Category Archives: What Am I Doing?

Anathem – Kindle vs Dead Tree Edition

I started reading Anathem in the dead tree edition.  It clocks in at 937 numbered pages so it’s a large heavy book, but Neil Stephenson is one on my hardcover authors,  one of a few I consider good enough to warrant buying … Continue reading

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Ike Update -1

OK, I’m over 500 miles from the coast, but Ike will still reach me. Hopefully (most likely) not as a hurricane, but a tropical storm with 40+ MPH winds. Wife and kid are going to the Great Aunt’s house in … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Me

My daughter (7) still doesn’t understand why I don’t want a party. With ponies and cake. Actually, the cake thing I could get behind, but not the party. Or the ponies.

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Watching the RNC with IRC commentary

Watching the foxnews.com live stream and making snarky comments on the PDB IRC channel.

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How to waste time.

Find PDB’s new IRC chatroom. Waste half a day. Fun.

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Sailing of into the sunset

At least until I get to land, then I have to turn around and go the other way.

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The first layer of dirt is off…

…the outside. Now I’m taking a lunch break before I tackle the inside. And catching up on teh Interwebz. Wind is light and variable, alternating between none and nada.  Hopefully it will pick up this evening.

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Boat Cleaning Day

It’s not THAT big of a boat, a Catalina 27, but it’s big enough that a thorough cleaning takes me most of a day. Hopefully I won’t be to tired to take it out for a sail this evening after … Continue reading

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Meh.

It’s one of those days. Nothing to say, nothing going on, nothing to do but sit around and read. Pretty good day.

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Home Sweet Home

After Fayus Interruptus, we finally arrived home yesterday, a day late. The cat said “Oh it’s you people again.” and rolled over in ignore mode.   I bought an automatic feeder a few weeks ago in anticipation of the trip and … Continue reading

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