Further 3-4 min video of the little girl painting her pumpkin. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2018
Random thought prior to the Little Girl’s visit
October 28, 2018 By
Friday night: nothing. Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Saturday night: nothing, sitting round the house. Sunday morning: tidying & cleaning the place because “company” is coming over, “highly” motivated, super-excited. Sunday Afternoon: three and a quarter very special hours with Lailah. Priceless! Sunday evening: still riding the wave from this afternoon. ==== And, poof, and just … [Read more...]
Laugh of the day – Lailah’s and the pumpkin
October 28, 2018 By
True story. Laugh of the day. To set this up, you have to be made aware that my short driveway is on a very slight incline. I go pick up Lailah from her parents house earlier this afternoon, we then went to the local grocery store, and bought two medium to large size pumpkins, and also some of the pumpkin decorating tools, and gizmos, a Halloween cookie baking mix, etc. I pull into the … [Read more...]
Movie – “The Post”
October 28, 2018 By
I don’t go to the movie theater as often as I used to. When I was in my twenties, I would go probably twice a month. In my thirties and forties, it became once a month. Now, in my fifties, I only go once in a blue moon (3-4 times a year). This could be due to a vast number of reasons, so we won’t go there, since that in, of itself, would detract from this post. However, exactly because I don’t … [Read more...]
Getting up early for work
October 25, 2018 By
It is “dark zero thirty” here on the bus, at 6:45 am. Senior management has scheduled a day long Demo session (by the vendor), starting at 8am, of the new application(s) we’ll be using in the near future. I do not like getting up at 6am, that is a perfectly good waste of precious REM sleep for me. We’ll see if I will fall asleep by mid afternoon, in the video conference room, with my fellow … [Read more...]
Bedroom lamps
October 24, 2018 By
Ok, in order to tell you tonight’s story, I have to fess up to something. Yesterday was the second “day one” of the 21 day new habit challenge (for me to kick the FB habit). I made it thru all (ok, most) of yesterday without getting onto FB. I believe I used it on the bus in the morning, but I did not get on the blasted thing last night, not one iota. Thereby freeing up dozens, if not hundreds, … [Read more...]
Facebook challenge – 21 days for a new habit to “take”
October 22, 2018 By
A former Unisys colleague of mine, posted something either last night or this morning, about it taking 21 days for a new habit to take hold. Sometime on the way home on the bus, I think, I was thinking to myself, self, let’s give this 21 day habit thing a try. “Let’s stay off FB for the next 21 days”, I said. I’m not going to tell you how many minutes I’ve spent scrolling tonight since I’ve … [Read more...]
President Trump’s so-called accomplishments/goals
October 21, 2018 By
President Trump’s “goals” and/or “accomplishments”: Withdraw from the climate change treaty/pact - done. Withdraw from NATO - deferred for now. Scrap NAFTA - done. Withdraw from TPP agreement (Trans-Pacific Partnership) - done. Repeal ACA (“Obamacare”) - done. Withdraw from JCPOA (“Iran nuclear deal”) - done. Withdraw from one of the nuclear missile limitation treaty’s with Russia - … [Read more...]
Laugh of the day – Spookytown
October 20, 2018 By
Brian to his best friend: "Hey, I collect a lot of Lemax SpookyTown stuff, but it could be worse. I could be addicted to heroin instead.” Best friend: "At least you could get help with the heroin.” ==== [I stole this, this is not my joke.] … [Read more...]
stuff to do, and motivation
October 20, 2018 By
Lots of stuff to do today (just the normal stuff people do on the weekends). Lots of energy and motivation when I first got up. Two hours later: Kitchen cleaned - check Laundry done (17 loads - lol) - check Bathrooms cleaned - check Rooms vacuumed... Uh... I now hear a (tiny, whiny) voice, coming from the ether: “Isn’t it time for a nap?” [Don’t do it, Brian - “it’s a trap!”] MLIA (My life … [Read more...]
Fargo – Season 1
October 19, 2018 By
Ok, I’ll make a confession: I’ve never seen “Fargo” the movie. Sure, I’ve seen a few scenes from it, a trailer or two, but never got around to watching it. I’ve seen a few movies by the Coen Brothers (Barton Fink, “Burn after reading”, “Oh brother, where art thou”) which have always left me scratching my head. On the other hand, while looking up their film making history just now, I’m quite … [Read more...]
Bus, make-up, etc.
October 17, 2018 By
Person next to me on the bus is putting on their makeup. [I have to admit, this is probably only the second time in about a year, so it’s not that bad.] But, I mean, if I’m able to put on my eyeliner, eye shadow and lipstick at home in the morning, they should be able to complete their makeup routine too, BEFORE getting on the stupid bus! Lol. No one was hurt during this PSA (but I did … [Read more...]
Model railroading kit building and ‘stash’ backlog
October 13, 2018 By
Post number two this morning due to insomnia/tinnitus. ==== Here’s a crafter’s dilemma, as a crafter gets older, toward retirement age. I’m going to make this a bit easier to understand by reducing the actual quantities. Let’s say, you have enough crafting “projects” (yarn, quilting material/projects, wood in workshop, or whatever) to last you for the next three to four years (or longer), at … [Read more...]
Hobbies, Model Railroading – what happens to your stuff when its time to go?
October 13, 2018 By
Post number two this morning due to insomnia/tinnitus. ==== Here’s a crafter’s dilemma, as a crafter gets older, toward retirement age. I’m going to make this a bit easier to understand by reducing the actual quantities. Let’s say, you have enough crafting “projects” (yarn, quilting material/projects, wood in workshop, or whatever) to last you for the next three to four years (or longer), at … [Read more...]
Random thoughts, waking early, 5am
October 13, 2018 By
Not entirely sure if I went to bed “early” last night. I know it was a little earlier than my usual midnight, one AM turning off the light. For some reason earlier in the evening, I had a hankering to watch IronMan (the first one). So, I search the various content providers and found it, started to watch it. Since I’ve seen it a dozen times, around the scene when Obadiah Stane is over at Tony’s … [Read more...]
bus ride home, new clothes
October 9, 2018 By
Six thirty, on the bus home, passing over the MN River (just South of MOA, just before the Eagan Outlet Mall), it’s darker than all heck out there, and it’s raining. Another 15 mins until the bus station. All is good. Except. I’d bought myself a few new dress shirts a couple weeks ago, wore one of them today. Definitely the wrong size. Glad I didn’t open the others, I can at least take those … [Read more...]
Facebook anniversary
October 8, 2018 By
Good lord! In a few weeks, I’ll have been on FaceBook for ten years. ENOUGH ALREADY! What the heck did we do before this stupid thing came into our lives? … [Read more...]
Rainstorm, umbrellas, etc.
October 8, 2018 By
Sometime last week (Wednesday?) we had a huge rainstorm as I was leaving the office. Fortunately, I had my umbrella in my backpack, no big deal, for the four city block walk to the bus stop. Except, it wasn’t just a rainstorm, it was also a windstorm, and by the time I got to the bus stop I was soaked, and in addition, the wind had broken my umbrella 💨🌬💨😱😱 Now a smart person would have gone and … [Read more...]
Half Price Books – sale
October 6, 2018 By
So, after leaving the state fair grounds this afternoon, I said to myself, “Self: we have a huge opportunity and if we do not take it, we’ll most likely regret it.” So, that’s how I ended up at Cosettas this afternoon, getting myself some take-out, after leaving the “Half Price Books” book sale. Since I’m not up in the downtown Saint Paul area as often as I was a few yrs ago when I was taking … [Read more...]
Random thoughts, state fair booksale, ServiceNow
October 6, 2018 By
Facebook asks, “What’s on your mind”, at 5:30am this morning? Insomnia - maybe. Acid reflux - nope, not this “morning”. Tinnitus - definitely a yep. Take your pick. My pal Rick went to the State Fair Grounds yesterday for “Half Price Books” book sale. All books were $2 or less. He picked up twelve books for $20. Guess I’m going to get my butt over there this morning and see if I can pick up a … [Read more...]
