Operation: Reset

Hey folks, not feeling the blog vibes these days. I might take the site in a new direction, but I'm not sure what that is.

More fiction? (An idea I've thought of before)

More water pump updates? (Lame to lame squared, IMHO)

More coffee? (What is not solved by this?)

Maybe finish the navigation graphics? (Already wanting something different for the animated ones)

Maybe a whole new design? (This one has had a good run, is it over?)

wtf? (Tell me what you think, either in comments or email)

Back in Big D

The trip to L.A. was better than I expected, and I even had a celeb sighting: Gene Simons, The Demon.

My internal clock is all whacked out and I woke up early today. I ran a few errands and at 10:50am, it's 93 degrees, with 11 more degrees predicted. I have to say, the break from the heat was very nice.

Water pump

It was the water pump. I guess the 16 month drought and 29 days of 100 or above temperatures was just too much for it. har har

Break down

Yvonne and I have known for some time that my car needs to be replaced. But, it's not an easy purchase. This weekend, the Buick reminded us by breaking down late Saturday afternoon. I had a trunk full of groceries.

But, we feel lucky. First, lucky that Yvonne stayed home to do some work, so she was able to come get me and the groceries pretty quickly. Second, we took a trip to Austin about two weeks ago in the Buick with the dogs. It didn't breakdown on I-35, in the heat, with the dogs crowded and panting in the back. Third, I wasn't on a major highway, and I was relatively close to home.

No one was open yesterday, so the shop is looking at it now. Hopefully, they will fix it today. Because I leave tomorrow for the rest of the week. Work trip to the city of angels. I'll tell you if I see any...

Slick like Rick

The slick tires are officially on the bike. Tonight, I will test them on the Boneshaker ride. I'll give a full report.

In other news, it's hot. Plants are turning brown. Blinds remain drawn. And, we all just keep on keepin' on.

Kotor, King of the Hill People

I broke down and bought a new game. With the subscription system for City of Heroes, I tend to not branch out, in an effort to "Get my money's worth." But, after a couple years, the game is just getting old to me. In fact, I think I posted I was going to quit it about 6 months ago. But, I never did because it was all I had.

I'm not a huge gamer. I own no console games. I just play on the computer and my phone (beat Doom once so far).

But, enough was enough.

This weekend, I bought a game that came out a while ago, so it was only $20. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 (aka, kotor 2). And, I'm sucked in big time. The cool thing is the game is a lot like Dark Forces 2, where you get to choose between the light and dark sides. And despite a couple smuggling incidents, I've managed to maintain my light side.

3

Three years!!!

Totally worth it, dude

The story reads:

"This is an undated handout photo issued by Wookey Hole Caves Wednesday Aug 2, 2006, of the security guard Greg West and his dobermann Barney who went on the rampage. A 40,000 pound (US$75,000 euros 58,000) teddy bear formerly owned by Elvis Presley was one of the bears destroyed when the guard dog which was supposed to protect it went on the rampage Tuesday . The rare Steiff bear, named Mabel, was due to form the centrepiece of an exhibition at Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England. The bear was bought at auction in Memphis, Tennessee, by Somerset aristocrat Sir Benjamin Slade and had been loaned to the collection, a Wookey Hole spokesman said. (AP Photo/Wookey Hole Caves, Ho)"

Barney may be out of a job, but what a way to end a career.

You go, buddy.

Work collection

From time to time, I tell people I office out of my house. The response I usually get is, "Cool!"

Here is some insight on working from home I would like to share. Balanced; some good, some bad.

Working From Home

1. Watering the yard during breaks
   
2. Barking with the dogs, possibly involving a light saber battle with (sky) Walker during breaks
   
3. Cleaning dog hair off the printer paper before printing something
   
4. Gauging the success of a burp by how it echoes in the house. If the dogs have to check on me, top score.

And finally a haiku.

Working days from home.
Tumbleweeds roll through the room.
No one else is here.