bshirley So, I started off the OwnCon with a game of Tichu. I’ve been meaning to learn this suspiciously popular trick-taking card game. And I am very glad to have learned it. Another Bill and I “won” the learning game, so I got some free games from it.
Yet another house on my street, one that’s two doors down, is about to cease being. At least this one’s gonna drive off. I assume. They wouldn’t just lift it up. It is in the bottom three of “how good of shape the old house is in”. Hmm, maybe that’s the consolation. Soon, I’ll be … Read more
I have linked my old LJ to my current blog. I will be killing the RSS feed into LJ soon, so anything showing up on blog_shirl_com.livejournal.com will wither and die. I suspect the twelve people watching that feed on LJ are still watching the old account (a sampling of five of them shows that to … Read more
A few of you may have been watching TV yesterday and may know otherwise.
The new sun-blocker across the street had a one-day makeover (landscaped and added stairs to get up to the porch) and then had an open house on Sunday. It wasn’t overly busy – though I wasn’t making a point of it to check on it. Someone (the builder) had parked their large white pickup in … Read more
Yes, you should not let those with sensitive ears read this blog. Once again my phone is not working. The DSL’s been sucking for hours – about 5pm on Saturday evening. I finally tried the phone and it’s dead. So, I go outside and unplug the house, and plug an analog phone into the line. … Read more