Nobody outside my immediate family and the people I’ve come into contact with over the past 6 weeks know that I have been growing a beard. Now that the layoff is a 3-day-weekend removed, it’s time to get serious about the job hunt. That means, the beard has to go…. Continue reading
I took the day off work today (’tis the season to use or lose PTO) and drove down to Papago Park in Phoenix. We’re going to take some of the younger boy scouts there next weekend to use the permanent orienteering course. I went to check it out. I spent… Continue reading
Today, I started going through my list of stories that are sitting on my hard drive. This has been an incredibly tough year for me in the real world, making following Heinlein’s rules numbers 4 and 5 (You must put your story on the market, and you must keep it… Continue reading
For the fifth consecutive year, Audrey competed in the Arizona Flute Society Young Artist competition. Recap: 2004 – Debut Division – Honorable Mention (unshared)2005 – Debut Division – 3rd Place2006 – Debut Division – 1st place (tied)2007 – Junior Division – Participant In the Debut (4th – 6th Grade) division,… Continue reading
I finally did it. I ordered my 16-track recorder last friday and it’s due here on thursday. You can see the one I ordered here. (I didn’t buy it from Zzounds, but they have a decent photo.) So, the Iapetus Project is on the launch pad. For the past few… Continue reading
Monday, Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright passed away. In the five days since, I’ve seen comments from drummer Nick Mason, and a very affectionate blog post by guitar player David Gilmour. Despite daily google searches, I have yet to find anything from estranged bass layer Roger Waters. Waters has… Continue reading
Today, we get polar opposites. On the one hand, Pink Floyd keyboard player and founding member Richard Wright passed away. On the other hand, my oldest child was inducted into the Junior National Honor Society this evening Let’s start with the bad news, so we can end this post on… Continue reading
This morning, we loaded up the truck and I dropped Russell off at the church where the troop meets. Here, Russell is posing with his Scoutmaster, Mr. Usher. After we dropped Russell off, we took Reanna to her recital practice session. She takes lessons from Wes Hawkins at Rhythm is… Continue reading
Today was the annual spring piano recital. Reanna played 9th and executed very well. After her evaluation last month, the judge named her and her piece as one he particularly enjoyed. Here she is playing Polonaise (BVW Anhang 119) by Johann Sebastian Bach. Here, she receives her purple ribbon for… Continue reading
I started work on a short story last night and put another 500 words in this evening. A week or two back, somebody commented that I might try a short story. Since I’m still making negligible progress on the novel, I don’t have much to lose. I could use some… Continue reading
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