Past the tipping point

We've made the symbolic one month and are 5 weeks strong. We've even ventured out to the LOMAH classic of Waterton. While Dora stayed in town, I ventured up Bears Hump with some visiting relatives and Logan. After a few hops and a crash I carried Logan the rest of the way. While Waterton should not be a petting zoo, the squirrels didn't seem to get the memo. The fat, well fed squirrels.From 2009_07 Waterton HikeFrom 2009_07 Waterton HikeFrom...

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One month and the survival of the clan

Well it is official. We made a month with all family members intact. At times it has felt a lot like Raiders of the Lost Ark. You know... where Indy is carefully weighing out the sand to escape with the golden idol. Like Indy, we were often unsuccessful. With flying fecal matter as we duck and cover, tiptoeing past cribs where angels and demons lie and making leaps of faith hoping we might see the light of day once more. Yes these are the joys...

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Steve's Machine

My bro has asked me to build a new machine for him and since he really doesn't do email, I'm posting stuff here for him to look at.The first thing is a new case. This truly decides the look and feel for the new machine. Here are my initial offerings. I've gone with 3 different companies to start.NZXT TempestNZXT Guardian 921Coolmaster Storm ScoutCoolmaster Haf 922Coolmaster makes a good case with a selection here as well as NZXT which are here.Newly...

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Koowool

I recently ran into a relative who does a number of cool and exciting things. One is a knitting, felting and sewing. She sells here wares and has a site here. I personally love the scarf that looks like a snake.Have a look and as I it's never too early to shop for Christmas!Oh... she also builds straw bale homes if you were wondering what the other things we...

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Week 3, a camping trip

Week 3 has come and gone. I managed to use the Jedi mind trick on Dora to convince her to let me go camping with Logan. Silly woman, she should have checked my identification!After a late start we headed South to Kalispell, Montana to pick up a new tent. I purchased a RTT or roof top tent from camping lab, a company that sells them and arranged to pick it up in Montana to get the free shipping.Unfortunately, the base bars were too short to fit...

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Evidence of success?

Recently I was looking at my marks for my Masters and noticed that the results for my projects were in... They were graded as satisfactory which typically means no re-writes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and calling this "semi-official" for being done my Masters. I'll post the fancy paper when it arriv...

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A new link to friends

An adventurous couple of friends have embarked on a journey. With boat and strong spirits they plan to see where the open water will take them. The link is here and I have added it to our sidebar.Here's an excerpt from one of the more recent postings"Picture this: two men, covered from head to toe in full rubber rain gear on an unstable deck that is often awash with 12-degree sea water and covered in fish slime, blood, machinery, and thousands of fishhooks. There was a few times that I thought to myself, 'This is insane'. The first day the fishhooks...

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Sod "oh my" *UPDATED*

A few weeks back I helped my parents lay about 5000 sq ft. of sod. Surprisingly it went pretty quick and if you saw the parade pictures from a previous post it looks pretty good already. Here is a quick video of Logan giving a hand.Here is a second vi...

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Obon

I've posted before about Obon, a Japanese service for the dead. You might know it as the festival of lanterns, but I'll let Wikipedia explain it.Obon (お盆?) or just Bon (盆?) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves, and when the spirits of...

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Week 2... Should I up the Defcon?

Another good week hs gone by, but a rough night for Dora resulted in me sleeping on the couch with Evan from about 1:3- to 4:30 in the morning. Oddly it was quite comfortable until I tried to move my head and noticed the rather uncomfortable kink that had developed. From what I recall I was pretty out of it when I hit my regular pillow. From 2009_07 Evan 1st MonthFrom 2009_07 Evan 1st MonthOther than that it's been pretty regular, like Metamucil...

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1 week and holding at DEFCON 4

Well it's been a week since the birth of Evan, our newest clan member and things are holding out pretty good so far. Dora is not getting much sleep, but surviving. Interestingly enough this is a good thing as it means that Evan is eating great and gaining weight quickly. An Iwaasa that likes to eat.... how odd?!? I'm managing Logan which I think is very similar to what a Hollywood agent does. My client is noisy, doesn't listen, gets into trouble...

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Arts & Crafts

Some of you might remember Mod Podge, as it's been around the block a few times. Diedre made Dora a piggy bank years ago using it and I decided Logan needed one.From 2009_07 Misc PicturesWith a few Lego catalogs and misc. magazines we got to work. He was quite the helper and here is our finished work.From 2009_07 Misc PicturesFrom 2009_07 Misc Pictu...

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