block party weekend

The week has been rather dull...and I don't think the dreary weather is helping too very much. All the younger kids are back in town from vacation. This is their last week of freedom before heading back to school on Tuesday. They know their time is almost up; they can sense it like a dog senses fear.

The oldest has been back at school for a couple weeks, and has already stopped responding to email. Eh. As long as he doesn't get arrested or kicked out of school, I can handle the fact that he ignores his inbox. I could even handle an arrest as long as it's well deserved.

Our final no-kids weekend was spent out in some beautiful country beyond Gainesville. We headed out there for a bit of a family reunion w/ my wife's fam. Me and the guys enjoyed the sunshine, good food, and cold beers, but there was a lot of tension between some of the other family members. I really don't understand it completely. It seems like the fighting starts all on its own, with no instigation at all. We showed up on Friday night, and the snarkiness started in under 2 minutes.

I did get a chance to take my bike out on some hilly back roads, which was a bit of a challenge. I only rode about 15 miles on Saturday, and another 8 on Sunday morning, but the hills make the distance a whole lot harder than riding around here. The fun part comes when taking the down-side of a big up-hill.

(Side note - I recently passed 500 total miles, just this summer!)

Work and school have both been a pain in the tail all week long, and I'm really looking forward to a long weekend. And since it's Labor Day, that means it's Block Party Weekend! So we've got a couple hundred people heading over to hang out on Sunday, and we are COMPLETELY unprepared. I'll be a little stressed from now until 1030 Sunday morning, when we tap the first keg, then everything will be juuuuuuuuust fine.

Oh yeah, one more thought... one of the dogs brought us a present the other night. Left it on couch for us. Half a squirrel. The middle half. No head, no shoulders, no tail. Basically, not much more than a handful of squirrel-ass on a sofa cushion. I dunno what we did to be blessed with such wonderful pets.

Happy Happy Joy Joy Three Day Weekend!



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Finally, a game for my intelligent friends. Both of you.
http://www.flashchess3.com/

And one for all of my ninja friends:
http://games.mochiads.com/c/g/ninja-glove/ninja-glove.swf

And I can't forget my violent, angry, friends that make me a little bit uneasy...
http://games.mochiads.com/c/g/vsy-3/VSY3_soft_gamesfree_secure.swf

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The key to learning a foreign language is learning phrases that you'll use in real life.
http://failblog.org/2008/08/25/french-lesson-fail/

All people should come with warning labels attached.
http://www.warninglabelgenerator.com/

Ending today's update is a clip to get us all in the mood for the block party...



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