I received a message this weekend indicating that one of my heraldry articles had been republished as part of an SCA wiki on heraldry. I don't think I have a problem with that in general terms. The HTML needs a little cleanup, I've been meaning to revise the article with better graphics (yeah, once it is published, there is little incentive to do ( Read more... )

I didn't get to the museum when I wanted to on Saturday, but it is just as well. A little locomotive diagnosis, some rewiring of a turnout that apparently I am the only one flexible enough to reach now, and following lunch, I helped Doc replace several sections of mainline track on the portable layout. Rewiring took a lot longer than I thought it ( Read more... )

Once I arrived home on Friday, I did not leave the boundaries of my yard for the entire holiday weekend. A little sad, but in order to get ready for the appraiser and for the household weekend, it was necessary to stay put and work. And work we did ( Read more... )

Friday, I had an attack of angst about going to KWHSS. After all, I am planning to take a couple steps back from the SCA for a while to concentrate on getting the house in order and other projects. Just a general break for a while. Going to KWHSS and being able to socialize with other scribes and heralds was nice. I finally was able to meet ( Read more... )

University was only about 3.5 hours away. But doing it as a day-trip? Not so good. We actually had made reservations to stay nearby, but at some point in the day, we decided we wanted to be in our own bed instead of spending the money on a hotel room. I did most of the driving, but ealdthryth had to manage the last hour-and-a-half. This is somewhat ( Read more... )

I telecommuted yesterday so someone would be home to meet the HVAC repair technician. When we set the appointment, the dispatcher said the technician would arrive between 6am and 9am. At 9:15, I called to see where the guy was, and at 10:00, they called back and asked "what appointment ( Read more... )

I spent the evening in the company of a bunch of moderately grumpy old rivet-counters. Not all of my companions fall in this category, but enough fit the profile that I feel free to use the description. After a rather prolonged absence from my first hobby, I decided that the latest rounds of self-entitlement, self-aggrandizement, hidden agendas, ( Read more... )

Last night, ealdthryth remarked that it looked like Ignatius had been over grooming again and had licked the hair off of his legs again. Sadly, it is true, plus he has groomed off what little hair he had on his tummy (it looked like it was growing back for a while). While he was lounging on the ottoman, I noticed that a bunch of hair was gone from his ( Read more... )

I spent a chunk of my extended weekend working in the attic over the garage. Vacuuming up dust, leaf bits, spiderwebs, dead bugs and the occasional evidence of mice passing through. I tried to work in the morning, but with long sleeves, jeans, a face mask, and hot, humid weather, the job was less than pleasant. My general rule was to get out by ( Read more... )

AElf' claims that being snuggled is beneath her dignity as Queen of all She surveys. Case in point, she climbed on the bed, but developed attitude when I tried to scratch her ears and pet her. My response is to be contrary, and I got some good cat yodeling out of annoying her (per the instructions provided by the Engineers' Guide to Cats). Josie ( Read more... )