Haven’t slept very well since the excitement last week, and it’s wearing on me…my routine is off and I’m suddenly a very light sleeper. I still go to sleep easily, but I wake up very easily, too, and I’m having bad dreams. And boy, have I just been a joy to be around–moody, sleepy, and quick tempered. Everything’s just in limbo at the moment–all 3 projects I’m on, my car’s in the shop, Whitney’s car. Total state of suspended animation.
So, we picked Joey Actually-My-Name-is-Simon, and headed Team Combs over to McDonald’s in Shelbyville. While in McD’s, I noticed the fry assembly line: At one end, close to the drive-thru window is the holding area, where crisp, deep fried potatoes sit under a heat lamp in red McDonald’s packages awaiting customers. To the right of that is the deep fryer, the heart of America’s burgeoning atherosclerotic crisis, where hyrdogenated vegetable oil at God-knows-how-hot fries the rather-uniform Taters as they sit in baskets. The fryer’s apparently run by a digital timer, set each time a basket lowers into the oil. ...
Gotta love a good mechanic’s vise: Installed my birthday present from Stu on the orkbench today…felt like a crime drilling those 4 half-inch holes in that beautiful workbench, but it went pretty well. It’s an awesome vise: Two positions, two work anvils, and it swivels through 360 degrees. Other random photos: Team Combs will be riding in style, yo Joey, da ninja!
Nice vise. What I can see of the bench looks great… Jeff Roberts - Oct 6, 2006 Nice vise. What I can see of the bench looks great, too. And the kid ain’t too shabby either :-) Unless it turns out to be one of those suddenly-it’s-70-degrees-on-Halloween sort of years, he’s gonna need some lil’ ninja shoes! ...
Not much funny about this one. Whitney’s fine, the baby’s fine, and the car (at first blush) looks repairable. Joey’s up with his dad in Louisville, so he’s good too. Whitney was pulling across North Broadway in front of our church, from the Buzz Cafe to the church, and ran the right front of the car into the left side of a northbound Lexus GX470 They bumped at about a 45 degree angle. ...
Went to warn Sandra but remembered she had her fen… Jeff Roberts - Oct 5, 2006 Went to warn Sandra but remembered she had her fender bender already. So I guess things DO come in threes!
Fall is often the time I turn over a new leaf. Surmounting my annual September insanity, October and November are often times of rededication and renewal. Weird, I know, because for everything else in the Northern Hemisphere, these are times of dormancy and decay. So, yesterday, I did it again: For personal reasons, and after much consideration, I gave-up unbounded use of the internet at home. My wife is my accountability partner, guardian of the (changed) passwords to all accounts on our computer. It’s a pretty drastic step, but the last 10 years of so of my life have left me with little other choice. ...
I like the password idea - Katie’s been having tro… Jeff Roberts - Oct 4, 2006 I like the password idea - Katie’s been having trouble getting homework done with the internet within reach and we’re about at that point.
This guy came and spoke at Georgetown College when I was taking religion classes there. Sad, sad story, if it’s true.
How does a former gambling-addicted-embezzler beco… Jeff Roberts - Oct 3, 2006 How does a former gambling-addicted-embezzler become a pastor in the first place? One of the key requirements is “not greedy of filthy lucre”. I understand the forgiveness angle, but certain actions should disqualify you for certain roles.
? Whitney - Oct 2, 2006 ? This is a radio-telescope image of the gas/plasma emmisions of a supermassive blackhole.
:-) Making things is fun. My father-in-law, Stu, is a former shop teacher. He likes making things, and probably likes teaching others how to make things even more. He’s made me a fabulous workbench, and decided it was high time I learned about power tools. Now, I’ve spent years watching Norm Abrams’s New Yankee Workhop, marveling at the things Norm can do with his keen eye, instincts, and…uh…$100k of power tools. ...
Cool - you should post a “measured drawring” :-) … Jeff Roberts - Oct 1, 2006 Cool - you should post a “measured drawring” :-) Makes me want to get out in the shop and make some sawdust!
Let’s see… word-processor: Check. spreadsheet: Check. Google’s edging closer to having an Online office suite Neat, go-anywhere technology.
Me: Man, I wish they’d create invisible fence for PEOPLE to keep them out of your dang yard! E: They have. Me: Really? E: It’s just so hard getting people to wear the collars!
I am so glad you didn’t say “office” instead of “y… Jeff Roberts - Oct 2, 2006 I am so glad you didn’t say “office” instead of “yard” :-)
Yep. It’s Columbus Day Celebrate the greatest conquest & associated genocide in recorded history? No thanks.
Apparently this holiday is for the overtaxed gover… Whitney - Oct 1, 2006 Apparently this holiday is for the overtaxed government workers…not for actually celebrating. I was told tonight that a certain Goble gets at least three government holidays per month. Egads.
This was a waste of time: A premise that can’t sustain a feature-film, combined with Jim Carrey’s hammy performance had Whitney and I surfing the web during the DVD. Lone bright spot: David Duchovny is one VERY lucky man. Tea Leoni, as in “Spanglish,” was a lift to every scene she was in.