meet: simon
simon is currently an extended foster, who might become a member of the household once his medical issues are cleared up. he makes up the half of the “odd couple” duo with hopper. simon is definitely the jack klugman of the two.
where are the kids in the hall?
just flipping past FX this morning and i saw The Wrong Guy, a movie from 1997 starring Dave Foley. got me wondering what they’re up to nowadays.
meet: hopper
hopper joined us not too long ago as cat #5 in our household. he’s an handsome devil. his codename is “mr. handsome pants.” no, i’m not making that up. no, this doesn’t make me seem overly masculine.
winter wunderbar
(snow) on the road agan
yep, weather’s turning crappy here again. basically, our winters are mild. like mid 40’s for highs, mid 30’s for lows. all winter. right? misconception that we have a normal northern hemisphere/northern north american winter — on this side of the mountains, we’re moderated by the ocean and the Puget Sound so our winters are milder.
so far this winter we’ve had several storms that have really sucked. i’ll continue to gripe about them if you choose to read more.
new house color
yes, i’ve been procrastinating. here’s the new color of the house!
remember, the under-porch area isn’t painted because we’re going to enclose it and make a back hallway between the kitchen and the laundry room.
it begins, again.
just in case anyone was concerned that i would have extra time on my hands, we’ve taken care of that.
this week i enrolled in and began taking college courses again, after having worked exclusively since 1996. boy things are different now, especially taking classes online!
as carrie pointed out, it’s come full circle: i left college to do work online. now i’m going online to return to college. read on to get the details of the program & classes.
look different? new host + new software!
yes, things look quite different. let me explain.
i’ve switched web hosting companies, which in itself should not make a marked difference in the site. but while i did this, i upgraded my site to the latest release candidate of Drupal, an Open Source website management system (they call it “community plumbing” and i think that suits it well).
wacky northwest weather, part II
yes, it’s been weird. again.
over the weekend, we got snow. starting about mid-afternoon sunday. don’t believe me?
that was only the beginning.
Thanksgiving 2006 trip, part 1
yes, we’re back in the Pacific Northwest, after a week in the Northeast for Thanksgiving, 2006.
it was a good trip, although it started out on a sad note. read on for details about driving, hotels, nostalgia, and mundane details that only i’m really interested in. part 1 of 2, or 3, depending on how chatty i get.