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9664- sunday

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Beautiful Spring day today – Back is sore and tummy still upset, but it’s hard not to love the weather. If anything, it’s a bit warm – thank goodness for the breeze off the bay!

Opened up our windows, and let the kitties sniff the fresh air… good to air out the house. Lots of green glow outside, flowers are blooming like gangbusters.

All of our neighborhood kitties were running around, too… most were too fast for the camera, save the chubby polydactyl girl that lives off of 7th and F. She is a master of using her little mitten-hands, too! I fear for the day we ever own a cat with opposable thumbs… our boys are tricky enough without manual dexterity.

Also discovered that the critter up the road we call "Dirty Cow Cat" (sung to Foreigner’s "Dirty White Boy") is really named Zorro.

Pyewacket was at the Window, mewing loudly as BHK picked at the catnip out front… I took a time out from what I was doing to dose both the boys up with a little bit of the kitty-weed.

Saw Chicken Dawg walking around while the in-laws were working in the garden. He was having a grand ol’ time, and smartly stayed out of the road.  (Chicken Dawg is named such, because the first day we saw the beagle/basset mix, he was running down the street with a chicken carcass in his mouth – looks like he got it from a trash can. He high-tailed it before we could take it away from him.)

Pictures from walkabout – lots of plants, with the occasional kitty or lawn.

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1 year ago – aquarium trip, cherry blossom fest plans, new avengers, metro cars cracking, fights / passivity

2 years ago – BHK ill & irritated, free psp t-mobil wifi, north beach link, I’m swiss, haiku, D&D gaming grant

3 years ago – coloring book wakes up, zefrank’s log pretty keen, y/n meme, gesture poll, monkey doodle, abstract doodle

4 years ago – Dizzy bear flashbacks about GP, Kat, Danny, and past game group members, blackstronauts, newt angles, alex toth, nameless dread, click to save the world, lunsford

5 years ago – lemon fanta, diet pepsi slurpees, pet sweaters, bro stuff, awesome man,Galaxy Quest, mp3s, virus, apt/newt pics, chernobyl cyclist

6 years ago – There, light bulb pops, the rack, TAG approaches, heroX=mediocre

7 years ago – ice dreams, mock French, animal cams, keywords, yahoo plays bad, peep research, hut destroys a troll

8 years ago – Random Mail, music mix, palm BS picture, pantywaist poll, storms, blogger downGeotarget

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9663 – saturday

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Day was a blur. Let’s see –

We were up late last night – stayed nestled in bed until about 10am when we realized I had to be to the doc’s by 11 in order to get my shots. (Doing it a week early, so I can skip next weekend – City-wide yard sale is something we want to hit early!

Got shots, and BHK showed me the menu to a local BBQ shack that she and the mom-in-law went to for lunch yesterday. I of course got the fried clams, which were very tasty. Most entertaining food was cornbread in the shape of a pickup truck – eaten before photographed. I’ll snap the next one – it was very tasty.

We went on a little shopping expedition with the in-laws – K-mart for plants in the garden – bok choy, broccoli, cabbage – picked up some robin’s eggs and nonpareils – kept the eggs (candy-coated, chocolate covered malted milk balls) and gave biscuits and non-p’s to the inlaws. got more pot pie squares and tomato sauce for a future meal or two, as well.

Visited Compter Renaissance, and they really didn’t have any tech that was newer than circa 1995. so much for me getting a memory upgrade or car charger for the EEE. While at K-mart, I looked into a power inverter for the love cube – all of the $30 ones were out, and the $80 was a bit too spendy for me.. not going to run a chainsaw or a fridge just yet.

Saw puppies in baby cribs again. Guy insisted that dogs I’m allergic to are hypoallergenic. Just because it doesn’t shed much doesn’t mean I’m not allergic.

Got home, rested a smidgen, and we had buffalo shrimp salad for dinner. I went into the other room to fix our router’s security since Comcast reset it – noticed that they had the router to go to only one computer at a time. (ip locked) – fixed router, it’ snow called "Green Glow" for springtime, and is passworded.

I got sick about 10 minutes after resetting the router. could be the shrimp, or just the fact that I overate – I scarfed down a lot of baked potato.

We did lights out from 8:30-9:30pm as part of an energy saving gesture called earth hour .

And now, the in-laws have gone home – We watched the Thomas Crown Affair . Not the best flick in the world – first time i had seen it all at once. Surprising that they’re making a sequel next year, 11 years later.  Newton was a little trickster tonight and got all sweet at Larry, and then made an effort to smack the glasses off his face.

G’nite, dear journal! A little soda-pop to soothe the stomach, and it’s off to bed!

1 year ago – alice’s bar exam party, smothers brothers, eating policy, assorted piccies of my office, newt and pye getting along, doodled voice post, bus stop pic of spring,

2 years ago – nice folks at the county, cherry blossoms, spring started – pear trees, BHK into reality tv, EPC a flop, adam & tennis, easter coming up.

3 years ago – code template, interest cloud, pda cam dies, p&B in german, song tapper, bus on fire doodle

4 years ago – easter manatee, complimented, server/servant, spliced people, germs

5 years ago – Lj then and now (I spend less time now), bro, ice cream cake, Smokey & the Bandit

6 years ago – bro got me some Godzilla movies at the gift store up the road.

7 years ago – minority report poll, breakfast with Danny, grabber rabbit meme spreads, Words describing animal traits, Ketchup packet bear, Klaatu’s speech, scary dream, link-to poll

8 years ago – babelizer, mushy-feelings, book-burningGeotarget

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9662 – Friday!

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No Franklin this morning, but his opposite number, (a skittish and dirty gray tabby with white socks) said hello from a distance… ran when I greeted her, but I put some treats down in the field where she was hanging out. Hopefully she’ll have a little snack later.

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Set up my bookmooch account – I’m scottobear there , (avonberg is also there, far more active!)

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buffalo shrimp salads with the in-laws tonight – postponed – in-laws were busy, so we did buffalo-pseudo-chicken-patty salads, instead.

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Playing hangman with BHK earlier. Occupation: –DD-NG M-N-STER

My bad, I thought it was Pudding Monster. BHK got it right with Wedding Minister. I would love to have a job as a pudding monster, at least for a bit.

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Meme via Bubbles!

The longest survey you’ll ever fill out! Do the world a favor: fill it out and post it for all your friends…. Do this because the person who did this didn’t sit here for ages for nothing. Answer all the questions honestly, no lying to avoid stuff.

If you’ve been tagged its because the person who tagged you wants to know your answers!

Shoe size: 15
Height: 6’5-6ish
What are you wearing right now? Friday work clothes – (filling this out on the bus ride home) – black shoes, black socks, dark blue pants, maroon and dark blue striped polo shirt, gray and light blue jacket.
Righty or lefty: Lefty
Can you make a£1 in change? nope I’ve got american Money.. however, I cannot even do $1 in change. I have about 45 cents in my pocket.
Best place to go for a date? I’m a fan of the classic dinner and a movie.
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FAVORITES

Number: 5/14/23
Animal: monkey/bear/sasquatch
Favorite drink: diet cherry dr pepper (not diet cherry VANILLA dr pepper)

Month: October
Juice: Orange
Favorite cartoon: venture brothers

HAVE YOU EVER
Given anyone a bath: yes (younger brother when he was little)
Bungee Jumped? nope
Made yourself throw up? nope… I’ve vomited on my own, though
Gone skinny dipping? yup
Eaten a dog? Nope!
Played truth or dare? back in high school maybe
Came close to dying? here and there
Been in a sauna? yes
Been in a hot tub? Yes
Broken someone’s heart? hopefully not
Cried when someone died? Yes
Fell off your chair? yes – fainted!
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call? yes – worried about bro again
Saved e-mails? Yes
Ever used someone? not intentionally, but I imagine I have
Been cheated on? I believe so.

WHAT IS
Your good luck charm? Newton whisker and a Sacagawea dollar
Fav. song? This will be our year
What is beside you? an empty lunch bag and my laptop bag
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EVER HAD
Chicken pox: yup – when I was 8
Sore Throat: yes – every year or three
Stitches: yes – many times
Broken a bone? collarbone

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DO YOU
Believe in love at first sight? I’m sure it happens all the time.
Believe in long distance relationships? they can work, but both people really need to want to make it work.
Who was the last person that called you? BHK
Who was the last person you slow danced with? BHK
Who makes you smile the most? BHK
Who knows you the best? Newton and/or BHK
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Do you like filling these out: when they show me something new, yes
Do you wear contact lenses or glasses? nope
Do you like yourself? I’m an ok guy.
Do you get along with your family? I can get along with anyone, for at least a little while.

ARE YOU
Obsessive Compulsive? Maybe neurotic at times.
Suicidal? no

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FINAL QUESTIONS
What did you do yesterday? see yesterday’s journal entry!
Hated someone in your family? yes, but now it’s down to a mild dislike
Gotten any awards? sure – stiff from florida dept of law enforcement, trophies as a kid, the usual stuff
What car/truck do you wish to have? the love cube, fully repaired.
Where do you want to get married? been and done! worked for me!
Good driver? I’m long out of practice.
Good Singer? I do a pretty decent fake of some songs
Have a lava lamp? not for years
How many remote controls are in your house? about 5 I think
What was your last dream about: I was eating a sandwich covered in sesame seeds – they turned out to be hair follicles and the top of a football.
When you last showered? this morning
Scary or Funny Movies? Funny – it’s hard to scare me, but easy to make me laugh.
Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
Root beer or Dr.Pepper? Dr. P.
Water skiing or wake boarding? wake boarding… my feet are too big for water skis.
Summer or winter? I prefer cold to hot, but summer has fireflies.
Silver or Gold? Silver
Diamond or pearl? pearl
Sprite or 7up? sprite
Coffee or sweet tea? sweet tea
Phone or in person? in person. I really dislike using the phone!
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TODAY DID YOU
1. Talk to someone you liked: yes
2. Buy something: soda pop and some chips
3. Get sick?: No
4. Talked to an ex? no
5. Miss someone: yes – bro back when he was younger.
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LAST PERSON WHO
6. Slept in your bed?: Probably Newton, if not, BHK and me

no 7?

8. Made you cry? me. body aches
9. Went to the movies with? BHK
10. Said "I Love You"?: BHK

no 11?

12. Last Hug? Pyewacket
13. Been to Mexico? last person been to mexico?? I have.
14. Been to Canada? I’ve been to the border, not sure if I’ve been inside.
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RANDOM
15. Do you have a crush on someone right now? I love someone right now!
16. What book are you reading now? a few, depending where in the house I am. most recently touched was a MySQL programming guide
17. Best feeling in the world? making someone you love happy
18. Future kids’ names? Changes with the wind. I sort of like Penelope and William right now, but I’d have to see the kid first.
19. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? only when Newton, Pyewacket or BHK are very well fed!
20. Whats under your bed? dust bunnies, stray cat toys, stray books
21. Favorite sport to watch? Football isn’t terrible, or Martial Arts
22. Favorite location? Home
23. Piercings/Tattoos: Really depends on the situation. I don’t have either, but don’t mind either on someone else.
24. What are you most scared of right now? Fear itself
25. Who do you really hate? The stupidly dangerous
26. Do you have a job? Yes
27. Have you ever liked someone you didn’t have a chance with? Sure, I think everyone has.
28. Are you lonely right now? nope!
29. Song that’s stuck in your head right now? Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
30. Have you ever played strip poker? no
31. Have you ever gotten beat up? yes
32. Have you ever been on radio/TV?: yes – as a spokesman for assorted things, child advocacy mostly.
33.Have you ever been in a "mosh-pit"? yes
34. Ever liked someone, but thought they never noticed you? yes and I was right!
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RANDOM
Whats the first things you notice about the opposite sex (visual)? posture / body language
Are you too shy to ask someone out?  I can be bold or shy – moot now, I can easily ask BHK out!
Dogs or Cats? I’m more allergic to dogs, but I love critters! More partial to cats, because they are a bit more self-cleaning.
Favorite Flower? I vary – right now I rather like honeysuckle.
Have you ever fired a gun? several times

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1 year ago – documentation weirdness, daffodil central, young scotto & bro pics, safety patrol, Miami police drones

2 years ago – back mending, bhk cold fading, mission impossible squirrel video, blogger death threats, larry and tigger vet trip picture

3 years ago – V movie, political ramble / revolution, boca/popular comics, pictures from walkabout, newt playing fetch pics

4 years ago – Easter, Deadbolt, Danny recap, K, piccies, personality test, heard from everway gamers, kitties video, walking octopus, waterbus

5 years ago – Procrastination, Henchman, search warrants/LA, booger eaters, vacuum cleaners, Brian Blessed, heroclix, zombie pinups

6 years ago – jkg, TAG, souls, Bahá’í, soul & body, leaving FMM

7 years ago – dream, dented the door with my mitt, sleepy and grumpy, how I sleep w/newt, small hands=rude, army men, Dan Bfast, lab grown meat, dali museum, secret fun spot, 2 dead celebs

8 years ago – lj bump, baby newt pic, one ring, mush, thebot, palm doodle-art, John DenverGeotarget

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9661 – Thursday

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Newton and Pyewacket were especially resistant to my heading out this morning. Good Snuggle and nap weather.

No Franklin – also due to rainy day.

Came home, dinner of pigs in blankets, and mac & cheese. The boys were happy to see me.

BHK got goodies for the garden and the yard! So far, she’s picked up  Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, sugar peas, tulips, radishes, spinach and something else that doesn’t leap immediately to mind. Broccoli will be coming later.

I’m glad BHK has such sharp cooking cred – I’m still not sure how I feel about baby stinkhead sprouts, but I’m sure she’ll make ’em great. (I also used to dislike zucchini, so what do I know?)

Some fires to put out at work, went quickly enough.

BHK fell asleep next to me while watching last restaurant standing. Making an early night of it again – maybe we’ll catch the office tomorrow.

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kottke pointed me to this re: Some answers to the disappearing honeybee problem

In an article for Scientific American, two scientists who are working on the causes of colony collapse disorder (CCD) say that they and other researchers have made some progress in determining what’s killing all of those bees.

The growing consensus among researchers is that multiple factors such as poor nutrition and exposure to pesticides can interact to weaken colonies and make them susceptible to a virus-mediated collapse. In the case of our experiments in greenhouses, the stress of being confined to a relatively small space could have been enough to make colonies succumb to IAPV and die with CCD-like symptoms.

It’s like AIDS for bees…the lowered immunity doesn’t kill directly but makes the bees more susceptible to other illness. One the techniques researchers used in investigating CDD is metagenomics. Instead of singling out an organism for analysis, they essentially mixed together a bunch of genetic material found in the bees (including any bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc.) and sliced it up into small pieces that were individually deciphered. They went through those pieces one by one and assigned them to known organisms until they ran across something unusual.

The CSI-style investigation greatly expanded our general knowledge of honeybees. First, it showed that all samples (CCD and healthy) had eight different bacteria that had been described in two previous studies from other parts of the world. These findings strongly suggest that those bacteria may be symbionts, perhaps serving an essential role in bee biology such as aiding in digestion. We also found two nosema species, two other fungi and several bee viruses. But one bee virus stood out, as it had never been identified in the U.S.: the Israeli acute paralysis virus, or IAPV.

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1 year ago – midweek, hummus is the new salsa, john adams card, cute -yet destructive animals, lego plastic man, work

2 years ago – Pictures from lookout point drive, cold/ back issues with bhk and me

3 years ago – made a couple of bucks, Hero dial, tree zoo, ladybug, shin splints, quizzes

4 years ago – danny visit, moskau, balloon wizard doodle, slugbaby snowsuits, Jarvis Sow Bung System Model VC -for the cutting out of sow bungs, Caffeine contents per serving, coconut bonk, taser rick Sanchez, famous homosexual quiz, Jesus-scented candles, finger-wendy’s

5 years ago – Newtie-reaper, policy almanac, GP&K coming to town, Parkland cops bad, cargo ship aground, wandering piccies

6 years ago – Sickies, schoolhouse rock, bro dating

7 years ago – hydrant, alton brown, Halle Barry Freakout, weird emma, annoying cabbie, aa, tcup, Disney/Dali

8 years ago – plh, grumpy at boss, maple cologne, slackerjack, treatsGeotarget

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9660 – wednesday

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Franklin was back – and happy to have a little nibble for breakfast. I ate my bagel and gave him treats and pets for breakkies.

speaking of critters –  BHK master list of things for us to adopt –

  1. duck
  2. llama
  3. alpaca
  4. puggle
  5. griffon (spunky one)
  6. pig
  7. baby otter (preferably 2 )

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Comcast came back – apparently they didn’t complete the disconnect from the "walled garden". Fortunately, BHK was savvy enough to tell them that our equipment wasn’t bad – told them to get one off the truck, and test – failed, and that led them to call and fix earlier.

They reset the router though – I’m going to have to rename and reset some security. (not crazy about having it called "linksys" or "default" when "mr meaty" or "salmagundia" will do better.

Let’s see how well this stays together.

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Fooling around near the bus stop, while waiting for BHK to come get me – it’s pretty gray outside for springtime, yet, and plenty cool.

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After work tonight, BHK picked me up, an we went to Pizza Hut with Adam. Brought him back his hoodie and power cable left behind the other night he slept over, as well as some little treats picked up for him at 7-11 (chips, gummis, soda)

Adam is still not interested in getting BHK a Llama via his rental company, and we were all too tired to do candlepin bowling.

Dropped him off, saw a cd/video game exchange place… swung in for a moment – not a bad collection of stuff, and the prices look right. I’ll be back.

We got home, and now are heading to bed… early, but both of us are bushed!

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1 year ago – gentle day, sammich issues, why not be a freelance writer, dead bill buckley, Hillary fib, political flip flops, I was Santa, Hoss slow, I suck at chess, voice post – stuff seen at bus stop (w/doodle), ducks witness a thief.

2 years ago – newt, pye, tigger and a spongebob ice pop in the sun pictures, bro drama, hot fuzz preview, springtime cough

3 years ago – porch entry, newtcam pic, consulting work, zeppelin hotels, hornsuit

4 years ago – dr who leaks out, tree, death as a doodle, in the news, tmbg-bloodmobile, missing a brown-eyed girl, squirrel names, pirate vote

5 years ago – playing with icons, palm doodles, magical flesh fearing saw, bro still in the pokey

6 years ago – throat tickle, possible gig, FMM stuff

7 years ago – yahoo kills pop3, Can Asians Think?, llamas!, spring break, Egyptian musk, cat-recognition flap, rice dreams

8 years ago – Green Eggs & Hamlet, moody, China, Sophomore Uses List Context; Cops InterrogateGeotarget