Archive for December, 2006

Spam I Am

30 December 2006

|Caught Spam
| Akismet has caught 273 spam for you since you first installed it.
Nice! Spam comments are 0-273 so far on my blog. Nothing has snuck past the guard. Then again, those that send to my “Contact” email address are far more prolific. One step at a time.

The Dust Settles

28 December 2006

The last two and a half weeks have been a very interesting chapter in my life. What could have been a complete disaster may end up being the best thing that could have happened.
I’ve been with my company for about 6 1/2 years now, most of which have been pretty good. I avoided a handful [...]

Caulk Sucker

24 December 2006

There are certain tasks that come with home ownership. When you’re getting ready to sell your home it’s time to kick it into high gear and knock out all those annual tasks you’ve been putting off … for years. One of the jobs that I’ve slowly been mastering is caulking the bathroom. [...]

Day Labor

18 December 2006

You know the type. Hanging out in front of 7-11 or Home Depot. Looking at you expectantly if you meet their eyes as you pass. These guys are mostly just looking to make a buck for honest work.
A few months back we stripped and stained the back fence along one side of [...]

Hope

18 December 2006

For financial reasons Drew had his varicocele surgery at Kaiser rather then with Dr. Turek, the specialist out at UCSF. At the time it felt like the right decision. Based on the knowledge that semen production takes about 90 days we waited three months post surgery to get retested. The results were worse then before. [...]

Grounded

14 December 2006

I have faith. Not in a higher power or in a religion, but in the idea that things happen for a reason. That doesn’t mean that I am a passive participant in my life. I work hard and I make educated choices and I believe that I have some measure of control over the life [...]

Sweat Lodge

4 December 2006

It’s not often that I am truly sick. I experience occasional lapses of back pain or general malaise which are compelling enough to take the day off work, but it is rare that I have a text book illness. Of course, it was destined to happen the one weekend we’ve had company stay over [...]