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7938 – Rain, Rain, you don’t have to go away, just be gentle!

GeotargetFound out the my last living Grandmother (Momster’s Momster) is in hospice now. She’s deteriorated quite rapidly, and they don’t know if it’ll be two months or two weeks. She’s not in any pain, and seems to be at peace. Her lucidity is variable.. she was sounding good last week, and recognized her son and granddaughter… she gets her hair and nails done, and appears to enjoy that.


Not moving *all the way* in today, just getting the bulk of stuff over. Mr. N and I will remain at the old place for another week while the bathroom gets finished…I’d rather kick back ion a realm with running water and a potty. So, I’m going to have to put Newt in bathroom lockup while the truck gets loaded…he’s not going to be too keen on that, but the boy’ll cope. I like the idea of sliding into the new place gently.


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Tropical Storm Gamma… it’s following Wilma’s track. hopefully it’ll ease up before it gets worse. Nice Thanksgiving gift! The upside… not nearly as much loose stuff to blow around this time!

Fortunately Sandrino says “Its only a tropical storm and it will be moving very fast. I wouldn’t worry too much. It’s not going to ge in the Gulf of Mexico and even if, the ocean is not as hot as it was four weeks ago. Relax.”

7924 –

GeotargetI’d like a comfy linen/cotton blend suit, and a snappy gray fedora. Not sure where that urge for a summer suit in November came from.


I can’t watch TV shows that place in hospitals, at least not around the anniversary of my father’s death or his birthday. I had an extended crying jag last night when I remembered that his birthday is coming up in about 2 weeks. First time I’ve really cried for quite a while. Ultimately cleansing, but think I hurt my side a little bit as a result. Newt was a great comfort to me.

I miss my dad. I miss the way my brother was when he was 12. I think that I get along with my mother better these days than I ever had as a kid.


The office has decided not to pay salaried folks for time away from work due to Hurricane Wilma… I’m going to point them to Hurricane Wilma Disaster Unemployment Assistance. To determine eligibility for Wilma DUA (or standard unemployment benefits), start by contacting the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation (Florida unemployment office) or filing an unemployment claim through same by 11/28/2005. For information about other types of Hurricane Wilma disaster assistance, browse the FEMA and FDEM sites.

I’m safe… I worked every day save for 2, and those two days I gave training and tech walk-through to our rep in Texas. I think that everyone else save for ECN and myself will end up getting docked a little more than week’s pay. (I wonder if the Big Kahuna will cut herself, too?)


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written on the bus & riverwalk 7898


written on the bus & riverwalk
Originally uploaded by scottobear.

saw Sasha yesterday for a little dinner and catcup conversation. I let her know about Magda’s return on November 25th, and the new condo — she told me about Gil, Sonya and Steve quitting the club… not to mention Susie and M getting the boot. Chris was promoted to manager on Sunday / Mondays, plus Melissa and Longhair still bartend and serve respectively. I could quite easily fall back into being the club’s Sunday “Norm!”, now that the bald IKON boneheads have bailed on the place. Tougher to get there from Deerfield, but worth it, I think.

Bro came by to pick up his guitar and amp… I told him to pick up the rest of his stuff before 12/1, because I’d be moving. He just told me to leave it at the Momster’s. I told him he’d have to work that out himself, and we argued a bit. I think a month’s notice to find a place for his stuff after being storage over and above 2 years is more than reasonable.

Note, he only calls when he wants something, and then it’s practically hourly voicemails.

I don’t think that I’ll pass my mailing address on to him, just let him know I’m in Deerfield.

Saw Chicken Little (any excuse for a/c instead of the muggy apt… semi-blah, but had quite a few fun moments. Not as good as Wallace & Gromit, but fared better than Robots. (Plus, Joan Cusack voice, who I adore.)

crescent moon is out with a single bright star right now… cool breezes and sunset reminds me why I dig Florida.

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7820 – Happy #5, Little Lexie Luthor!

Okie doke, I have the base in my checking account to cover closing costs should we get to applying for the loan. I also have all my tax and required information so we can go full speed ahead. I have left a message with the management regarding an interview,and may need to call later in the week if necessary.


From momster-

I was upset to learn that derek [bro] has left the sober house (a few weeks ago they said) I had a call from them on my house phone. I think he could have at least let me know..he will have to make arrangements to pay back the last week and the security. I hope to talk this over with him. I left a him a message. I spoke to him for a short minute yesterday..he sounded like he was drinking..I ‘m not surprised.


Stuffed animal wrongly accused on Florida sheriff’s web site Poor Llama! Set Him Free!

Current Monroe County Mugshots – at the moment, it’s mostly coke heads, vagrants and drunk drivers.

You can’t go by time in Broward, you have to enter a name, or crime type.

Some isn’t very accurate. This woman is Half a ton, and only 7 inches tall! Looks like she’s set to be released in another month or so. Apparently she’s made of white dwarf stellar matter.


I can’t seem to comment of Havagan’s journal. Where’s the fun in that? I want to rant about crappy programming gigs, and RSS feeds there! No dice with MSIE, Mozilla fat or firefox. Humbug!


Flavor quiz, I tied for both –

7711 – Music, how I love thee.

Last night’s fortune cookie –

“Pride is a good thing to have, but don’t overdose on it”
Lucky numbers 12,20,25,30,31,49
Learn Chinese – Pot sticker – Guo-tie

Hmm.. So far, I’ve mostly learned words for food, and baseball. I like the cookies at the China Panda, because they have a faint citrus taste to ’em.

Dinner was a splurge, because I’m under house arrest for the who weekend. I got General Tso’s Tofu (extra crispy and spicy). Yum… also, the broccoli was plentiful and super-fresh.


Talked to bro briefly last night, and he sounds a little congested. He’s taking sleep meds and stuff for depression, and I’m concerned that there will be abuse of one or both of those. He seems quite lucid at the moment.


“There is an Indian Belief that everyone is in a house of four rooms: A physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time, but unless we go into every room everyday, even if only to keep it aired, we are not complete.” – Rumer Godden


Moment of Lyric – The Allen Brothers – Jake Walk Blues (m4a file)

I can’t eat, I can’t talk
Been drinkin’ mean jake, Lord, now can’t walk
Ain’t got nothin’ now to lose
Cause I’m a jake walkin’ papa with the jake walk blues.

7626 –

Unable to schedule much journal-time lately.. just harried at work, for the most part. The memories of teachers are fascinating… I look forward to seeing more of them.


Haven’t gotten a single call from bro since he landed in the pokey.. I wonder if there’s some sort of call block going on?


The racket in my head is at a dull murmur now. The sounds are at least more synchronized. If only the sounds outside would do that once in a while.


Moment of Lyric:

7613 –

Well, his time out wasn’t too long, bro was picked up by the police on a warrant. I hope the morning and afternoon out of jail was worth it to him. Well, he’s now where folks can keep an eye on him. Hopefully the warders will show more responsibility than he has. He’s not listed on the basic arrest record yet.

Visit with Danny was cut cruelly short… I had to return home to help get the network in order and to take call for a bit. We had time for a drink and some dinner, but no pirate-ship battles. Mushroom pizza, Greek salads, he had a Manhattan, I had a rum & coke. Bonus bummer is that it was his last summer day. He’s telling the sci-fi club that Fridays are out, so maybe we can spend time every few Fridays during the school year.

I really would rather not be tethered to the cell phone sometimes. It’s been quite a hassle lately.

But, enough tales of woe. It’s Friday. The Weekend is nearly here. Free buffet at the club. Time to breathe.

There was a lovely Koi river running through the regency where I had dinner last night and a couple of cute little ducks, too.


Beware the Blue Ringed Octopus of Australia


They call ’em fingers, but I’ve never seen ’em fing. Oh, there they go.


Tag breakdown


Programming Konfabulator Widgets – With the recent acquisition of the Konfabulator application, Yahoo! released its Yahoo Widgets package, which enables cross-platform (Mac OS X and Windows XP) development of dynamic, simple, and visually pleasing mini desktop applications. This tutorial will show you how to build these “widgets” with JavaScript and XML.


High speed cat photos. – I think I’m going to have to pick up a new digicam next paycheck.. I can’t get quality like this with mr palmtop.


I live very close to the only place on earth where both alligators and crocodiles live naturally side by side. (the everglades)


Note to Scotto… Turkey, Syria, and Iraq share the Euphrates-Tigris water basin.


1 year agomalam bails, lyric, BttF / Mr Fusion, busy, dream, neti pot, bro’s court visit, avocado memories

2 years ago – isketch, dan’s last summer day, ebay phishing, earth as art, kitty swf games, vampire game, dirty bathroom poll

3 years ago – pleasant dreams, headache passes, Bailey the puppy, puppet play!

4 years ago – code, up late, F/X porn, coloring book, jack-in-the-box

5 years ago – house to myself, foodies

7602 – On the other hand, you have different fingers.

Mostly peaceful Sunday, thank goodness. Bro asking me about CDs and DVDs for the new portable player that he “acquired”. He still hasn’t given me my old DVDs back yet, and I told him that. I may have a burned copy of some old cartoons and the like for him, but I don’t know if giving them to him is a kindness, or condoning his behavior. I’ll have to reflect on it some more.

That reminds me, I have to get postage and mail out those other DVDs.


Moment of Lyric: (mp3)

7533 – Midweek already! hooray 4-day weeks!

Not nearly enough time with MP yesterday. Had supper with Danny ad Subway, and we gabbed a bit. He brought me a present of The Bard’s Tale, which was a pleasant surprise. I haven’t installed it yet, but it looks like fun. I forgot to get my Tiki Cup.

I told MP that I thought about her snuggled close when I went to sleep at night. She replied playfully “you don’t think about me during the day?” and gave me a triple-threat smooch. (both cheeks, and then on the kisser.) She’s flattered when I wear the cologne she got me. She also told me that she didn’t want me to suffer while she’s gone.. I’ll be pretty cool, I think, as long as she heads back to the states in Sept like she plans. I’ll be fairly peeved if that doesn’t come to pass.

Bro talked to me, and he told me that he hadn’t seen me put on my rage-face on like I did when that whole almost-fight happened en route to the bus station. I haven’t had to manhandle my bro in ages, and I think he was surprised when I kind of pulled him out of the way and intervened between him and the other guy.

There’s a part of me that *really* wanted to commit violence on the BS-guy. Pounding the devil out of him, and taking a few hits would’ve been cleansing. That sort of behavior is wholly inappropriate, but the caveman inside would’ve been happy for a few minutes.

I wouldn’t mind a sparring partner or a good long session smacking the heavy bag.


Forehead Inflation. – via temporary saline injection – Maybe not for the squeamish.


I’ve got the Nairobi Trio playing Solfeggio in my head over and over. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

I miss the Ernie Kovacs show.


What the heck… over 800 hits yesterday on the easter manatee entry? What’s causing folks to go back to the end of march back to tag it? it’s not direct picture links.. it’s the entry itself. different locations, assorted browsers… and it’s not from google or yahoo search. no referral links.


Tropical Storms Cindy and Dennis may be on the way? Seedling hurricanes.

I’m not too worried about Cindy….

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But Dennis is a distinct possibility. Would I be selfish to hope I could hole up from the storm with MP for the weekend?

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Moment of Lyric: (link)