Category Archives: News

Personally, I’m amazed my mediocre immune system hung in there as long as it did recently. The blistering heat of Central Texas ended earlier than normal which leads to cold-and-flu season here, usually mixed up some people’s nastier allergies from … Continue reading →

She gave me some grief last weekend on the phone when I was off by two days. Normally, I do have it logged correctly in my oldest electronic source but I had been depending upon the newer one tied to … Continue reading →

How fitting! During a weekend of celebrating all the good news Somara and I received from work…and may not stop for a while…it’s the birthday of a little guy who probably doesn’t remember us eight years ago in Phoenix. We … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the birthday of a really great person and incredibly talented artist, my friend Rob who goes by the nickname Lazz (it’s derived from his Italian surname, the best kind to have!). If you’re into D&D, you often see … Continue reading →

The last several weeks have been hectic yet one good outcome from the stress was all the recent windfalls of savings/refunds we’ve received. We managed to almost cut our home-insurance premium in half (the sleazebags at Travelers jacked it 19 … Continue reading →

According to Jose’s last FaceBook posting and some quick text-based messages, he and Nancy are currently driving in I-10 which would be the westward highway out of Florida via the panhandle. Optimistic about a quick visit, I asked if they … Continue reading →

At my primary job, I wear my badge on a lanyard. That way I can find it easily and not worry about losing the darn thing. It’s long enough to reach over for a reader to let me into the … Continue reading →

Due to work and bad timing, festivities for my wife will be delayed. A couple years we got to celebrate it in Vegas but I guess that was more for me turning 40. I think we considered it a joint … Continue reading →

Normally, I tend not to announce the births of co-workers’ children because I usually forget and/or I don’t know the parent(s) well enough. In this case, I couldn’t resist due to this young man’s name. Luke is not really that … Continue reading →

Let’s see…17th wedding anniversary…furniture. Furniture? Who comes up with this? I can’t think of any couple that has been married for any length of time yet lacks furniture. If it’s new furniture, many people have probably changed out the old … Continue reading →

Hard to believe I’d get another shot at the management brass ring after 10 years but I have more realistic expectations this time and when the backfill is over, I will be returning to my current position which I enjoy … Continue reading →

Every day extends my lifetime record here for living in the same spot. After picking and moving practically every couple years during the first 25 years of my life, even I was skeptical about staying put on the day we … Continue reading →

Today the news became official since Jose had given me the advanced status yesterday but it was more in the 75 percent range. I’m initially saddened over him leaving Orlando, his home for the last 19 years, he had really … Continue reading →

The great hygienist on Dr. Alice’s staff has been helping me out in my ongoing, back-n-forth battle with periodontal matters. I don’t think I have the disease, more like the side effects of the bad habits (aka, not flossing and … Continue reading →

And when I’m talking about Steve, it’s not me, it’s my cool friend of 20 years, Steve Bryant the comic-book artist! He missed Sean Connery by a day just like I missed Kate Bush! I will be writing him an … Continue reading →