Reading update: First Train Out of Denver

I'm a little past the halfway point, a good read indeed. The author's skillful use of language awakens a vicarious adventure in the comfort of my chair.... https://goo.gl/mrbPgT

an update…

Busy weekend ! We went to a Mass for my grandson's first communion on Saturday. We cut grass and did laundry all Sunday, Glad we got it all done ! Today I went for a morning walk and again at lunch time, so I almost have my 10K steps for today !

One more to finish….

I have been doing the 2017 Goodreads challenge. My goal is to finish 20 books in 2017. SO now I have only one more to finish ! https://goo.gl/MXDej5

The story of stuff….

It seems to me sometimes that we don't own our stuff, rather our stuff owns us....https://goo.gl/ggrcC8 We accumulate so much stuff, it gets in the way and sometimes causes arguments. We hold on to stuff for sentimental value but it is stuffed away hidden in a cardboard box in a dark rarely entered room....

Wednesday recap…..

Pretty easy day at the office but I stayed late because I have to leave early tomorrow. I got several boxes of files packed up and ready for the archives and 11K+ steps....

Look at this….

One of my grandsons made me a picture of a flag and wrote a  letter to me for Veterans' Day.....

Tuesday recap…..

I want to try to write something every day, even if it is just a brief recap of the day. Today was a good day ! I went walking twice; morning and lunch time for a total of over 12K steps. I try to get 10K steps in every day. Also, a productive day at …

Notes for the day,,,,,

Good day today, easy day at work and I was able to get my 10,000 steps in. Went to the gym after work to work out with my trainer and she weighed me; I was down 3 lbs ! I like that ! I went out in the yard with the dogs and took some …

It’s coffee time and I am upgrading to …

It's coffee time and I am upgrading to Windows 10 on my other computer....

So this weekend I have a full house ! In ….

So this weekend I have a full house ! In addition to the usual me, wife, older daughter, son in law, and grandson we now have the mother-in-law taking up residence and the younger daughter and two more grandchildren visiting. And let's not forget the three dogs, two cats, and the monster in the cellar....

Phase 1 of Operation Mother-in-Law start …

Phase 1 of Operation Mother-in-Law started yesterday. Extensive cleaning, decluttering and room reconfigurations are expected to continue through this week. Phase 2 the drive to the outer reaches of Yooperland is scheduled to start this coming Friday....

An observation

My younger daughter sent me out on a mission to find and buy a jogging stroller she found on Craig's List. The lady asked me if my daughter had ever had a jogging stroller and I told her she has had numerous strollers of all sorts. I think it's funny that my wife and I …

Wednesday recap…..

A great start this morning; a nice 2 mile walk. Things quickly devolved when I got to work. I had to wrangle a really large spreadsheet which proved to be more than I anticipated; worked on it all day and will continue tomorrow. I hate those hit and run jobs when I already have plenty …

So, it was an extraordinarily busy weeke …

So, it was an extraordinarily busy weekend ! Wednesday is a blur, I do recall a bunch of snow. Thursday drive to State College, unload the car, drive to DuBois and brief visit with my ma and then Thanksgiving dinner, then back to State College ! Friday, oh Black Friday ! Toddler wrangling in the …

Close encounter….

My little dog is recovering well after being mauled by Rotweiler......

My most recent web search…

My most recent web search was for "computer science wikipedia links". The reason for the search was to find a lengthy list of Wikipedia CS links that I had come across quite a while back. So why was I searching for such a thing ? No reason in particular I guess; so now I have …

An observation made whilst having breakfast…..

It is fairly common knowledge that Americans waste a lot of food and that portion sizes are larger than they used to be, and we have an obesity problem. I've been aware of this for a long time but never gave it much thought. This morning I became acutely aware of this whilst having breakfast …

Weekend recap…

All in all a good weekend. I got some work done for the office and made it to church today. So i'm happy in spite of wasting too much time in IRC on Saturday....

My wasted day Saturday…..

This morning I stayed focused for a couple hours and finished a transcription. Then I let down my guard and spent most of the day sleazing around IRC. I need to do better....

Taking Up Serpents

Taking Up Serpents I'm visiting my daughter and parents for Christmas. I'm at my daughter's house now and just finished watching a youTube video about snake handling churches. (I know it's an odd thing to do on Christmas Eve, but anyway)  It's pretty amazing to see. I know people can do a lot of things …