Ramblin' Man

[Ragadolf]

Aberzombie wrote:

Is your daughter thinking of a career in science or engineering?

Not particularly, (Especially with her current math grades!) :(

She just really enjoyed space camp.
She even applied and got a scholarship one year. (Only reason we could afford to send her!) ;P

Actually, she thinks she wants to be a child therapist at a hospital.
And I can see it, she is certainly the little-kid magnet currently, They ALL love her! ;P

[Aberzombie]

Good for her.

[Aberzombie]

Kids! Sometimes they drive me crazy. We keep telling them the mantra...

"You get what you get, and you don't throw a fit."

It does not always work. Especially at dinner time......

[Aberzombie]

I may have mentioned the other day, but the boy is doing really well in math at school. This, coupled with his love of "science", gives us hope he will eventually go into a STEM field.

My brother and I were talking about this the other day (as we discussed the school performances of our oldest kids). STEM is, for the most part, where you go to make money. I'd guess economic fields can be the say way.

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Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! Semper fidelis!

[Sharoth]

STEM?!? What is that?

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I'd like to think you're joking, but all things considered.....;)

A curriculum focusing on Science Technology Engineering Math. It's the kind of cool adjective someone came up with because calling it a geek/nerd education just gets you endless wedgies.

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Did I mention that I saw Doctor Strange again today? Imax 3D. And I was only going to get a small drink, but they had big-ass Doctor Strange plastic cups at the concession stand.......

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Tonight, I used the term "Thrice-damned toilet".

I blame James Jacobs.

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Some bad shit going down in my old home-town. Thankfully, my mother now lives on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain, far from the idiocy.

[Sharoth]

Aberzombie wrote:

I'd like to think you're joking, but all things considered.....;)

A curriculum focusing on Science Technology Engineering Math. It's the kind of cool adjective someone came up with because calling it a geek/nerd education just gets you endless wedgies.

I thought so but I wasn't sure so I figured I would ask. No kids of my own means I don't see some of the stuff that you do. You can have one or three of my cats if you want them. J / K... sort of.

[Aberzombie]

Conan! What is best in life?

Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women.

And sometimes what they call men.

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A big THANK YOU to all the veterans out there!

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It's looking to be another beautiful day here in Texas. The sky is already showing hints of blue. The temperature is only going to get up into the mid-70's. Makes me want to find something to do outside.

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I think we need a new flagging option - "This f!#*er's delusional (or smoking some really good shit).

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Of course, then everyone would accuse me of being on drugs.

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Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!
Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!
Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!
Coffee! Coffee! YUM!

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Before today, I never expected to use the phrase "Eat frogs, motherf%%&ers!".

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My brother and his family came over tonight for Family Game Night (instead of movie night). Everyone had a blast. There was pizza.

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Now I'm drinking mead.

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Homebrewed mead.

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I might have drank too much mead last night.

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So, since getting Diablo II awhile back, I'm on my fifth character class.

The wizard very quickly developed a non-wizard look: chest armor, shoulder armor, gauntlets, armored boots....

Not so the Witch Doctor. Even his shoulder armor looks like little fetish constructs. I love some of his powers though - especially the frogs.

[Aberzombie]

We went to The Lights Festival this afternoon/evening. Think the lantern lights from the Disney movie Tangled. Everyone got their own lantern(s) to light and let float off into the sky. It was pretty cool. And the weather was perfect.

There's a video on the book of the face. Pictures will probably follow tomorrow, also on the book of the face.

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Of course, it did take an hour and a half to get out of the parking field. So that kind of sucked big, hairy goat balls.

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Forgot to mention - as they were lighting and letting go the lanterns, we got to witness a marriage proposal.

Thankfully, she said yes.

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'Tis amazing how quickly one can go through a bottle of mead.

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F#&! balls! It's 2330, and the wife just finished microwaving mac-n-cheese. I tell her to go to bed early, but she doesn't listen. And tomorrow she'll b@%!+ and moan because she's tired.

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I never b+##$ and moan about lack of sleep because (a) I'm a man, and (b) sleep can go f++* itself. That's why God gave man coffee.

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The sad thing about drinking homebrew mead is that it can get a little cloudy as you get to the dregs of the bottle. Of course, that kind of sediment is what makes it yummy.

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By the way, in case y'all didn't know....I'm the coolest mother f%&%er y'all are ever going to have the privilege of knowing.

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Thought I might have a nice, quiet 20 or 30 minutes to myself this morning, what with the kids being tired from yesterday's Lights Festival.

Nope. I had barely stepped out my bedroom when I heard my baby girl calling down. The boy was awake about 15 miutes later.

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They did sleep in a bit this morning, however. So there's that.

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Also, I might have drank a good deal of mead again last night.

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I love all God's children.

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Oh joy, another Monday.

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On the other hand, at least I have coffee.

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I'm struggling with the idea of going to see Doctor Strange for a third time. It's not like I don't have time.....

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Hey! I get my main TV night back! Huzzah!

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My two oldest brothers went to our mom's house this past weekend to clean out her garage. Now she can actually fit her car inside it. Next step....getting a garage door opener installed.

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There's still stuff left in the garage, of course. My brother's hardly touched the stuff along the walls. So I'll probably go through some of it when we go in for Thanksgiving.

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Needless to say, with over 50 years of marriage and five boys, my mom and dad managed to a lot of stuff.

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And the garage doesn't even begin to cover all of it. There's still my dad's old shed (which my brother's and I have done some cleaning out of), the attic, and all the crap they've stored in various closets.

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The idea is to clean out as much shit now, before we have to convince my mom to sell the house and get something smaller (perhaps here in Texas....).

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It's gonna be a bright!

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Bright!

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Sunshiny day!

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My good friend from Philly turns fifty today. I sent him a Facebook "Happy Birthday" message, but included a picture of a skull and the note "Another year closer...."

I left off the part about ".....to death".

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When we still worked together, we used to buy each other small birthday gifts. We'd then wrap them in black paper, with a skull on it, and that message "Another year closer to death."

Good times.

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My 7-year old niece, and godchild, agreed to loan her 10-year old brother $3. However, she set conditions. He has to pay her back $1 per week for six weeks. He has to pay her back by a certain time each week, and if he's late, a fee is added on (20 cents, I think). She had her dad, my brother, draw up the agreement in writing, with signatures by both parties and a witness (mom).

She tried to do this once before, but her parents said no. This time, they figured they let it go and see what happens.

That kid is going far.