3.27.2006
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Please forgive me...again.
I have not been in the office for the last two weeks, because of a job going on out "in the field." We were pulling some underground storage tanks and I so I wasn't sitting in front of a computer all day like I normally am. It was a nice break, something to look forward to I guess.
The gardens are coming along. Just to give you an idea what I mean by "backyard garden" here are a few photos from a couple of weeks ago. One is actually the backyard, the other is on the side of the house.
Here's a picture of my rain collector as well, with my pump almost hooked up (it's done now). Now all we need is some rain.
I finished "Family Farming: a New Economic Vision" by Marty Strange and would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in the struggle against industrial farming. It has some great statistics and info regarding the farm crisis of the 1980's.
We signed up for LibraryThing and have started entering our books in. It's actually a lot of fun and quite addictive.
Hopefully I'll have something interesting to share here shortly.
I have not been in the office for the last two weeks, because of a job going on out "in the field." We were pulling some underground storage tanks and I so I wasn't sitting in front of a computer all day like I normally am. It was a nice break, something to look forward to I guess.
The gardens are coming along. Just to give you an idea what I mean by "backyard garden" here are a few photos from a couple of weeks ago. One is actually the backyard, the other is on the side of the house.
Here's a picture of my rain collector as well, with my pump almost hooked up (it's done now). Now all we need is some rain.
I finished "Family Farming: a New Economic Vision" by Marty Strange and would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in the struggle against industrial farming. It has some great statistics and info regarding the farm crisis of the 1980's.
We signed up for LibraryThing and have started entering our books in. It's actually a lot of fun and quite addictive.
Hopefully I'll have something interesting to share here shortly.
3.02.2006
More reading and sleep talk
It's nice to see that I'm not the only one balancing sleep and reading time. My body wants to do the balancing for me, hence the sleeping propped up with a book resting on my tummy. Cindy has discovered that "smart people just drink a lot of coffee," if only...Although I drink plenty of coffee in the morning, I discovered in college that coffee just doesn't perform late at night for me.
I have finally settled into a nice reading routine (with much thanks to my wife). After I read to the children and put them to bed, I settle down in our old (antique I mean) pink wing chair that I recently inherited from my parents. You have to see this thing, I'll try and post a picture. On second thought, my wife might feel disgraced if I show the world that this thing is actually placed prominently in our living room. So I get comfy in my pink manly chair and have an hour or two to myself to spend reading and sipping tea. I usually feel the urge to close the eyes after a half hour or so, but if I can make it past 9:30 or 10:00 I get a second wind and can make it till about midnight. But then I am faced with a dilemma of self-discipline, you know, with much power comes much responsibility. Just because I can stay awake until midnight doesn't mean I should. But I'd rather face that dilemma than fall asleep.
I have finally settled into a nice reading routine (with much thanks to my wife). After I read to the children and put them to bed, I settle down in our old (antique I mean) pink wing chair that I recently inherited from my parents. You have to see this thing, I'll try and post a picture. On second thought, my wife might feel disgraced if I show the world that this thing is actually placed prominently in our living room. So I get comfy in my pink manly chair and have an hour or two to myself to spend reading and sipping tea. I usually feel the urge to close the eyes after a half hour or so, but if I can make it past 9:30 or 10:00 I get a second wind and can make it till about midnight. But then I am faced with a dilemma of self-discipline, you know, with much power comes much responsibility. Just because I can stay awake until midnight doesn't mean I should. But I'd rather face that dilemma than fall asleep.
