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
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
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.
Watching the RNC with IRC commentary
Watching the foxnews.com live stream and making snarky comments on the PDB IRC channel.
How to waste time.
Find PDB’s new IRC chatroom. Waste half a day. Fun.
Sailing of into the sunset
At least until I get to land, then I have to turn around and go the other way.
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.
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
Meh.
It’s one of those days. Nothing to say, nothing going on, nothing to do but sit around and read. Pretty good day.
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