Work slept. Still pissed about the packer game. The could have played the 2nd totally different. But hey they are still leading the Division.

Training on the new matrix system at our arena. This thing is a stagehand-geek's wet dream. Huge graphics package, incredible quality (it's so much better than our old one we had to turn the brightness down to less than 50% until everyone gets used to it), and it practically holds your hand while you program it. I cannot WAIT until the first home game!

After that, it was "drive the boy around so he can run errands because he got paid today". Bank, clothes shopping, grocery shopping, gas for my car, dinner for the two of us. Dropped him off at work, came home and did a load of laundry while baking a few dozen cookies. Cleaned the bathroom and living room (I do NOT do the whole house at once, screw that), then hopped in the shower. Catching up online while my hair dries, then meeting him at the club where apparently there's a surprise waiting for me. I think I'm afraid...

0800-1600 watch today. only, I'll be here till about 1800, if for no good reason other than that I have a team lead meeting at 1800 and there's no sense leaving and coming back.

3 people out sick today. Out of 5. Welcome to the suck....

Jaysus, that is incredible. Flu/cold season or a poisonous envirnment company?

Stuff (flu/colds))is going around-Ms Df got it, friends, and even the mailman...no place to hide. So, far OK.

Hmm, I haven't been taking my vitamins/minerals (goes to cupboard and pulls out reminder.) but I guess being outside and working hard helps the immune system keep up to snuff. Luck doesn't hurt either.

I had it two weeks ago, and honestly am not yet back to 100%. It's BAD.

Take you vit/mins, bk. Fresh air and keep your immune system up. Suggestions.

Thanks for the reminder t_b about the vitamins/minerals will take a few now-<does two multi-vit/min antioxidants on the spot-fingers crossed for luck!>

Ive been really lucky so far. I haven't gotten so much as the sniffles in about 8months!

If you are going to take vit/min, please make sure to take with food and milk; at least food. Most are fat soluble. Be careful with the Vit E, don't take more than recommended as it (of all reg vit) well over ingested has pronounced bad effects.

like being peed out of you.

sorry, I haven't seen any bad effects, and I've asked many doctors about this. : shrug :

what don't I know? my vitamins have many hundreds and in some cases thousands of times the USRDA of each vitamin- I seem to be fine....

any doctor will tell you vitamins are not nessary if you eat a good diet , the problem arises when you don't feel like or don't eat , then yes

I had to make changes to a database that was designed by someone who must have ate a Majic Mushroom pizza beforehand.

Look at a new set of ties for the jeep.. Wow way to much money. For a set of 35/12.5R15 Big Foot, Big O X/T's its 212.59 a tire. But its come with the lifetime unlimited millage warranty. As long as there is legal tread on the tire they replace it for free if its a hazard! What to do what to do?

After much dawdling and not feeling like getting out the door, I finally drove to Detroit for a weekend seminar. Now instead of helping out at the registration table (which had about 347 more people behind it than in front of it when I checked in) I'm in my room playing on free high speed internet and contemplating a shower. Why not...I haven't been out of town for a while, I'm going to enjoy it.

got this sweet sig

take a look at Kumho Venture MT tires. They work very well (well I can't comment on slickrock, as I've not done any) and are substantially less than that price.

A few years back I started buying my tires through the Internet. I also have a set of Tyrepliers and 18" tire levers. Manually changing tires is just NOT that difficult.

Replaced the clockspring in my truck. My horn works, airbag light is off and the cruise works!!! WOOT!!

Worked on two gas heaters-cleaned, and now all set for Winter.

Did a lot of reading yesterday (Sat.) and listened to the t.v. while reading. Do the newer t.v's have an option to just listen to them with the picture off? That would be good for saving the screen.

Taking the 12y/o to her first basketball game.

Cooling it today-news, walk, and maybe some paper work later.

Helped a buddy out with his comp and OS. Idiots that sold it to him and then "removed" surplus s.w. did a piss poor job. Looks like he is going to pay me to do some work. I guess I'll have to brush up on Vista. Talk about your Fisher-Price GUI.

Watched my daughter's bball team get whooped 39-9.

Attempted to get the wife's steering stablizer out of her Jeep. Damn stud is seized up but good. Even my big impact couldn't free it. Tripped to the LAPS and bought some PB Blaster. I'll blast it, smack it, blast it, repeat, for the next couple days till it pops out, then I'll replace it.

extracted the munged flexplate out of the Blazer. Hunted down my threadlock after killing the last bit of the tube I've been using for 6 months.

went on a "short ride around the neighborhood" on the KLR. Passed some of the guys from work on an outing on ATVs and dirtbikes. Followed them through the worst of it, only dropping my bike a few more times than the dirtbike guys- and I went through some stuff they wouldn't try (actually had mud up to my knees/over the front wheel at one point). not a bad showing from one with so little real offroad experience, if I do say so myself.

Came back home with the previously clean bike and rider now covered in mud, and me sporting a stupid grin.

Did some more research on my 5.7 diesel swap. It's about time to rent the bigger workshop and move all the engines to it and start ripping into one of them.

realized all over again that the internet is full of know-nothing "experts". I'm SOOO sick of people telling me the 5.7 Olds Diesel is a reworked gas motor. It is *not*. totally different block, heads, pistons, rods, etc. About the only commonality is the waterpump. Perhaps the oilpump as well. The problems they had back in the day were due to poor quality diesel and poor filtration installed on the motors.

Bought an AMC 360 off of Ebay for $750.00. Looks to be in great shape! But of course im gonna rip it apart and add my own touch to it.

Nice Snuffy!!1!

I slept until almost 3pm. But then, I didn't get home until just shy of 5am, and since I was out of town all weekend on an expense account there was a lot of adult beverage consumption and very little sleep involved over the last few days. I deserved a nap!

Another weekend with the reserves. Its just a waste of time. They do nothing productive, They dont even waste time.

was driving my dad's truck up the highway...about 9:30pm...and this cat ran out in front of me...well...needless to say...
I blasted that mofo off the road...didn't really mean to...but it just kinda happened...
oh well...trucks OK...

As long as the trucks ok! So i went out and bought an Xbox 360 Halo Edition. Yaya i know im just now getting one, but hey i have it now. I would have gotten the elite but they only had the Halo one. Oh well i got it half off because i knew the manager!

I still don't have a 360....

probably soon though. Thinking about the Halo edition as well, actually.

Starting some pre-work for today ... should be back later tonight.

The boy has a Playstation 1.

Today I've done SFA, and loved it. Mostly because I've got three days off in a row to prep for the next bout of working what will feel like more hours than are actually available in a given day.

Found out that my EMT instructor may have quit. If I just wasted 2 months and they cancel the class...someones gonna die!!!

Thats crap. You need to kick ass and take names.
Its tuesday, so back to work. Having to clean up the mess the reservist made. I dont know what it is, but this bunch of em just seems to be the worst.

All may not be lost bull, especially if the state is some way involved with qualifications-may just provide another instructor ... or cut you another deal in your favor-take it your not the only student in class?

got called into the office yesterdaqy-- well, got the call yesterday, to be there at 0800 instead of at the lab at 1100.

It's recompete time-- we have to re-bid, as a company, for the project we're on. Real in-depth team lead type of stuff. All the leads were there, and I was more or less thrown in the deep end.

I seemed to have treaded water and possibly even done a little swimming, pretty well, judging by the responses I got, and the fact I've not received any requests for clarification. We're all on call till tomorrow evening for clarification and the like.

now: researching a way to safeguard my rubber hoses for my transmission project. They have to pass within 2" of a hot exhaust pipe, and I don't want to take any chances.

Laundry. And more laundry. And MORE laundry. How the bloody hell two people make so many dirty clothes is beyond me. I swear I just did it last week.

That's ok, though...the boy has to handle the dishes (we generate entirely too many of those also). I'd much rather deal with clothes.

Had to go to court today for a bullshit parking ticket. I was 12.5in in the line and i got a 400 dollar ticket. But after talking with the Asst DA i got it knocked down to 187. I swear its the court fees that kill you. I think im just going to take the rest of the day off of work.

pop is better so i made arangements to head to key largo to check out the plane

good call Pappy...hope all is well with your dad


Got a haircut and am looking sexy-er then I usually do...

Well thats good to hear SUR!

Hope your pop is feeling well Pappy!

thank you snuffy...

Thats why im here!

Good to hear about your father, Pappy. Thanks for sharing good news. Always helps make other people's day, doesn't it lads?

Glad to hear it!! Hope you have a great trip.

Bailed on a loadout for the first time ever purely because I didn't want to do it. I'm still not sure how I feel about that.

However, in my defense...the venue has no loading dock, so we have to push everything up ramps outside. It's raining so hard I swear I just saw animals going by in pairs, plus we're under a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch. I am not particularly interested in dying this evening for some stupid band I've never heard of, especially when I have to be back at the same venue at 8am for another show. Screw it.

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