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Happy Birthday, mi hijo!

It’s hard to believe how much you’ve grown. I’m so proud of the person you’re becoming.

Now… if “everybody” would get healthy, I think this would be even more of a great day.

I bought some semolina flour today and just finished making fresh pasta. I don’t know it for a fact, but I think maybe I was inspired… either by Goldmember or by the heat.

Little tip, for future reference… before you take something apart, draw yourself a picture of it. I spent two hours trying to put my chain back on my bike after cleaning and lubing it. What a pain…

Out of Sight…

Just thinking out loud today…

Why is it that… when there are more than six billion people on our planet… I seem drawn to people who live more than a two hour drive away? I mean… come on.

I know that right now I’m in “regain confidence in myself” mode, but how long do I have to be there? When do I get to the point where I see myself for who and what I am and accidentally bump into that special someone?

So… that’s a movie… a fantasy. I’ve admitted that. But having my nose rubbed into the mess I’ve helped to create each time has taught me a thing or two.

I’m much more tolerant now than I used to be. I also have a much better idea of what “little things” I can and can’t handle as idiosyncrasies in my friends… those realizations can’t hurt… I think…

Here’s to the future. Cheers!

Work was a zoo last week. Speaking of zoos, my youngest brother took my son to the zoo on Saturday. I think they had a great time, but it was honkin’ hot all weekend.

So… since I was indoors a lot of the weekend, I did a lot of cleaning and pruning around my house. I also started reading Time Enough For Love by Robert Heinlein… I’ve read it four or five times, but I don’t get tired of it.

Give into temptation… it may not pass your way again…

Work has been quite busy for the last week or so. A major data conversion went fairly well, and now we’re looking forward to an application upgrade… actually, looking forward may sound hopeful… that might be a bad choice of words.

I’ve made some new year’s resolutions six and a half months late… but hey… better late than never. I do, however, intend to continue with my projects. Building a toolset seems like a decent thing to do with my time.

Things at work are really busy right now. Our conversion effort is in full force and I’m trying to keep up.

Last night was my son’s last t-ball game of the season. He and his team did a great job and I was really proud of them. Now he’s off to visit grandparents.

I’ve been looking more into mod_perl for my web development, and just generally trying to keep busy.

Whenever I get stumped and stymied, I tend to start a new project or resume work on an old one. Yesterday I jumped headfirst into a new project. *crosses his fingers*

Things have been fairly quiet. Last night I got to celebrate some of my fondest childhood memories. Olfactory triggers are, in my experience, some of the most powerful influences on mood.

Yesterday was painful. I was reminded constantly of where I was, where I thought I’d be, and what I thought was right for me. However, I had many friends with me, and they helped remind me of why they care, and why I should, too.

Yesterday was painful.

Today is another day.

The fourth was a good experience. I could do without all the chigger bites, though.

Today I went for a long walk, blistered my feet, rode ten miles, and went for a swim.

When it came right down to it, a friend said it best… just go into tomorrow knowing it’s going to be horrible, and that it will only last 24 hours… just like any other day. I’ll try.

It’s official. I should write a freakin’ FAQ for work. Maybe I could get a grant and turn it into a book on how to program with a slant toward our current standards and languages.

Oy. The good news is, I really enjoy my job… the bad news is, sometimes I get eight or nine things on my plate at once and something inevitably drops.

Today got off with a great start, and it’s ending semi-quietly. I like that.