April 9, 2011 Saturday morning, Glenn accompanied me to Hearne to experience the grand opening of the town’s new railroad museum. The depot in Hearne is very unique in that it was nestled into the middle of the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific lines where they crossed at an almost 45 degree angle. In 2001, [...]
March 19, 2011 Sometimes, when you want to get a group of people involved in a worthwhile cause, you need to throw in a dose of competition. That’s what some members of my church did when they wanted to convince the rest of the congregation to build school and/or hygiene kits (that will be distributed [...]
February 6, 2011 This entry will cover a few events Ruben I took part in over the past few weeks. The fun began on a cold evening in John and Paul’s backyard as we joined them and a few of their friends for laughs and drinks around a warm fire. A week or so later, [...]
August 14, 2010 When it comes to having a social life, it’s either “feast or famine.” Following Chris and Matt’s wedding reception, Glenn and I headed to two other events. The first was a birthday party/housewarming for Josiah. We had some great food (Josiah cooked) and enjoyed the company of Josiah’s friends, especially his mother [...]
August 12, 2010 Friend and fellow coworker, Catherine, convinced me (and a few other area geeks) to join her at a local pub as part of an international gathering of people who follow the tech-blog, Gizmodo. Of course I took my camera (Canon 7D) to our local event. I fired off a few shots and [...]
April 24, 2010 Saturday evening, I joined a group of friends at Basil Whippet’s Pub on Northgate to officially say good bye to our mutual friend, Padraic. In a few days, he will be leaving for Australia to live with his partner, Mark (the guy who introduced me to Vegemite last summer). It’s sad to [...]
April 24, 2010 Last year I turned the big 4-oh, so turning 41 didn’t seem like a big deal. This year I decided not to do anything special for my birthday. The fact that the AC went out on my house and fixing it wasn’t cheap helped me decide not to throw a party. Instead, [...]
March 6, 2010 My old friends, Rob and Lamon, came into town to attend a continuing education conference for veterinarians. Lamon is the animal doctor and Rob is a plant doctor (plant molecular biologist). While Lamon was at his meetings, Rob and I joined Glenn and his friend, Gigi for a day at Lick Creek [...]
