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Saturday, May 26th, 2007
5:09 pm	For my wife For My Lady - The Moody Blues My boat sails stormy seas Battles oceans filled with tears At last my port's in view Now that I've discovered you Oh I'd give my life so lightly For my gentle lady Give it freely and completely To my lady As life goes drifting by Like a breeze she'll gently sigh And slowly bow her head Then you'll hear her softly cry. Oh I'd give my life so lightly For my gentle lady Give it freely and completely To my lady Words that you say when we're alone Though actions speak louder than words But all I can say is I love you so To drive away all my hurt Oh I'd give my life so lightly For my gentle lady Give it freely and completely To my lady Set sail before the sun Feel the warmth that's just begun Share each and every dream They belong to everyone. Oh I'd give my life so lightly For my gentle lady Give it freely and completely To my lady
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
4:50 am	Update I guess I don't know enough to diagnose myself... so my previous post isn't quite right. I do know I don't feel well. Still I am sorry if I've hurt anyone... If I did, it was completely unintentional. (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006
4:54 pm	Heard on NPR I heard an interview with this author on NPR the other night. All I can say is "Amen." Robin Meyer's Speech (Comment on this)
Saturday, November 4th, 2006
11:01 am	I've been a grumpy PITA lately, I'm sorry. (Comment on this)
Friday, September 15th, 2006
10:45 pm	Acquainted with the Night I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street, But not to call me back or say good-bye; And further still at an unearthly height, O luminary clock against the sky Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. I have been one acquainted with the night. -- Robert Frost Current Music: The world I know (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
1:24 pm	Samwise Gamgee's speech Been sitting around today watching some videos, when this part came up and I realized how I've always enjoyed this speech, from the end of "The Two Towers"... Frodo: "I can’t do this Sam." Sam: "I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here, but we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered, full of darkness and danger they were. Sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy. How could the world go back to the way it was when there’s so much bad that had happened? But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer. Those are the stories that stay with you, that meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances for turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going because they were holding on to something." Frodo: "What are we holding on to Sam?" Sam: "That there’s some good left in this world Mr. Frodo…and it’s worth fighting for." Current Mood: peaceful (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 17th, 2006
8:54 pm	my buddy Found this pic of the Col. Boy on the ol' hard drive: (determined to drink from an old bucket. he's a water cat, his front feet were in 2" of water) Current Mood: numb (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 5th, 2005
1:13 pm	The circle of life I woke to find a stricken raccoon in the street in front of our driveway this morning. I thought it had been hit by a car but after looking more closely saw that there wasn't any blood. I called the local wildlife rescue folks who told me that there's an epidemic of distemper in the local raccoon population. I called the sheriffs and when they arrived thats what they said was going on. End stage Distemper causes brain dysfunction and quasi-paralysis and that's exactly what this poor guy was exhibiting. The police collared him and put him out of his misery on the bank of the stream next to our house. Sigh. It's better that way in that the carcase could act as a disease source for other animals in the area so we and they did the right thing. Jerri is shook up though, we do love our critters in this household. From dust was he made, to dust shall he be. Farewell master raccoon. Current Mood: sorrowful (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 24th, 2004
9:44 pm	So long to the world of retail What should I spray to get rid of Ants ? (Ant Spray, duh..) Do you have rat traps ? (::glazed look in the eyes:: Aisle 2, on the right) I put fertilizer on my lawn but it didn't work cause it's still brown. What kind do you have that works ? (You probably watered too much and washed it out into the street, polluting the local rivers and streams in the process.. Use this little box and hose end sprayer, at least you won't do *much* more damage) Can you help me find a replacement for this inscrutably small and obscure faucet part that looks like it's from 1937 ? (no, just buy a new faucet, dammit ! They're only $14) (and my favorite)I need some Potassium Permanganate for a science experiment in my classroom, do you have that ? (no, but thanks for the chem 101 refresher) 3 months of retail at OSH has passed slowly, but I'm saying sayonara next week. Or is that, So long suckers ! (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 11th, 2003
8:40 pm	Quiet time I'm sitting here in the sickroom with the vaporizer on, and our little gray Fiona sitting on my lap. It's a quiet evening. Current Mood: calm (Comment on this)
Friday, October 31st, 2003
8:31 pm	Happy Halloween ! Phew !   I'm wiped out after answering the door for 2 1/2 hours straight.. There's tons of kids in this neighborhood. We went thru 7 bags of candy and the last 2 kids had to split a pack of Dentyne gum. Jerri was ready to ditch the whole thing after having done it so many times but I enjoy seeing the costumes. All the apartments I lived in never had any kids at all come around so I guess I'm catching up on the whole exp. Anyway, it was a good Halloween here since she got to skip answering the door and hang out w/ her boy (who's now in bed.. probably for the night !) and I got to give tons of candy away. Lots of chainsaw murderers and grim reapers and devils. There were two standouts though, a little girl in a homemade dinosaur costume that was wonderful and a young boy in full fireman regalia. Honorable mention to the chainsaw murderer w/ the plastic chainsaw :-) Current Mood: tired Current Music: Jerri's chatter in the other room :-) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 11th, 2003
12:59 pm	Happy Faucet Day Today is our Faucet day, ie, 4 years ago today I met my wife Jerri for the 1st time when I visited her to help replace her kitchen faucet. Yes, it's also that other anniversary too and while I mourn the loss of those who are gone as much as anyone, I choose to think of the good and pleasant aspects of this day. She is nothing less than the best & truest friend I've ever had. I love her dearly. Happy Faucet Day, sweetheart... Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: Wind chimes on the patio (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, July 28th, 2003
12:04 pm	Le Tour Well, today's the day after the Tour de France ended for this year. Your intrepid reporter may not have mentioned it before but he is a cycling nut through and through. Now, the cynics out there are saying it's only because of Lance Armstrong's success and there is probably some truth to that.. but the real reason is that it's being televised live now on OLN. I have to throw in my $0.02 about how pitiful CBS & ESPN's coverage has been in previous years. Yes, completely pitiful.. Anyway, this year's tour was a wonderful, suspenseful, epic journey of sporting endeavor. To Mr's Armstrong, Hamilton, Ullrich, etc.. Thanks for riding ! Current Mood: satisfied Current Music: Jazzy stuff on the radio (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 15th, 2003
9:14 pm	Whoooooo !!!! We found our kitty !!! Fiona's back !! Our other kitty Aengus had disappeared for a few min so I was out looking for him and heard a familiar yowl when I was at the wall between our house and the neighbors. I poked my head over the fence and there she was ! Her flea collar had gotten caught around her front leg so that might've been why she couldn't jump back over the wall. She had a tiny little cubby between a fence and the neighbors wall and I had to fetch her out of there.. She's lost a lot of weight but seems sooo happy to be home.. We just can't believe it, we have our baby girl back !!! Current Mood: Exultant ! (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 22nd, 2003
6:13 pm	The Colonel Well, we never did find our Fiona. We should go check the pounds again but it doesn't seem like that's gonna pay off. I did go a week ago friday and saw the most pathetic looking cat, a big orange Garfield looking tabby that had a shaved spot on his tummy where a big lump of tissue was hanging out. I went to pet him thru the bars and he nuzzled up to me and closed his eyes as I skritched. Of course, I was vulnerable, seeing as how I was desperate about finding Fiona, and it was plainly apparent that this guy's chances of getting adopted were slim to none (& slim just left town, RIP Chick Hearn :) so of course he grabbed my heart right then and there. Jerri and I (& Sara) went to look at him again on monday and we ended up taking him home. Jerri pt66t5 (he was helping me type just now) promptly named him "Colonel Mustard." The shelter folks couldn't tell us much about his condition so we took him to various vets who told us the tissue lump was a hernia and that he has a severly arthritic hind left knee & some kind of thyroid disorder. We think he's between 7 & 10 years old, if not more as he has a good bit of gum disease. Of course I wonder if this cat isn't the proverbial "bridge too far" but he's just such a big sweetheart. He's about 16 lbs and nearly two ft long and is lying on my lap as I type this. He's been traumatized and seems to be waiting for the other shoe to drop and be sent back to the pound, consequently he needs reassuring often. I heard the expression "doing God's work" the other day.. and while all the $ going to his vet bills would have been gratefully accepted by the shelters and animal rescues in the area & perhaps done more to help the plight of the stray and lost pets.. This sweet, loving kitty who didn't have a chance can now look forward to a loving family for the rest of his days. Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: Smooth Jazz radio (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, June 9th, 2003
12:27 pm	Inspiration I think it's only fair that I give credit to the person who's inspired me to start posting again. While I will never attain this person's level of posting competence.. I will make efforts at keeping my LJ from being dismal all the time. Dave Barry's Blog Current Mood: busy (Comment on this)
Friday, December 7th, 2001
11:08 am	The Brit Test... I am 87.5% British, just like Mr Bean Shy to the point of ridicule, you've probably never been out of the UK. And just because I know that "Biscuit" is Brit-speak for "cookie" and the picture was of Tower Bridge :-) (make the Santa ana's stop... someone... please ! :-) Current Mood: Overly Dry (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 5th, 2001
11:34 am	Hmmm Maybe it's right ( ie, the cat test )... but I'm an unusual enough *cat* that I don't have that great of luck making friends... hmmm (Comment on this)
Monday, September 3rd, 2001
4:04 pm	oh well Mike the hamster passed away sometime late last night or today. I really thought he was gonna make it, he was up and around and his little footie looked much better. maybe he had a clot from his wounds break loose. ::sigh, ponders the mysteries of nature:: Current Mood: a little blue Current Music: Soul singing ? - Black Crowes (Comment on this)
10:41 am	Will I survive ?? Well, Jerri's off on her Labor day vacation again, (see gloomy posts posted last year in my LJ ) and this year I get to take care of house, animals, & Tim. Just to show I'm being a good sport I let Tim have his friend Kodey over for a sleepover last night. Of course they neglected to cleanup any of the mess they made after only reluctantly stopping jumping off the cat scratching post with their skateboard sans wheels at 12 am this morning. ::sigh:: I just get the feeling that whatever I do gets twisted into "Brian the monster" in his mind. It's hard to deal w/ dislike and rejection in your own home. On the plus side, I got a piece of pizza for breakfast since he must've decided he didn't want the one I bought them. Oh well, they're missing out there, it's good. His room looks soooo much better after having been painted. It was in awful shape w/ all kinds of damage via nails, knives, bb's, glue and all. I remember being destructive when I was a kid so it's just part of that phase he's going thru I guess. I hope he'll realize how nice it is to have a 2nd chance at handling situations where you've made past mistakes so you can do things better the 2nd time. We'll see how he does I guess. I've taken to writing Jer emails to ease my missing her. She doesnt have any phone so won't see them till she comes back, but it helps for me and my sanity greatly. The animals miss her too. The dogs have been keeping a lot closer tabs on me and where I go since they realize I'm doing the "taking care of" duties. Tim's hamster Mike is doing better, so it looks like he's going to survive his ordeal of having been out of his cage and attacked by one or more of the other animals. His bite wounds are a lot more visible now and look to be more likely a result of a cat if you ask me. At least his little footie is doing better. Anyway, things are interesting around here.. I've always said my life is never boring at least.. talk to you soon LJ, ciao PS, 14 days till Scotland !! Yay Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: something on the classical ch. (2 Comments |Comment on this)