Twenty-three years ago today, during a midnight snowstorm, the criminals Robert and Jim Irsay stole the Baltimore Colts from their city ( Read more... )

Been watching fat intake for the past two days and things seem to be a bit better. Even when I fell off the wagon tonight at Chick-Fil-A for the kids' school's fundraiser, it didn't bring actual pain - just an uncomfortable, heartburny, bloated feeling, which is an improvement, though not ideal. Passed up on the yummy-looking cheesecake at ednoria this ( Read more... )

The rain outside has started to bounce, and there's been at least one report of the impending nastiness of the roads. Dammit, it was spring yesterday!There are some signs that I'm not exactly welcome here at work. Last week I didn't bring lunch one day and asked around to find someone who was going out...sure enough, an order was put together ( Read more... )

Holy Magoo, it's cold. The widget is proclaiming a rise to -10 (that's 14 F in dog years), a wind chill of -20 (-4 F), and a skin-constricting 20% (20%) humidity. The heat pump, which has been having problems over the past several months, is just not up to the task at our place; the downstairs is barely above 60 F ( Read more... )

(Warning: contains overwrought allegory)

The NYT has a lead article today on some podunk burg in Georgia where a local kids' soccer team is composed entirely of refugees from other countries, torn by famine or war. I read a bit of it while in line at the drugstore; the opening grafs were an eye-opener: the mayor of the town forbid the playing of ( Read more... )

I'm once again becoming concerned with a lack of exercise. Winter is coming and it's cutting into my walking time, as is the Semi-Annual Clock-Screwing-Up Ritual, not that it has been that great anyway due to work demands and the like. (My walks at work are frequently interrupted by our NOC calling, wondering where I am. Fifteen minutes, guys. ( Read more... )

Urgh, this is ridiculous. There's nothing wrong with me, and I feel lousy. No headache, no sore throat, no cough, no fever...just very vaguely achy and stiff and blah. Been this way all week, really. I'd like to get out and walk, see if I can get some circulation going, but it's raining ( Read more... )

After Labour Day is probably exactly the wrong time to ask, but is there a way or place to get CFL games here in the U.S.? Les Als look like they might actually back into the Cup this year, too. Apparently the League has a PPV over broadband deal, which is cool, but I'm not sure I want to shell out the bucks for it. TSN and CBC both show games ( Read more... )

First, a shout to a best friend I've never met, kdiddy, who done got hitched over the weekend. And without a hitch, too, so to speak. Huzzah! Told you it'd be fine! *kiss*

( World Cup spoiler )

Kid-1's first game of the season was rained out today, so such for having the complement to go with her straight A's (again!)* Kid-2's production of Grease finally had its run, and went off with -- er, more than its share of hitches, but none of them attributable to her. It was fairly obvious she was treating it quite seriously, perhaps more so ( Read more... )