I'm back but not at full force. My foot is still attached to my ankle but it hurts like the dickens. The surgeon was very pleased and the procedure went quite well. I was hoping to be taking fewer drugs at this point but alas that is not the case. Don't get me wrong I'm glad I have them due to the pain. My goal is to get an hour or so of computer time tomorrow. I was hoping to telecommute for 4 hours on Tuesday but may need more time before I reach that goal. I can't work on drugs and I'm not quite ready to reduce them enough to work just yet. I am however making excellent progress.
My wife is a saint and has been amazing taking care of both me and the children.
Ok. I've got to call it quits and get to a comfortable chair.
Later folks.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Sister's Wedding
My sister is getting married this weekend. She and my brother-in-law have asked me to officiate at their wedding. I'm not ordained but they were already legally married at the courthouse so I will be helping with celebration for family and friends.
Last night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Tonight is the wedding and tomorrow is a post wedding brunch.
Weddings of course are one of those rare times when you get to see so many family and loved ones all at once. Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, and good friends all gathered in the same place. Some I haven't seen since the last family wedding. I miss them all dearly in the times in between these celebrations and am happy and grateful for the occasions when we can all be together.
I spent hours last night visiting and talking, until my younger boys started to get tired, then it was home and to bed for them.
I know they were up last night a bit, my wife took care of them during the night. I hope they are well rested enough for the big day today. The eldest will be fine, he's old enough and mature enough to handle just about anything. The younger too might have a little trouble if they are light on sleep. They are both ring bearers. They seem to be in good shape right now and said they slept well.
In any even I am looking forward to visiting with family and friends again later this afternoon.
Last night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Tonight is the wedding and tomorrow is a post wedding brunch.
Weddings of course are one of those rare times when you get to see so many family and loved ones all at once. Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, and good friends all gathered in the same place. Some I haven't seen since the last family wedding. I miss them all dearly in the times in between these celebrations and am happy and grateful for the occasions when we can all be together.
I spent hours last night visiting and talking, until my younger boys started to get tired, then it was home and to bed for them.
I know they were up last night a bit, my wife took care of them during the night. I hope they are well rested enough for the big day today. The eldest will be fine, he's old enough and mature enough to handle just about anything. The younger too might have a little trouble if they are light on sleep. They are both ring bearers. They seem to be in good shape right now and said they slept well.
In any even I am looking forward to visiting with family and friends again later this afternoon.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Big Dog Robot
The balance and ability to recover built into this robot coupled with the payload it's carrying is amazing. I didn't think this was possible. Truly astounding technology.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
La-z-boy Recliner
I'm going to have some time off my feet in the near future for foot surgery. As a result my wife suggested I get a comfortable recliner to recover in. Here are some pictures of the recliner. It came today.
Aahhh...
Do I look relaxed?
Aahhh...
Do I look relaxed?
Monday, March 10, 2008
Is that gum or is that your brain?
My youngest son (4yrs) brought me a piece of chewed up gum that my middle son had just tossed on the dining room floor. I got my middle son (6 yrs), told him what the expectations were regarding gum and he threw it away and apologized. My youngest son didn't realize that was gum, he said, "I though it was his brain, and it fell out." He wasn't being mean, he really thought it was his brothers brain.
That is the funniest thing I have heard in WEEKS.
That is the funniest thing I have heard in WEEKS.
Battlestar Galactica: What the Frak is Going On
This is a recap of the miniseries and first three seasons. It's all 100% spoilers. If you have watched the show, it's absolutely hysterical. I'm a BG junkie, had to post this.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Sculpture by Oldest Son
Here are some pictures of a sculpture my oldest son made. He's a talented sketch artist, but he's also an amazing painter, sculpter and pumpkin carver. What a gifted kid, and that's not just fatherly pride showing.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Odds and ends
Ok... odds and ends today.
1) I woke up this morning and immediately told my lovely wife, 'Wow it's really cold.' Ten minutes later I discovered the furnace had gone out and it was 50 degrees in the house.
2) My youngest son calls the church 'Winter Carnival' the 'Winterful Carnival' We really like that. :-)
3) Your monitor is dirty. Click here to clean it.
4) Two of my Neverwinter Nights 2 mods are up for 2007 mod of the year. The competition is good, and I do not have expectations of winning, but I am honored to be included.
5) My very old and dear friend Eric T Mayer is getting married in Columbia this summer. Wow!
6) My youngest son took a field trip to the public library, which he calls, 'The Republic Library'.
7) On a trip to the Library my middle son, who's in Kindergarden told a young girl he's friends with, 'You are the most beautiful girl. Don't you see how everyone smiles at you.'. My middle son is six. What a smoothie.
That's the list of odds and ends for now!
Cheers,
Ernie
1) I woke up this morning and immediately told my lovely wife, 'Wow it's really cold.' Ten minutes later I discovered the furnace had gone out and it was 50 degrees in the house.
2) My youngest son calls the church 'Winter Carnival' the 'Winterful Carnival' We really like that. :-)
3) Your monitor is dirty. Click here to clean it.
4) Two of my Neverwinter Nights 2 mods are up for 2007 mod of the year. The competition is good, and I do not have expectations of winning, but I am honored to be included.
5) My very old and dear friend Eric T Mayer is getting married in Columbia this summer. Wow!
6) My youngest son took a field trip to the public library, which he calls, 'The Republic Library'.
7) On a trip to the Library my middle son, who's in Kindergarden told a young girl he's friends with, 'You are the most beautiful girl. Don't you see how everyone smiles at you.'. My middle son is six. What a smoothie.
That's the list of odds and ends for now!
Cheers,
Ernie
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
New Shed
My wife received a 6 by 3 storage shed for Christmas as a family gift. While on Christmas vacation I dug a 1'+ deep whole in our sloped back yard, set cinder blocks into the whole, leveled the earth then put in a layer of sand. My wife and son leveled the sand and put in paver stones.
Today my mother and father stopped by to help me build the shed. My dad is extremely talented when it comes to this sort of project. We pulled up the paver stones and did an extra hour or two of work getting them more level. My wife and son did an excellent job, but with some expert guidance from my dad we were able to get improve upon the foundation a bit.
The shed went together rather quickly, in just a few hours.
During both phases of construction it was very wet and muddy. My boots look like I had walked through a swamp. Below are photos showing the completed shed. It looks crooked (but level) due to the planks of wood we have around it, but it's both straight with the fence and house and quite level.
I've also included pictures of the yard and deck which are covered in mud.
Today my mother and father stopped by to help me build the shed. My dad is extremely talented when it comes to this sort of project. We pulled up the paver stones and did an extra hour or two of work getting them more level. My wife and son did an excellent job, but with some expert guidance from my dad we were able to get improve upon the foundation a bit.
The shed went together rather quickly, in just a few hours.
During both phases of construction it was very wet and muddy. My boots look like I had walked through a swamp. Below are photos showing the completed shed. It looks crooked (but level) due to the planks of wood we have around it, but it's both straight with the fence and house and quite level.
I've also included pictures of the yard and deck which are covered in mud.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Youngest Son is very aware
My youngest son likes to make things out of paper, and has made a few cards and letters for my friend Bruce. We've hand delivered some and send others to him at work (I work with Bruce).
Last night he drew something, put it in a box, wrapped the box with printer paper, attached a 'card' that he made, and told me it was for one of his pre-school teachers. This is within the scope of things he normally does so I didn't think about it too much, but my wife and I felt a little odd that he had done this for ONE teacher and didn't want to start bringing wrapped boxes to school everyday. We didn't want to stifle his kindness or creativity but I was watching this closely.
I explained to the teacher who was present at his school what it was and who it was for. She told me it was the birthday of the teacher my son made the present for. I was stunned that my son, who is four, had the awareness to think about this, remember it, come up with a plan, and execute it. I was impressed and touched by his behavior.
Last night he drew something, put it in a box, wrapped the box with printer paper, attached a 'card' that he made, and told me it was for one of his pre-school teachers. This is within the scope of things he normally does so I didn't think about it too much, but my wife and I felt a little odd that he had done this for ONE teacher and didn't want to start bringing wrapped boxes to school everyday. We didn't want to stifle his kindness or creativity but I was watching this closely.
I explained to the teacher who was present at his school what it was and who it was for. She told me it was the birthday of the teacher my son made the present for. I was stunned that my son, who is four, had the awareness to think about this, remember it, come up with a plan, and execute it. I was impressed and touched by his behavior.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Gaming News
I try to keep my personal blog free of gaming news, but you can see in this post on my gaming blog, that I've been lucky enough to be included in an podcast interview about Neverwinter Nights, the game I write for and play most often. You can follow this link to Neverwinter Podcast Episode 40, the podcast with my interview. I haven't even had time to listen to it yet, but was very excited and wanted to post right away.
Here's that link again:
http://neverwinternightspodcast.com/?p=89
Here's that link again:
http://neverwinternightspodcast.com/?p=89
Sunday, November 25, 2007
An Old Friend is Engaged
I heard from Eric, a dear old friend of mine from New York yesterday. We chatted a bit on the telephone an caught up, but the only thing I can seem to remember is the news that he is engaged. He's been dating a woman named Monica for over two years and the two got engaged this past August. I am thrilled for my friend and his news easily eclipsed everything else we discussed.
Congratulations Eric and Monica.
Congratulations Eric and Monica.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
Have some turkey and an extra helping of potatoes.
Enjoy the day.
Have some turkey and an extra helping of potatoes.
Enjoy the day.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Santa Claus
The recent news stories about Santa Claus are too funny and they are also a bit sad.
Recently there was a story out of the UK. that Santa needed to go on a diet and could not be fat this year. Now there is the following out of Australia.
Recently there was a story out of the UK. that Santa needed to go on a diet and could not be fat this year. Now there is the following out of Australia.
YDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday.What's wrong with a traditional Santa. I don't want to offend anyone, or encourage poor health but give me a break, it's Santa!
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Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say "ha ha ha" instead, the Daily Telegraph reported.
One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "ho ho ho" because it could frighten children and was too close to "ho", a US slang term for prostitute.
"Gimme a break," said Julie Gale, who runs the campaign against sexualising children called Kids Free 2B Kids.
"We are talking about little kids who do not understand that "ho, ho, ho" has any other connotation and nor should they," she told the Telegraph.
"Leave Santa alone."
A local spokesman for the US-based Westaff recruitment firm said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting and it was being left up to the discretion of the individual Santa himself.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Interviewed regarding gaming project.
I was interviewed by Neverwinter Podcast last night using Skype. I blogged about it over at my gaming blog extensively, as it's related to my gaming projects. What's a podcast? What's Skype?
You can find the answers at Wikipedia. What's Wikipeida? The short answer is it's a wiki, but you can read about wiki's and wikipedia on Wikipedia.
My name actually shows up in a gaming related Wikipedia entry. You can read it here...at the very bottom of the page under external links.
My interview will show up on episode 39 of Neverwinter Podcast which should be out in a few weeks. I'll definitely post a link on my gaming blog.
You can find the answers at Wikipedia. What's Wikipeida? The short answer is it's a wiki, but you can read about wiki's and wikipedia on Wikipedia.
My name actually shows up in a gaming related Wikipedia entry. You can read it here...at the very bottom of the page under external links.
My interview will show up on episode 39 of Neverwinter Podcast which should be out in a few weeks. I'll definitely post a link on my gaming blog.
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