FINALLY a place where I can get a good manicure, a spa pedicure and an eyebrow wax within walking distance of my home!

If you’re planning to go at a peak time call ahead and make an appointment. I… (via Scotto B. on Yelp)

If you’ve ever lived in Northern California you might be understandably skeptical about a place called Sonoma in Washington, D.C. However, I went with an open mind. When I entered the space I… (via Scotto B. on Yelp)

Tasty food, and our server Jean was very good about guiding us to what was more stellar on the menu. It looks like the tiki bar side of things might get a little rowdy, but the dining area appears to… (via Scotto B. on Yelp)

Tasty food, and our server Jean was very good about guiding us to what was more stellar on the menu. It looks like the tiki bar side of things might get a little rowdy, but the dining area appears to… (via Scotto B. on Yelp)

Random spastic doodle of a chicken walking –

Much work today… full day, lots of stuff accomplished. Budgety, programmy, webby goodness.

After much work, came home and took BHK out to eat at the Calypso Bar. Jean, our server was helpful and guided us to some tasty treats- The chocolate-chip banana cake was a lot better than I might’ve guessed, otherwise.

One side effect of dinner was that we were both prone to chittering after supper… too much caffeine, mayhap.

After supper, we headed back home and hit the sack pretty rapidly.

1 year ago – won psp, happiness, It’s hot in Topeka, mental jasmine,

2 years ago – graypumpkin lj-ing, google desktop, gutter sniping the net, Whiums and sammy-talk, music meme mark II, paper toys, medicines to fight the sickies, carrot top bulks up, bill shatner, billy batson

3 years ago – more travel pix, Coconut Curry Tofu, coulrophagy, scream stolen, updated on JTD, pic of my workplace

4 years ago – broken photoshop friday, wanting to put a transmitter on bro, tidemarker, comic art, yawns, women in spacesuits

5 years ago – moonlight movies, a li’l grumpy

6 years ago – vertiginous, steganography, word association poll

7 years ago – smelly BK, political mailings cost the same (via Scotto’s Wall Scrawls)

http://sql.scottobear.com/uiia/uiiapostuat/

fundamental queries I’m currently working on.

item 9 and 10’s subqueries are being a little pesky, but other than that , things seem to be rolling along easily enough. Too many table sillies though. (via Scotto’s Wall Scrawls)

Recent pictures from the Grotto local –

They tore down the neighbor’s house,
and are putting up a new single family home!

FIL got a warning for running a stop sign
in his riding mower… good thing it wasn’t a ticket!

BHK made fantastic stuffed peppers, broccoli/caulifower salad and mac & cheese – we then went to bed, after watching about 1/3 of Mrs. Pollifax – Spy. (Good movie so far! Night Stalker, Mame, MacGuyver’s boss and Exidor all in the same movie!)

Two good quotes heard recently (from a locked post, so they’ll remain anonymous unless they want to be otherwise identified.)

Whosoever is out of patience, is out of possession of his mind, body and soul. —Sir Francis Bacon

We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts… I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it. —Patrick Henry

Pretty wiped out, so I’ll catch up more tomorrow, dear journal!

1 year ago

– tweaking web page, radioactive volcanoes?, wooley imbibe, venture bros, voice post burgers

2 years ago – forgotten nightmares, laughing puppets, sickies, gov rss feeds, paycheck to paycheck, audio hidden, i loves me some waffles, music, otr, 25 food hacks, smarts

3 years ago – no dwarf dice, swap shop instead, I live in a pulp universe, walkabout pictures, froggies, gorillas in comics, email post – image host

4 years ago – ACIM invites me back, new sound card, “don’t go there” is gone, DSA, keywords, gil gerard ages, commanding my minions, publix cancels home delivery

5 years ago – run tel dat, newt playing, gaming, cow teeth, trivia cookies!

6 years ago – ichnology, phantom blot, no-so-evil news

7 years ago – Newtcam, replicating interests
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Marrow!

OMG, I bloody love marrow. I pushed out that bit of stuff and pondered if I should hoist that hunk of bone to sip the sweet juices. Oh wait, I’m surrounded by thousands (okay, nearly 160… (via Scotto B. on Yelp)

What a great place for lunch deals. For a mere $10, you could go for all you can eat sushi and salad. Granted, the sushi consisted of California rolls but they also had spicy tuna rolls. I also… (via Scotto B. on Yelp)

Scottobear: From CNN: Study: T-rex could outrun David Beckham http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/22/dinosaur.speed.reut/ (via Twitter / Scottobear)