A friend and financial analyst was over last night for some socializing. On his way out the door he quipped, “better trade in that car soon; $4 gasoline is a month away”. My dislike of staring at tail lights has almost led me to study the bus schedule, this could be the last straw. 34 … Read more
I played Crokinole this weekend for the first time. I saw it up at BGG.Con in November, and saw some talk about it before that (someone made two custom boards for the convention), but didn’t get around to playing it. Greg has his hanging on his wall like the art piece it is, but we’d … Read more
Friends are good. Friends who mail you stuff are very good. Friends who mail you their art are excellent! A week ago or so I received two artworks in the mail from two different friends. Julie presents me with an Altoids tin with my likeness as a beer drinking skeleton on it. Lisa sends me … Read more
Thursday night I left work and went straight to the Sharpstown Mall – Houston’s Premier Urban Mall (mostly out of a need to avoid the Galleria – the other mall on the way home from work). I had quite fun with the cultural experience. Did a little shopping, and have been humored by the people … Read more
A few months back I was installing an application on my computer, and I checked the “about” box as I usually do, and there was Andrew Loewenstern’s name. I worked with him at the WilTel Advanced Technology Group back in 1994. I put his email address in my address book and forgot about it. Last … Read more
Boy, I still have lots of work to do to get ready. party.shirl.com Sat Dec 8 2007