what they had to say at The American Thinker ("It seems the Brits regard the book as a shocking and threatening development: "). Curiously the Amazon page displays the [ Add To Baby Registry ] button on the page with this book. Start 'em young, sez I. Chief Inspector Mike Winters, frustrated with the numerous idiotic calls into his 999 center (UK equivalent of dialing 911), posted MP3 recordings of some of the worst offenders on the Cambridgeshire Constabulary web site. The page is no longer available but luckily I downloaded the (IMAO) best of the bunch which could easily be mistaken for a great Monty Python sketch! 12/13/07 This looks like a unique concept but one question. How long did it take to program it? Oh but haven't we been the busy ones getting the house ready for christmas!  (+) Tired of having a mostly empty entertainment hutch, too small for the TV and a seperate table beside it with the TV on it. The e-hutch is history. I have commandeered Paul's rolling cart (sorry Paul) to hold the TV, DVR, etc. You can actually see into the nook at the front of the L/R. A good spot for the Christmas Tree? And look how nice and bright it is. (+) Thats because there are actually lights in the overhead fixture. The nice thing about the new compact flourescent lights is you can load up an old fixture like this and don't have to worry about burning the house down. (+) More cleaning up of the "junk corner". And light! Need some more chairs. Finally got around to taking the ACs out of the windows (thanks to Dave & Aaron). (+) And look! Light in the dining room! Thanks to Aaron who installed a new ceiling fixture. Only problem being that the wall switch is broken (in the on position) so we can't turn it off! Oh well that's a project for tomorrow. (+) The basements had some cleaning up too. Note Paul's black trunk and duffle bag where the little work bench used to be. David and Aaron have been cleaning and dejunking their stuff. (+) Just a portion of the detritis here waiting for trash day. (+) Goodbye old hutch, you've served us well. Ever notice that a piece of furniture always looks older and more forlorn when its outside a house. Especially in the back yard? (+) Needless to say the day's endeavours have taken their toll on poor Aaron. Sleep well, we've got plenty more to do tomorrow!12/12/07 A rare find! Hundreds of "croosants" worth of currency issued by the "People's Republic of Fooge" uncovered during an archeological dig in the basement of No. 15 S Broad St.
Will anyone be able to save us from Jojo, Mastermind of the Homeless Underworld? 12/11/07 "A guid cou can hae an ill cauf", sez I!. Get your fill of authentic Scots proverbs because "As the auld cock craws the yung ane lairns"! I think more people would be tempted to travel by posters like these. I know I would. Or maybe I just like to waste time looking at posters. NASA's latest problem with the Space Shuttle? Giant Spider attacks! egads |
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