Little Admin
A network service went down at Jen’s work the other day. Within minutes, she was on the job. And Abigail too. Maybe we’ve got the next Jobs or Gates going for us here and we can retire in 10 years. – b
Oil Tragedies Around the Globe
“We shouldn’t want to live in a world which tolerates boiling dirt for every last drop of tar.” via Alberta takes environmental hit in quest for oil – CNN.com.
Trains, Trains and Automobiles
Made all my trains and caught my cab. Long, long day. Feel like I flew a red eye to Europe and trying to stay awake all the next day. Gotta sleep. – b
Fkn Dog
Get to bed shortly after 10:30. Fall asleep somewhere after 11. 3:30 am CJ’s whining to go out. Let him out. Wait 10 minutes by the door while he counts the dandelions. Get back to bed by 3:40 am. Never fall back asleep and wide awake when the alarm goes off at 4:30 am. Half […]
Train Adventure
Got a little train adventure planned for tomorrow. Starting at 6am I gotta catch an Amtrak train in town and head to Newark, NJ. From there I take NJ Transit to Secaucus Junction where I’ll finally catch a cab to Little Ferry, NJ. Definitely not a Neil Young kind of train fan, but I do […]
Some Disassembly Required
Most people worry about buying new toys then having to assemble them, but Jen and I are cheap. We get dirty old used toys, which go far beyond concerns of just assembly. First you’ve got to disassemble the filth. Then thoroughly wash it. Sure most parents know how nasty these things can get when their […]
National Geographic Submission
Pulled the skimmer basket the other day to find this. Ignoring all the other grody stuff, the Wolf spider mother with all her little kiddies on her back is pretty cool. I’ve seen plenty with their egg sack attached, but can’t say I’ve seen too many with the little hatch-lings running all over the place. […]
Rough Night
After a day of no naps, Abigail managed a three and a half hour stretch of sleep between 8pm and 11:30pm (yes she’s swaddled. yes there’s white noise playing. yes she’s in the swing. yes there’s a fan blowing too.). After that all bets were off. I was up at 1:30am and 4am for various […]