Life happens

Squeak, squeak, shiver…

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Well, dry foods like cereal, certainly do not last as long down here. I suppose it would be more accurate to say they last the same, normal few months as the rest of the country. Not the 2 years or so in … Read More

So this is Christmas…

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I have now been at my new job for three weeks. I am still feeling very overwhelmed, but not nearly as much as when I started. I am now understanding what people are telling me, and the multitude of acronyms … Read More

Metronome Cafe Musings

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So I am discovering that there seems to be a direct correlation between having an interview, and the number of new employment opportunities that come up on the various job boards. at minimum I seem to be able to scape … Read More

Cameras, fish and cell phones RUSTON!

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I really need to start bringing our point and shoot with us on our outings. The cell phone camera is good enough for a quick bunch of pictures, but there are no lighting adjustments, so when you are trying to take pictures in a … Read More

The Circle of 19th Hell

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So Da Wife needed the van this morning so I walked from the apartment to the 7-11 on S Tyler and Center Street. It’s the same walk I did yesterday with the dog. Today I tracked it. I know now … Read More

Initial Ramblings

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I’ve been in Tacoma for a few days now. So far I have liked everything I have seen in-spite of the horrendous heat wave of the past week. Since I’ve been here we’ve hit the Tacoma mall, had a picnic at Point … Read More

Finally starting to get real.

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Just over a month until we move. Less than two weeks until Melissa moves, works for a bit, then comes back to help finish up and move again. I think it’s been more stressful for her than I. For me … Read More

I don’t want to be a Saint.

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Being a Saint is far too much responsibility for me. Don’t get me wrong, I have no delusions of actually ever becoming one, nor even being considered. I assume the simple fact that I refer to the current pope as … Read More

Home, home on the strange…

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Got home yesterday. After spending the morning in Pike Place Market then crashing for a few hours on the plane; being in Anchorage was very surreal. I had forgotten how much whiter the light is here. It’s as if everything … Read More

Soooo, Everette…

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Today we got up, and very lackadaisy went down to the Ave and got breakfast at Shultzy’s. I had Scotch eggs (hard boiled eggs, wrapped in sausage, breaded in panko flour and fried) Melissa had a egg on a pork … Read More