Archive for November, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. May your day be filled with good food and loving family. What are you going to do today? I am looking forward to seeing all my family who are in town for the holiday and also some Apples to Apples, egg nog, and apple pie. Movies on an HD tv, and more [...]
2008 reading list, with reviews!
Posted: November 19, 2008 in Books, sci-fiTags: book list, Books, reading list
2008……………………………………………………………………….? Speaker for the Dead 1-1-08 Orson Scott Card I wasn’t sure how Card could do better than Ender’s Game so I had lower expectations for this book. Well, it exceeded them. I was drawn into the story and the world he created was very unique. Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars 1-4-08 Patrick Lencioni I [...]
2007 reading list, with reviews!
Posted: November 19, 2008 in BooksTags: book list, Books, reading list
2007…………………………………………………………… 42 ! Good debt, Bad debt Jon Hanson “Good debt, Bad debt” by Jon Hanson. Very good book about money management. He wrote it when he was on his death-bed. Basically, don’t go into debt unless it will pay off for you later. Ex. Debt for a school loan which will allow you to [...]
2006 reading list, with reviews!
Posted: November 19, 2008 in Books, writingTags: book list, book reviews, Books, reading list
2006………………………………………………… 33 The Darwin Awards 3 Rurouni Kenshin vol. 2 Nobuhiro Watsuki Rurouni Kenshin vol. 3 Nobuhiro Watsuki Rurouni Kenshin vol. 4 Nobuhiro Watsuki Excession Iain M. Banks Eye to Windward Iain M. Banks Song of Stone Iain Banks The Skies of Pern Anne McCafferey The Kingdom of the Cults Walter Martin Ai Yori Aoshi [...]
2005………………………………………………………………28 The Ionian Mission Patrick O’Brian Treason’s Harbour Patrick O’Brian The Far Side of the World Patrick O’Brian The Reverse of the Medal Patrick O’Brian The Letter of Marque Patrick O’Brian The Thirteen Gun Salute Patrick O’Brian The Nutmeg of Consolation Patrick O’Brian The Truelove ( Clarissa Oakes ) Patrick O’Brian The Wine Dark Sea [...]
2003 reading list
Posted: November 19, 2008 in Books, Richard K. Morgan, sci-fi, writingTags: book list, Books, reading
Well, it’s getting close to the end of the year and that means I will have to bring my reading year to a close. Thinking about that, I thought I should put my list of books read up here. So here it is, beginning with 2003. 2003………………………………………………………………..22 Fresh Wind Fresh Fire Jim Cymbala Eat That [...]
This is a watercolor I did years ago, but since I am writing a novella right now that deals with Mars, I thought I’d share it.
my little man
Posted: November 17, 2008 in baby, Family, Home, ParentingTags: baby, five month old, hat, little man, teething
I just thought I should have a more recent picture of Andrew up on here. Lydia made the hat. He’s five months now and 21.5 pounds. Quite a chunk. He has two teeth now and is becoming very coordinated with picking up banana or apple slices and putting them in his mouth, more for the [...]
New Razor display
Posted: November 14, 2008 in de, Home, shavingTags: display, edwin jagger, gillette, merkur, rack, razor, razor display, robeson, safety razor, shave, shaving, shumate, simmons, solingen, straight razor, superspeed, wade & butcher, wester stone, wetshaving
I got this old spoon rack at the Rescue Mission’s Thrifty Shopper store for $1. After a little modification, I came up with this: I like it. For those who are interested: Top shelf, left to right: 1957 Gillette Superspeed, 2006 Merkur Futur, 1982 Gillette Superspeed, Bottom shelf, Left -Right: Wester Stone Co. from Solingen, [...]
This is for my sister who said she doesn’t like techno. These are a few of my recent favorites. First, Gwen Stefani is cool. Second, I like the fusion of the electric guitar and fat electric sounding bass beat in this one.
we painted our bedroom
Posted: November 10, 2008 in environment, Home, ParentingTags: home improvement, paint, safety, VOC
The colors are Heaven’s Wind and Mountain Forget Me Not. We used the new No VOC (Volatile Organic Chemicals) paint from Home Depot. It was expensive ($36/gal) but worth it for the safety of our family and house. No harmful off-gassing for us. We slept in the room the same day we painted and it [...]
