Category: Ramblings

  • Miscellaneous plans

    Going to be a busy next couple of weeks, as I prepare for our upcoming Magic: The Gathering tournament.  I still have to finish up the last pieces of the trophy I have been working on, in between what seems to be nearly constant rain.  In addition, my trips to Toledo are more numerous, limiting…

  • Intent vs Reality

    Over the last several months, I have commented at times about how I had intended or planned for one action or another, and then ended up failing to deliver on my own claims.  This seems to be a common situation, and one for which I envy regular content creators who are able to reliably complete…

  • Back to work

    Posting a bit late, since I have resumed work after a brief one week holiday.  Needless to say, my email is rather backlogged, with all the issues that came up while I was not watching. For the vacation, we had a good time – plenty of fun with the family, camping with the kids, and…

  • Happy Halloween

    Enjoying family time tonight, as the kids go out trick-or-treating for Beggar’s Night.  Ben is very happy with his inflatable gorilla costume, and it looks like George will recycle his “dead guy” costume from last year.  As usual, the grandparents will be over to help hand out candy, and we will no doubt have pizza. …

  • Survived Camping

    Managed to survive camping with the kids over the weekend in the forests of Ohio, despite the near freezing temperatures, solid wind, and nearly constant rain.  The scouts ended up having a blast, and plenty of activities that kept us running from morning to night.  Unfortunately, everything had a solid coating of mud, so it…