Weekend Update, Part III

Yes, we’re into Day Three of what might be a Four Day Weekend. Ice Storm Cometh.

I’m on my last beer, but luckily I have wine as backup. And if things get really ugly, I’ll break into the Maker’s Mark. We also have other essentials, like a jumbo jug of Poppycock (“My, what a big poppycock you have!”) and peanut butter.

The kids are tolerating this well, considering they haven’t really been outdoors since Friday. Friday morning I was sweating so bad on my run I had to take off my shirt (and it’s a wicking shirt, so there) and now it’s thirty degrees and has rained off and on for three days.

I’m thinking we’ll watch a movie this afternoon, my nine year old is lobbying hard for “Snakes on a Plane,” but there are some things I don’t really want him saying to his teacher when they get back to school. “Get this mother-fucking spelling test off my mother-fucking desk!” Yes, I’m raising a bunch of academic All Americans.

I’ve been given a quest, just now, to make butter crumb topping for an apple pie that my wife is creating. Should be ready in a couple hours, drop by!

Bring wine.

What’s in a word, anyway?

Unconscious Mutterings, week 206

I say … and you think … ?

  1. Episode :: I of Star Wars. I think I’ve been forever scarred by Jar-Jar.
  2. Source :: of a web page. I’ve been thinking too much about CSS again.
  3. Jerk :: “The new phone book’s here, I’m somebody now!”
  4. Introduce :: me to your, um, friend.
  5. Ralph :: the dog.
  6. Stare :: Case. (I know, I know)
  7. Cast :: Would you please sign it? Thanks.
  8. Scenario :: Unlikely
  9. Flu :: Bird
  10. Mad :: About You

Weekend update, part II

Well, moving right along!

I think we left off after the movie yesterday. Last night I watched a little of New Orleans and whoever it was. I say a little, because we had a remote mis-fire when the baby changed channels, thus losing everything in the Tivo memory of the channel I was on (the game)

Also, my wife cooked a kick-ass dinner for us.

And there was beer, in there someplace.

I managed to hack together an aLinks module to linkify any movie name I would like (such as “Gone With the Wind.” See? I didn’t even have to look that up, it just did it. How cool is that?)

This morning was another kick-ass breakfast and then church and now my wife is out walking the dogs while I’m cycling some dishes and laundry. I’m running five miles today, then perhaps watching some football and drinking more beer.

No icy stuff, yet, but the weather forecast is ominous for the next two days; the liquor store last night was mobbed (I’ve got my priorities, who cares if you have bread if you can have rum? Just sayin’)

And, to celebrate Day 7 of my coffee reduction plan, I only made half a pot today. You got that right – it’s 39 degrees, raining, going to get much colder, and I only made a half a pot of coffee. Go, me.