I get days like this last one every now and again, and I ( really, really hate 'em. )

I finally got in touch with Dad.  As predicted, he had no idea that his phone was misbehaving, or why.  He's going to call Verizon tomorrow morning to try to work it out; he's still not up on the idea that the modern business world runs 24/7.  That last is OK; I can deal with it ( Read more... )

A very good yesterday -- counseling appointment, met with a new candidate (and suggested he put that off for a couple of years), phone banking for Albert, and a DSA-For-Bernie meeting.  Today, much less -- an oncology appointment (very slight chance I might have something, so they want to check), a blood test, and more phoning-for-Albert ( Read more... )

Back when I was working on the LAMI tall ships, I was often running the galley.  It was common for five of us to be working there, with about 4x6 feet of floor space, and not bumping into each other and getting along fine.  My current housemate, OTOH, seems to be capable of filling our 10'x10' kitchen to capacity all by himself.  We have four ( Read more... )

So yesterday I put in a few real useful hours (wrote up a new project proposal, sent letter to Portland Forward with 8 proposals attached) at the start of the day, and then turned into a potato.  A friend suggested I needed to do this, which is possible, but when I try to figure out 'why?' it engages the rationalization engine and I can't get any ( Read more... )

So today I went up to Rainier and unloaded my trailer while Brian screwed things to the roof.  Got everything out, and then Brian came down off the roof and did most of the work of nailing up a couple of sheets of masonite board to the roof, holding the insulation panels in place.  Original intent was to also do the front wall and front sides, but ( Read more... )

Today started with a urology appointment.  I have decided that I do not like having cameras shoved up my dick, no matter how tiny they are.  This likely generalizes to shoving things up my dick in general, but I do not desire to perform the experiment to find out ( Read more... )

So after two great days in a row, today was a flop. Got the weekly done with the boys, and I did have enough sense to stay in out of the heat, at least.  I was hoping to edit all my papers, and with luck remember the 8th subject I'd come up with and lost, but didn't remember #8 and upon reading the existing 7 didn't find the lacunae I had been ( Read more... )

So yesterday I started by writing and sending off a couple of difficult contact letters to organizations that are now making loud claims about doing what I've been doing for years -- "We should really talk" letters.  I also hung up the robot suit from last night, and made several necessary phone calls.  Then I got a haircut and went to volunteer at ( Read more... )

I am back from the Bus Project Renaming Party. They are now NextUp, proving once again that hiring marketing consultants is generally catastrophic. Robot suit was a big hit, but didn't give me a chance to table and hand out papers as I had hoped. But I now have draft copies of my papers to edit, mark up, illustrate, and so on. And new bizcards.  I' ( Read more... )