Getting up at 5 am seems to be my new normal, which explains why I wandered into bed earlier than I wanted, and before all the results became clear. I woke up with a similar feeling to a childhood Christmas morning as I found out what was under the tree...

President Obama. Politics aside, it's a tremendous statement about the man and about the ( Read more... )

I voted at 7:30 am. In my teenytiny one-machine beachside district, I was number 79 after 90 minutes of the polls being open. No lines-- one in front of me, one behind, smooth as silk. Voted for Democrats, Republicans, and a few minor party candidates. No, I'm not going to be any more specific than that ( Read more... )

If this doesn't reach deep down inside somewhere and come back with a resonant ping! then, well...

It's good to see D1 and the SO F2F again.

Actually, considering how long it's been since I've seen the other college-and-two-jobs-and-no-time-for-diddlyshit offspring, it was really good seeing D2 again ( Read more... )

D1 and the SO have been on the road since 10 this morning. They were pretty much through Iowa as of 2 pm when I talked to her.

If the economic shit hits the fan this week, at least they'll be back here. I think I'd really be jumping out of my skin knowing she was Out There Somewhere on her own, even though I know they'd be able to handle ( Read more... )

I've had a running battle with my water line ever since we moved in here back in 1988. (What? Twenty years? Already?)

( The final battle commences... )

Meme instructions, if you want to play along:

Take a picture of yourself right now. Don’t change your clothes. Don’t fix your hair. Just take a picture. Post that picture with no editing. (Except maybe to get the image size down to something reasonable. Don’t go posting an eight megapixel image.) Include these instructions.

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This week, Monday lived up to its reputation.

I log in, get the current call list, go out to the van, and start it up.

The CEL (Check Engine Light) comes on.

( and it just goes downhill from there... )

Yay! It's the end of two weeks of suck. Not that it was only the usual twelve day continuous work festival, but doing it with one guy short in the middle of the summer rush with downloads and a time-wasting installation thrown into the mix was...well, you know ( Read more... )

...but oh, hell, I'm just piling on. Meme, anyone ( Read more... )