i had to skip jimmy's today *sniff*

It’s much better in person: http://fridaywaster.blogspot.com Work status: busy as F all week long, but it was a short week so I’m feeling fine. I’ve got my laptop (nearly) functional, all data and operations (mostly) converted to the new environment. I did have to watch the guys leave me behind as they all slipped out for the regular trip to Jimmy’s. FamStuff: the holiday weekend was one of the best. 3 straight days of hanging w/ the kids, visiting friends, and eating and drinking WAY too much. There’s just something right about sunshine & good friends. Kid1 got a job last night. He’s serving tables at Logan’s Roadhouse. I haven’t been there in a long while, and I’m not really sure why. I think I always liked the place, and their buttered rolls are just awesome. Kid2 got into some silly fight with her mom, so lost her license til the end of the school year. The fight was ridiculous, too, over cooking eggs in the morning before school. Duh. I couldn’t ever deal with her mom, so I really can’t expect the kids to be able to do it either. I’m waiting for the day when she just moves in full time with us...things will run so much smoother. Kid3 is back from his jaunt to FL. He’s got baseball all day tomorrow, too: 9am game, afternoon team party, and another 7pm game. Kid4 hasn’t made it all the way off my bad list yet. Her teachers have started saying better stuff about her schoolwork, but she’s still not totally focused. I’m worried that I’m going to have to be mad at her all summer if her grades suck again. Bikestuff: I took part of the morning off yesterday to join some friends on an extended bike ride. It was the longest I’ve ever done, too, by a LOT. My daily commute is just under 6 miles each way. By taking an extended detour, I’ve stretched it to 12 once before. Yesterday morning, I hit 20.3 miles, plus another 6 home in the afternoon. I was feeling fiiiiiiiiine, too, until the ride in this morning. This morning I was feeling much less than fine. Weekend: No kids this weekend, so Saturday we’re running around to hang with friends at a few different parties. Sunday morning will be coming down, prolly with a beer for breakfast and dessert. I’m trying to work on Kid2’s car a bit in the afternoon, too. Countdown: 5 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Joe found a way to zap a few minutes at least: http://arcade.itch.com/games/falling-forever/ This one sounds juuuuuust a bit too painful for my tastes; but some of you are into this sort of thing. Like breakout and arkanoid, but without the paddle. http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/break_ball = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Engineers need to avoid the temptation to think they’re funny. Mikey gets chicken props here: http://www.polywater.com/rubberchicken.asp Joe with another winner: http://www.dangerouslyfun.com Max shot me this a few weeks back, and I’d planned to learn them all before sharing with the world. I think I’m untrainable. http://www.madville.com/link.php?id=175759&t=4 Finally, a quick salute to my favorite fashion statement, the lowrise jeans. The whale tail. Here is the lowest of the low, and my biggest smile of the day. I only wish there were more pics. Thanks for the happy ending to a very stressful week, Tom. http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1704782 (note: this pic is reasonably safe @ the office, but other links on this site are not)