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8993 – sun

I got off to a bad start this morning… all fumblethumbs and confusion.
troubles across the spectrum – back, hip, lungs, foot, headache, toothache.

BHK was very patient with me.

Quick like a wink – the day in review

art fest – got a picture of a luna moth, enjoyed the grounds and sculpture more than the quite excellent kettle corn and craftwork. more pics below.
Mexico for late lunch
did some apple picking at the blue house
had a nap
cheese and crackers for dinner
watched Ramsey’s Kitchen nightmares
Started watching Yo-yo Girl Cop
Gave up and posted – then off to bed
super tired, but cough kept me sitting up for a bit.

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1 year ago – on-call issues, Charley Varrick, veggie corn dogs better toasted, superspy, talkr

2 years ago – Friday plans?, ignis fatuus, flickr toys, graffiti board

3 years ago – sin city preview, goodbye romania, spambots, team rocket, dark tower, mt dew poo, cej in from the rain, palm doctor trip pics

4 years ago – apple jacks, skulls, orisinal cats, belly dance

5 years ago – fun with fonts.

6 years ago – coloring book, newt pics, drug poll

7 years ago – javamental and mocha Geotarget

8992 – sat

Bluegrass festival was fun, save for some folks seated in front of us that preferred to have a loud, beer-fueled discussion about the bands on stage rather than just drinking and listening.

Highlights were – Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain – Carrie has some crazy windswept hair going on, and is sponsored by Moon Pies ! Free Moon Pie at Bluegrass fest? How was there not a riot? Most everyone (save for the drunkie mentioned earlier)

Blue Highway put on the best performance, I think, though Larry says (and I’ll buy his expertise on this) that Mountainheart was the most technically able.

Country Gentlemen and Good Deale put on a fine show, as well. Lots of fantastic dobro work, especially.

There’s something to be said for groups not big enough for a massive following to team up and bring a whole day of music to the area. A pity Alison Krauss wasn’t there – if she had been, I think it’d have just been icing on the cake. I guess that’s the price of fame… you can tour on your own.

BHK caught this fellow on camera – a true fan.
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The chucklehed below was the aforementioned drunkie talker
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Assorted unfiled – will come back to mention sprite lady, delmarva guy, and so on.

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last but not least, the kitties, for anyone missing orange and black. 🙂

1 year ago – wedding announcement, hacking the psp, skybar, justice

2 years ago – choco chippie cookies from the great mazinga, 2nd life, python quiz, newt and I horseplay pic, gave RS the smoking image, lj security issues, ADP vs RI, morning picture

3 years ago – skeeters are coming, Approached to hoax, enron should be glad it’s not Chinese, bro’s gf in jail, Colee contacts me

4 years ago – cej gab, goober and nims, Bottle Imps, Napellus, Salamander’s Feather, Screech Owl, Sycomancy, Tiromancy, sex x-rays, pass this on, first night of 24 hour call, universe POVs, super leaping dancers (my standing leap is now about a foot, guinness, anti-spam

5 years ago – rave, dave, mageknight

6 years ago – Ziito, Vulkon, and helpful hints re: gremlins

7 years ago – applelard comes out of the Bon Jovi closet, present reminder, and federal spending thoughts Geotarget

8991 – fri

Thinking good thoughts for mootpoint, Mol, and Dominic.


Payday! Just in time, as BHK and I both got to the doc and I get a pair of fillings on my right side. BHK’s teeth are jim-dandy… remember to floss!


I grabbed this from yoames / phillykat / pilarcruz and countless others.

1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com/.
2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their “Career Matchmaker” questions.
4. Post your top ten results.

Here’s mine – (I kept going, to answer all the questions. My first pass had a lot more computer/social worker stuff)

  1. Epidemiologist – Sounds interesting, but I don’t have *any* solid training for it. Could come in handy for the coming zombie apocalypse… or preventing one! Best case, already in a clean house-type bunker. Worst case, that’s where the epidemic starts. I guess if I worked for a villain, before dying, I could at least say that I worked in a lair fashioned inside of a dormant volcano, under the sea in a bubble-city, or from a satellite lab in high-earth orbit.
  2. Oceanographer – I still haven’t finished reading Fluke, but I do enjoy marine biology. I imagine the optimal life doing that sort of thing… maybe like an idyllic remake of the Flipper TV or Jonny Quest. Living in the keys, fighting pirates, discovering sea-monsters, etc. Would I get a hydrofoil and cool gadgets?
  3. Anthropologist – Humans are pretty fascinating critters. I suspect that I’d be more interested in this than Oceanographer. Field work at the ocean would be more palatable to me, though. Again with the Jonny Quest. Maybe with a little less or Race Bannon’s “Take that, you heathen savages!” I will, however accept bad guys that die with a scream of “AIeeee!” as they fall from a cliff, get disemboweled by Yeti, or are shot by whatever helpful bodyguard/guide-types are along for the ride.
  4. Writer – I try to do that here and again, but the time factor keeps popping up. I really need to devote an hour a day to it, and I simply don’t have the will to set aside the time to do it properly. I’ll always love doing it, but I’d have to have a way to support myself and my family if it were my full-time gig. I know quite a few writers, both professional, “wannabe” pro, and strong amateur, most of them very talented at word-craft. Given the amount of junk writing that’s out there, I’m fairly confident that I could find a niche with the right publicist. Also would be handy for “Murder, HE wrote” mysteries later in life. If Angela Lansbury can do it, so can I.
  5. Botanist – I do like plants. Do I like ‘em enough to make them my life? Not sure. The Sea and Humans certainly have more of my interest. Now, if it were the phytoplankton people from Atlantis, I guess I’d be set… especially if they need some Research done on their databases. see below. I know what happens to Botanists. Ask Jason Woodrue, Ted Sallis, Alec Holland, Pam Isley, or any of dozens of folks turned into plant-critters, green psychos, pod people or muck-encrusted mockeries of men. Maybe when pot is legal, or if I lived on the planet Mardru.
  6. Library Technician – been there, done that. Fun and rewarding if you surround yourself with the right people. (true of most any job, really) It can be pretty thankless, and while I like books, I’m a far stretch from Burgess Meredith in that Twilight Zone episode.
  7. Historian – So very variable. Some parts of the past are amazing… other bits are deadly dull. Plus, the pay issue again- I imagine it’s difficult to live on the average historian’s wages. How do I become an authority?
  8. Researcher – If I could make any good, livable wage doing this for an organization that wasn’t a super-villain, I’d probably dig it. Depends on the research, though… do I really want data about women’s shoe sizes, and how they compare to hemlines? Fairly close to historian, Above. Job description is too vague.
  9. Database Developer – Heck, that’s a chunk of what I’m doing in my gig right now! I enjoy the challenges and solving the puzzles that arise in most of the larger builds that I’ve had to do.
  10. Multimedia Developer – I’ve dabbled with this… seems like a very competitive field to get a gig that’s worthwhile.

Web Developer, Systems Programmer and such all appear in the top 40, further down the list.


Limited edition Raspberry M&M’s are pretty good. Not amazing, but not too shabby. I prefer the holiday mint ones….and wouldn’t mind if they did orange-chocolate M’s.


Getting this entry out of the way early, as I don’t forsee much computer time tonight… see two lines up. I’m looking forward to a nice evening of Movies and games in our little treehouse loft, or in the living room. (depending on our desire to watch stuff on the laptop or the dvd player.

[edit – Strike that, we had Chinese at in-laws and watching “Because I said so”. Maybe Games and yo-yo tomorrow!]

Until Saturday-ish, dear journal!


1 year ago – goodies, 008 is landon, kill windows nag, mr t – be somebody, rfjason – wtf prank, kitty combo

2 years ago – Red Thread, Postcard, walking weather, work, 2nd life, battersea

3 years ago – visit meme, case against voodoo, freeflow thought, Mexico Wal-mart Protest

4 years ago – Newt-vet, shoutcast, tiny cities, Why I dislike leiberman, Frankie mooches again, Turkish Hairballs

5 years ago – Lots of robots, World Affairs, palm art

6 years ago – Shocked awake, Nostia, folks scamming relief, weather, programming, lovely chat

7 years ago – Pompano Weather, Warghetz, Suzy News, Censorship, Loved Geotarget

(via Scotto’s Wall Scrawls)

8991 – fri

Thinking good thoughts for mootpoint, Mol, and Dominic.


Payday! Just in time, as BHK and I both got to the doc and I get a pair of fillings on my right side. BHK’s teeth are jim-dandy… remember to floss!


I grabbed this from yoames / phillykat / pilarcruz and countless others.

1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com/.
2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their “Career Matchmaker” questions.
4. Post your top ten results.

Here’s mine – (I kept going, to answer all the questions. My first pass had a lot more computer/social worker stuff)

  1. Epidemiologist – Sounds interesting, but I don’t have *any* solid training for it. Could come in handy for the coming zombie apocalypse… or preventing one! Best case, already in a clean house-type bunker. Worst case, that’s where the epidemic starts. I guess if I worked for a villain, before dying, I could at least say that I worked in a lair fashioned inside of a dormant volcano, under the sea in a bubble-city, or from a satellite lab in high-earth orbit.
  2. Oceanographer – I still haven’t finished reading Fluke, but I do enjoy marine biology. I imagine the optimal life doing that sort of thing… maybe like an idyllic remake of the Flipper TV or Jonny Quest. Living in the keys, fighting pirates, discovering sea-monsters, etc. Would I get a hydrofoil and cool gadgets?
  3. Anthropologist – Humans are pretty fascinating critters. I suspect that I’d be more interested in this than Oceanographer. Field work at the ocean would be more palatable to me, though. Again with the Jonny Quest. Maybe with a little less or Race Bannon’s “Take that, you heathen savages!” I will, however accept bad guys that die with a scream of “AIeeee!” as they fall from a cliff, get disemboweled by Yeti, or are shot by whatever helpful bodyguard/guide-types are along for the ride.
  4. Writer – I try to do that here and again, but the time factor keeps popping up. I really need to devote an hour a day to it, and I simply don’t have the will to set aside the time to do it properly. I’ll always love doing it, but I’d have to have a way to support myself and my family if it were my full-time gig. I know quite a few writers, both professional, “wannabe” pro, and strong amateur, most of them very talented at word-craft. Given the amount of junk writing that’s out there, I’m fairly confident that I could find a niche with the right publicist. Also would be handy for “Murder, HE wrote” mysteries later in life. If Angela Lansbury can do it, so can I.
  5. Botanist – I do like plants. Do I like ’em enough to make them my life? Not sure. The Sea and Humans certainly have more of my interest. Now, if it were the phytoplankton people from Atlantis, I guess I’d be set… especially if they need some Research done on their databases. see below. I know what happens to Botanists. Ask Jason Woodrue, Ted Sallis, Alec Holland, Pam Isley, or any of dozens of folks turned into plant-critters, green psychos, pod people or muck-encrusted mockeries of men. Maybe when pot is legal, or if I lived on the planet Mardru.
  6. Library Technician – been there, done that. Fun and rewarding if you surround yourself with the right people. (true of most any job, really) It can be pretty thankless, and while I like books, I’m a far stretch from Burgess Meredith in that Twilight Zone episode.
  7. Historian – So very variable. Some parts of the past are amazing… other bits are deadly dull. Plus, the pay issue again- I imagine it’s difficult to live on the average historian’s wages. How do I become an authority?
  8. Researcher – If I could make any good, livable wage doing this for an organization that wasn’t a super-villain, I’d probably dig it. Depends on the research, though… do I really want data about women’s shoe sizes, and how they compare to hemlines? Fairly close to historian, Above. Job description is too vague.
  9. Database Developer – Heck, that’s a chunk of what I’m doing in my gig right now! I enjoy the challenges and solving the puzzles that arise in most of the larger builds that I’ve had to do.
  10. Multimedia Developer – I’ve dabbled with this… seems like a very competitive field to get a gig that’s worthwhile.

Web Developer, Systems Programmer and such all appear in the top 40, further down the list.


Limited edition Raspberry M&M’s are pretty good. Not amazing, but not too shabby. I prefer the holiday mint ones….and wouldn’t mind if they did orange-chocolate M’s.


Getting this entry out of the way early, as I don’t forsee much computer time tonight… see two lines up. I’m looking forward to a nice evening of Movies and games in our little treehouse loft, or in the living room. (depending on our desire to watch stuff on the laptop or the dvd player.

[edit – Strike that, we had Chinese at in-laws and watching “Because I said so”. Maybe Games and yo-yo tomorrow! Good food and good company tonight – movie was meh.]

Until Saturday-ish, dear journal!


1 year ago – goodies, 008 is landon, kill windows nag, mr t – be somebody, rfjason – wtf prank, kitty combo

2 years ago – Red Thread, Postcard, walking weather, work, 2nd life, battersea

3 years ago – visit meme, case against voodoo, freeflow thought, Mexico Wal-mart Protest

4 years ago – Newt-vet, shoutcast, tiny cities, Why I dislike leiberman, Frankie mooches again, Turkish Hairballs

5 years ago – Lots of robots, World Affairs, palm art

6 years ago – Shocked awake, Nostia, folks scamming relief, weather, programming, lovely chat

7 years ago – Pompano Weather, Warghetz, Suzy News, Censorship, Loved Geotarget

8990 – Thursday

Hm, approaching 9000 entries. How many days has this thing been active? Let’s ask date and time.

From and including: Friday, May 19, 2000

To and including: Thursday, September 13, 2007

It is 2674 days from the start date to the end date, end date included

Or 7 years, 3 months, 26 days including the end date.

So, I’m still catching up to the old many quick posts a day to the newer, usually one-post per day. I still have an average of what… about three and a third posts a day if I take the whole into account?

Shopped for b’day presents tonight – we have gift cards from B&N, and we use ‘em! We got our reward of a choco-chip cookie or two to take the shopping edge off, but zonked out as soon as we got home. I got to feeling a bit creaky near the end of our expedition… I really need to change out of work shoes once I’ve left work.

Ate at DuClaw and had the Brew sampler (You get a 4 oz taste of all the beers that they have on tap at that time.)- not bad! I rather liked a few of the microbrews, and getting an a lot of soft-pretzel related meal items made it quite the little pseudo-bavarian event. Twisted Kilt wasn’t my fave, though BHK liked it – I think I was more partial to the BA Blonde Ale or the Misfit Red ale. The Crab dip was a bit spicy.

Planned for Saturday – Sept. 15
Deale Bluegrass Festival & Car Show: to be held at Herrington Harbour No. Marina.

Sponsored by: Deale Merchants Assoc.

Featuring: Mountain Heart, Blue Highway, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Country Gentleman, and Good Deale Bluegrass Band.

Car Show: Cars Limited to 1975 and older. Registration 7-11 am. Trophies will be awarded.

Gates Open: 10 a.m. Admission: $30. Children under 10 FREE, Parking FREE

Info. 410-867-6707.

Chris isn’t going, so it’ll just be BHK, Larry and me. It’ll be a full day and the weather looks great – low to mid-70s, low cloud cover.

1 year ago – goodies, 008 is landon, kill windows nag, mr t – be somebody, rfjason – wtf prank, kitty combo

2 years ago – Red Thread, Postcard, walking weather, work, 2nd life, battersea

3 years ago – visit meme, case against voodoo, freeflow thought, Mexico Wal-mart Protest

4 years ago – Newt-vet, shoutcast, tiny cities, Why I dislike leiberman, Frankie mooches again, Turkish Hairballs

5 years ago – Lots of robots, World Affairs, palm art

6 years ago – Shocked awake, Nostia, folks scamming relief, weather, programming, lovely chat

7 years ago – Pompano Weather, Warghetz, Suzy News, Censorship, Loved Geotarget

(via Scotto’s Wall Scrawls)

8990 – Thursday

Hm, approaching 9000 entries. How many days has this thing been active? Let’s ask date and time.

From and including: Friday, May 19, 2000

To and including: Thursday, September 13, 2007

It is 2674 days from the start date to the end date, end date included

Or 7 years, 3 months, 26 days including the end date.

So, I’m still catching up to the old many quick posts a day to the newer, usually one-post per day. I still have an average of what… about three and a third posts a day if I take the whole into account?

Shopped for b’day presents tonight – we have gift cards from B&N, and we use ’em! We got our reward of a choco-chip cookie or two to take the shopping edge off, but zonked out as soon as we got home. I got to feeling a bit creaky near the end of our expedition… I really need to change out of work shoes once I’ve left work.

Ate at DuClaw and had the Brew sampler (You get a 4 oz taste of all the beers that they have on tap at that time.)- not bad! I rather liked a few of the microbrews, and getting an a lot of soft-pretzel related meal items made it quite the little pseudo-bavarian event. Twisted Kilt wasn’t my fave, though BHK liked it – I think I was more partial to the BA Blonde Ale or the Misfit Red ale. The Crab dip was a bit spicy.

Planned for Saturday – Sept. 15
Deale Bluegrass Festival & Car Show: to be held at Herrington Harbour No. Marina.

Sponsored by: Deale Merchants Assoc.

Featuring: Mountain Heart, Blue Highway, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Country Gentleman, and Good Deale Bluegrass Band.

Car Show: Cars Limited to 1975 and older. Registration 7-11 am. Trophies will be awarded.

Gates Open: 10 a.m. Admission: $30. Children under 10 FREE, Parking FREE

Info. 410-867-6707.

Chris isn’t going, so it’ll just be BHK, Larry and me. It’ll be a full day and the weather looks great – low to mid-70s, low cloud cover.

1 year ago – goodies, 008 is landon, kill windows nag, mr t – be somebody, rfjason – wtf prank, kitty combo

2 years ago – Red Thread, Postcard, walking weather, work, 2nd life, battersea

3 years ago – visit meme, case against voodoo, freeflow thought, Mexico Wal-mart Protest

4 years ago – Newt-vet, shoutcast, tiny cities, Why I dislike leiberman, Frankie mooches again, Turkish Hairballs

5 years ago – Lots of robots, World Affairs, palm art

6 years ago – Shocked awake, Nostia, folks scamming relief, weather, programming, lovely chat

7 years ago – Pompano Weather, Warghetz, Suzy News, Censorship, Loved Geotarget

8989- wednesday.

Newt looks for useful or insightful content in today’s entry.

Sorry, little buddy. Just a day to work at work, and come home, eat dinner with bhk, and turn in early to read and snuggle in bed.

Not a bad day at all… I needed the rest.
newtlooks2

1 year ago – venture bros, house, matt starts halloween, mention of 10/25/06 – 2pm, vade mecum, pretty vids

2 years ago – 2nd life, raccoon icon, newt sleepies pic, halloween jukebox, condo doesn’t like newt, ADP ship-out prep

3 years ago – Ivan raises the dead, BK covers call, Shaun of the dead, JLU, Weather pictures, Safe!

4 years ago – Photo Friday – faith, I have a cell phone, soundless music, skunk ape

5 years ago – nice dreams, wargaming terrain tips, $25 benefit for being a non-litterbug, Tony gave me Ants, Brains, Cities and Software

6 years ago – Helping, act more – gripe less, Rant about people who say “we deservedit”, Long chat with Hala, Worried about DelMarVa, chickenpoo dream

7 years ago – looking for things to do, Newtcam reactivated Geotarget

(via Scotto’s Wall Scrawls)

8989- wednesday.

Newt looks for useful or insightful content in today’s entry.

Sorry, little buddy. Just a day to work at work, and come home, eat dinner with bhk, and turn in early to read and snuggle in bed.

Not a bad day at all… I needed the rest.
newtlooks2

1 year ago – venture bros, house, matt starts halloween, mention of 10/25/06 – 2pm, vade mecum, pretty vids

2 years ago – 2nd life, raccoon icon, newt sleepies pic, halloween jukebox, condo doesn’t like newt, ADP ship-out prep

3 years ago – Ivan raises the dead, BK covers call, Shaun of the dead, JLU, Weather pictures, Safe!

4 years ago – Photo Friday – faith, I have a cell phone, soundless music, skunk ape

5 years ago – nice dreams, wargaming terrain tips, $25 benefit for being a non-litterbug, Tony gave me Ants, Brains, Cities and Software

6 years ago – Helping, act more – gripe less, Rant about people who say “we deservedit”, Long chat with Hala, Worried about DelMarVa, chickenpoo dream

7 years ago – looking for things to do, Newtcam reactivated Geotarget

8988 – tues

Went to the in-laws after work for a junk-food delight – veggie chili dogs, fries, and corn. I was totally beat – BHK and I fairly ate and ran. About all I did before going to bed was make a few game moves… didn’t even really read before hitting the sack.


Memory Issues- and it’s not like I did a lot of drinking, drugs or had blunt head trauma as a kid. That I recall, anyhow.

I don’t remember a lot about my childhood. Sometimes, it seems like I only recall stuff from high-school onwards, and it’s been that way for a very long time. Sure, there’s the odd tv show, or family outing… but the majority is missing without something to spark a memory. Written journals help some.

I don’t remember when I first learned to read.

I don’t really remember when my parents divorced, or how we were told that they were splitting up.

I don’t remember getting to the hospital where my father died…how I got there, who was with me. I remember seeing him on the bed, with the monitors running.

I only vaguely remember moving out of the house at 17, over thanksgiving.

I don’t remember much of my time spent at home at age 15-16, outside of working on the old Atari 800 bbs.

I don’t remember reading many of my childhood books… I remember the stories, but not the actual running of my eyes over the words.

I only remember a few of my classmates, and the bulk of those were in high school. I do remember my friends in first grade, and my fellow safety patrol members in 5th.

I remember members of my social groups – gaming, music, theater, and so on.

I can’t remember my fellow boy scouts, but I vaguely remember Mr Pierce, mostly because I went back to the same troop with BA and SJ during their scout phase.

I can remember a few of the gang from Civil Air Patrol… but I can’t recall my flight instructor at all. I know it was a man, but I couldn’t pick him out of a lineup.


Stretch!!
newtcamstretch


Thoughts for Thursday night – The Palace of Wonders

THE WEIRDO SHOW – 9:00 PM

Price: $6 Don’t miss this Congress of Curious People, this Circus of the Strange. This month, PROFESSOR SPROCKET presents a true cavalcade of the bizarre as The Weirdo Show makes its triumphant return to the Palace of Wonders!

– Swoon at the Comedic Burlesque of inimitable SHORTSTAXX!
– Be Amazed by the More Than Magic of the celebrated LIES OF BRIAN!
– Gasp at the Fabulous Fire Fans of the incredible MALIBU!
– Laugh at the Variety and Vaudeville Antics of the dynamic duo of DUTCH & DUPP!
– Be Astounded by the Super Hooping of the amazing STRANGE POWERS!
– Thrill to the Fantastic Fire Poi of the incomparable SILVER RAVEN!

Plus the Professor’s trademark pitches, ballies and grinds, including The Headless Woman and The Blade Box! At only six measly bucks, you can’t afford not to see this one!


1 year ago – rapture index, nice day, rotating apartments, screamin’ jay hawkins, app-stick, old family pix, audience participation, eating clown face,

2 years ago – imageshack woes, lj-poll, walkabout pix, smiles, music meme fruitful, super mario world, burning life with hp pics, power spotty

3 years ago – Ivan entry attracts travel tips, El Niño is back, beauty of ahurricane, Big Kahuna Generous, rough case, nice chats, monkey-chants,silly sliders graphic

4 years ago – written missives with bro, newbie likes the doobie, digital clouds,Hurricane Fabian, Stratego, Yoni Yantri, BK snoops, gave frankie the mooch some pasta and a pan.

5 years ago – Great dreams, care-were-bears, Big Bird (IMT) is a thief, Private moon landing. (never took place, sadly.), newtie play

6 years ago – wtc-pentagon 9/11

7 years ago – Tattoo trend, questions memes.. hmm, #4 came true!, Possibility of a Seed donation Geotarget

(via Scotto’s Wall Scrawls)

8988 – tues

Went to the in-laws after work for a junk-food delight – veggie chili dogs, fries, and corn. I was totally beat – BHK and I fairly ate and ran. About all I did before going to bed was make a few game moves… didn’t even really read before hitting the sack.


Memory Issues- and it’s not like I did a lot of drinking, drugs or had blunt head trauma as a kid. That I recall, anyhow.

I don’t remember a lot about my childhood. Sometimes, it seems like I only recall stuff from high-school onwards, and it’s been that way for a very long time. Sure, there’s the odd tv show, or family outing… but the majority is missing without something to spark a memory. Written journals help some.

I don’t remember when I first learned to read.

I don’t really remember when my parents divorced, or how we were told that they were splitting up.

I don’t remember getting to the hospital where my father died…how I got there, who was with me. I remember seeing him on the bed, with the monitors running.

I only vaguely remember moving out of the house at 17, over thanksgiving.

I don’t remember much of my time spent at home at age 15-16, outside of working on the old Atari 800 bbs.

I don’t remember reading many of my childhood books… I remember the stories, but not the actual running of my eyes over the words.

I only remember a few of my classmates, and the bulk of those were in high school. I do remember my friends in first grade, and my fellow safety patrol members in 5th.

I remember members of my social groups – gaming, music, theater, and so on.

I can’t remember my fellow boy scouts, but I vaguely remember Mr Pierce, mostly because I went back to the same troop with BA and SJ during their scout phase.

I can remember a few of the gang from Civil Air Patrol… but I can’t recall my flight instructor at all. I know it was a man, but I couldn’t pick him out of a lineup.


Stretch!!
newtcamstretch


Thoughts for Thursday night – The Palace of Wonders

THE WEIRDO SHOW – 9:00 PM

Price: $6

Don’t miss this Congress of Curious People, this Circus of the Strange. This month, PROFESSOR SPROCKET presents a true cavalcade of the bizarre as The Weirdo Show makes its triumphant return to the Palace of Wonders!

– Swoon at the Comedic Burlesque of inimitable SHORTSTAXX!
– Be Amazed by the More Than Magic of the celebrated LIES OF BRIAN!
– Gasp at the Fabulous Fire Fans of the incredible MALIBU!
– Laugh at the Variety and Vaudeville Antics of the dynamic duo of DUTCH & DUPP!
– Be Astounded by the Super Hooping of the amazing STRANGE POWERS!
– Thrill to the Fantastic Fire Poi of the incomparable SILVER RAVEN!

Plus the Professor’s trademark pitches, ballies and grinds, including The Headless Woman and The Blade Box! At only six measly bucks, you can’t afford not to see this one!


1 year ago – rapture index, nice day, rotating apartments, screamin’ jay hawkins, app-stick, old family pix, audience participation, eating clown face,

2 years ago – imageshack woes, lj-poll, walkabout pix, smiles, music meme fruitful, super mario world, burning life with hp pics, power spotty

3 years ago – Ivan entry attracts travel tips, El Niño is back, beauty of ahurricane, Big Kahuna Generous, rough case, nice chats, monkey-chants,silly sliders graphic

4 years ago – written missives with bro, newbie likes the doobie, digital clouds,Hurricane Fabian, Stratego, Yoni Yantri, BK snoops, gave frankie the mooch some pasta and a pan.

5 years ago – Great dreams, care-were-bears, Big Bird (IMT) is a thief, Private moon landing. (never took place, sadly.), newtie play

6 years ago – wtc-pentagon 9/11

7 years ago – Tattoo trend, questions memes.. hmm, #4 came true!, Possibility of a Seed donation Geotarget

8987 – mon

BHK and I skipped on movie and dinner at Friendly’s – too much fair food and activity made it simpler to just head on home after work.

Rough day, but worth having. I got pretty upset and discombobulated about my brother’s situation, as I am prone to be – especially with his birthday coming up and talking to the momster on the phone. I’ve got to remember to put on better armor before picking up the phone at this time of year. It really wore me out, and I’m glad that I got to flush my system a little bit.

Future 2007 events in a nutshell. Some stressful, some wonderful, some just a reminder to myself to shoot a card or friendly howdy out.

  • Bro’s Birthday in about 2 weeks.
  • Wedding anniversary and Halloween at the end of October. Trip? Party?
  • Graypumpkin’s Birthday
  • Eryx’s Birthday
  • Mom’s Birthday
  • Bro will be out and about mid-November, but will not be in our vicinity.
  • Thanksgiving.
  • Mom and Wilt will be visiting my family up here for Christmas week.

1 year ago – slacker day, criminal into shoes, the Shield, light shirts, scottish superstition, foil helmet effectiveness,

2 years ago – schwag bag, tall scotto shadow pic, finished fdle year, weezle talk, burning life with hp, preference poll

3 years ago – Bag Lady, EN passes, Diarists more prone to illness, WoW pics, Hurricane Ivan, “because he said so”, Puppy shoots man, KSC storm

4 years ago – RPC issue, Badger badger, baboon nose suitcase, RIAA sues a 12 year old, RI’s birthday, new opus strip.

5 years ago – Newt Play, vote day, traded some magic cards for heroclix/mage knight, lem-doodles, wobbly

6 years ago – got a lovely poem, found old family letters, cadmean victory, stayed home, assorted news, Anne Heche’s wacky interview, ‘mat event, observations

7 years ago – embarrassing fight club reference, everway, Chat ‘toon review Geotarget
(via Scotto’s Wall Scrawls)