Tool Time
May 29, 2009 Putting Up Peg Board You Can Never Have Enough Tools I can thank my dad and grandfather for my addiction appreciation for tools. I’d rather make a trip to a hardware store over a shopping mall any day. As the month of May came to a close, I spent several days working around the house. My list of projects concluded with adding more peg board to my garage wall. Glenn helped... [Read more]
PIXAR’s Up
MarqE Cinema Complex May 27, 2009 For the past few years, folks from my department (and friends) have had access to prescreenings of feature animated films from DreamWorks. This week, we finally got the same deal for a PIXAR film. Margaret managed to get about 100 free tickets for a prescreening of Up. The only catch…we had to drive to Houston to see it. In the middle of the week, Ruben and... [Read more]
Memorial Day Weekend
May 22-25, 2009 Let the Grilling Begin This year, Ruben and I spent most of the Memorial Day weekend doing a whole lot of nothing. Saturday evening, I fired up the grill, and invited Glenn to join us. He brought Milo along to have some playtime with his brother, Tucker. Tucker and Milo ———————————————————————————————————— Houston... [Read more]
Tucker Update
May 21, 2009 Spoiled...all four Puppies grow up too fast. In a few short weeks, Tucker is taller than Ginger, and he still has a lot of growing to do. ———————————————————————————————————— Ginger Jasper ———————————————————————————————————— Thanks... [Read more]
American Idol and Jambalaya
May 20, 2009 American Idol 2009 Top 13 I haven’t paid much attention to American Idol since its first year, but for some reason (Ruben) I got hooked on the show this season. Wednesday evening, the competition came to an end with a big show, full of stars (Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen, KISS, Black Eyed Peas, etc…). I wasn’t surprised that Kris Allen won. This is supposed to be... [Read more]
Congratulations Trisha!
May 16, 2009 The Christmas Ranch Her Family Home A Tour of the Christmas Ranch Saturday afternoon, Glenn, Ruben and I drove southeast to the Christmas Ranch in the Sam Houston National Forest. It just so happens that this private estate located within the borders of a national forest is the home of my friend and former viz-student, Trisha. Her father turns their country home into a Christmas attraction... [Read more]
Drop Stop
May 15, 2009 The only way to keep up with technology these days is to read tech-blogs on a daily basis. From time to time, the geeks who run these sites will stumble upon some low-tech solutions to everyday problems. One of these solutions that I found rather interesting is a device called a Drop Stop. It’s a flexible neoprene wedge that slides in-between your car seat and the center console. ... [Read more]
Star Trek: Something Old is New Again
J. J. Abrams Directs the Cast of Star Trek I’ve been a Star Trek fan for as long as I can remember. As a kid, the show was one of the classic rerun series that I grew up on. When I heard that J. J. Abrams was going to “reboot” the Star Trek franchise by retelling the story of Kirk, Spock and the rest of the “original” crew, I was a little concerned. Yeah, yeah, yeah,... [Read more]
