Good morning. Jet lag and up for a while already. So I wrote a little diary.
Good to be here – quality time with curly and young asklet will spend the weekend. Maybe we’ll also get to meet CG and crew.
My work has been crazy (I was at the office for 12 hours today), and I have an 8-hour conference that I have to call in to at 2 am this morning. Unfortunately, I think we may just be staying home after that. I’ll email you.
AndiF,
Got it, thank you.
My guests from Okinawa just left, & my months` long leave of absence from my blog is almost over.
What a long strange trip it`s been.
Same here – the dreaded income tax deadline next Fri. looms. I’ll be making some time for the fish fry fund raising for my old fire company, though. That’s always fun when the weather cooperates. We even have a celebrity visitor every now & then. Guess who.
Ah the income tax. I used to watch movies while doing taxes to lower my stress level. got caught up with entire year of movies (but had to rush to get the correct postmark). Now have to alternate movies/taxes/movies/taxes because it takes too much time to watch while doing the taxes (i.e. I’m mostly watching the movies).
I wish he would have run for that Senate seat. After I left your office, I did go over and do early voting and I gotta say it did not bring me any joy to vote for Ellsworth.
this is the Alabama political ad genre, like the guy with the horse and gun. Am I to believe AL state senate has a dem majority that voted this pay raise and repubs had nothing to do with it? donkey is cute though mostly seems anamatronic.
Losing your computer sucks. We only had the graphics card go down recently, but even that inconvenient and it only was three days ’til we got it replaced.
Thanks for posting this. He has shown up at my blog a few times when he can get the old computer his niece (I think that’s who it was) loaned him to boot up but I’m not as good as you and don’t think to mention it here.
I sure miss his blog and I miss having him around regularly even more.
I was watching a program called QI, hosted by Stephen Fry, and he asked his guests to draw a kiwi, paying especial attention to the location of the nostrils. Of course, I had to see if I could draw a kiwi. Imogen says it’s a psychedelic kiwi.
A few types have stippled stripes of a sort – mine sort of got carried away. You can’t really see kiwis in the wild, as they’re nocturnal and shy. I only really remember the loud snuffing sounds they made trying to find insects in the leaf litter.
I was attempting to draw something along the line of a Little spotted kiwi, which is a flightless bird from New Zealand. We “saw” some when we visited NZ a few years ago.
Are you telling us that Switzerland doesn’t celebrate Columbus Day? (celebrated as Native American Day iirc in South Dakota). My theory on why it’s such a big holiday in nyc – it’s the only fall/ winter holiday that doesn’t require one to do anything except take a day off and either sleep in, or go away for the weekend and maybe go hiking and enjoy the still nice weather, no meals to cook, presents to buy, friends and relatives to arrange travel to or for, (of course no special football games to watch, which some might consider a downside). For a while I belonged to a professional group that met in CA – I recall being horrified that they were going to have a meeting on Columbus Day weekend one year; I tried to explain but the CAians had no idea what I was talking about.
The place is overrun with crickets! :::crickets:::
Well, the rain has passed and we are in for a lovely fall day here. I’ll do some walking later on.
Paging Genesis (Lamb lies down on Broadway) – Back in New York City…
Welcome home! Hope you have a wonderful visit.
Good morning. Jet lag and up for a while already. So I wrote a little diary.
Good to be here – quality time with curly and young asklet will spend the weekend. Maybe we’ll also get to meet CG and crew.
Going over to read your diary now.
Hi!
My work has been crazy (I was at the office for 12 hours today), and I have an 8-hour conference that I have to call in to at 2 am this morning. Unfortunately, I think we may just be staying home after that. I’ll email you.
Off to read the diary…
That’s an insane schedule – still at it?
Welcome back!
Thanks! Alas, only until Sunday.
Hope you have a good visit with family & friends!
The theme is Shadows and/or reflections.
Cool! Looking forward to it.
Hard to believe a month has passed already! We’ve been working GOTV here since June & old ID is beginning to poop out a bit. Only a few more weeks…
AndiF,
Got it, thank you.
My guests from Okinawa just left, & my months` long leave of absence from my blog is almost over.
What a long strange trip it`s been.
It will wonderful to have your blog back.
Click here to add your photos and/or enjoy everybody else’s.
love them!! very striking! easing my way into posting – maybe nov’s; work still too pressured for anything right now!
Hopefully this internet will cooperate.
Hope everyone has a fine Saturday. I’m meeting my sisters up in Indy to celebrate my mom’s 89th birthday. Crazy ladies time! 😉
See ya.
Sounds like fun!!! enjoy!! work here, as usual.
Same here – the dreaded income tax deadline next Fri. looms. I’ll be making some time for the fish fry fund raising for my old fire company, though. That’s always fun when the weather cooperates. We even have a celebrity visitor every now & then. Guess who.
Ah the income tax. I used to watch movies while doing taxes to lower my stress level. got caught up with entire year of movies (but had to rush to get the correct postmark). Now have to alternate movies/taxes/movies/taxes because it takes too much time to watch while doing the taxes (i.e. I’m mostly watching the movies).
No contest there – the movies win in a landslide!
I wish he would have run for that Senate seat. After I left your office, I did go over and do early voting and I gotta say it did not bring me any joy to vote for Ellsworth.
Yeah, he and his son seem to be polar opposites. I never got to meet Marvella, so don’t know if Evan took after her instead of dad.
Ellsworth’s just a Bayh clone, isn’t he? Hold yer nose & vote once again, considering the alternative.
this is the Alabama political ad genre, like the guy with the horse and gun. Am I to believe AL state senate has a dem majority that voted this pay raise and repubs had nothing to do with it? donkey is cute though mostly seems anamatronic.
Reminds me of this story.
Great!!!!
I heard that show years ago and the “Spotted Ass” has stuck with me ever sense. 😀
In case anyone was worrying about him, he’s fine. His computer died several months ago and he hasn’t gotten another one.
Now, if there was only a way where a citizen could go to a place of many books and public computers and use one of theirs…
Good to hear he’s ok. I somehow suspected the dead computer was the case. Wonder how far he is from the nearest PL?
I’m glad he’s okay. I wish he would get a new one…
Losing your computer sucks. We only had the graphics card go down recently, but even that inconvenient and it only was three days ’til we got it replaced.
Thanks for posting this. He has shown up at my blog a few times when he can get the old computer his niece (I think that’s who it was) loaned him to boot up but I’m not as good as you and don’t think to mention it here.
I sure miss his blog and I miss having him around regularly even more.
You’re funny. Glad to hear that he is okay.
I was watching a program called QI, hosted by Stephen Fry, and he asked his guests to draw a kiwi, paying especial attention to the location of the nostrils. Of course, I had to see if I could draw a kiwi. Imogen says it’s a psychedelic kiwi.
Very cute..do they have stripes? 🙂
A few types have stippled stripes of a sort – mine sort of got carried away. You can’t really see kiwis in the wild, as they’re nocturnal and shy. I only really remember the loud snuffing sounds they made trying to find insects in the leaf litter.
what a cute animal! or is it a bird? marsupial?
I was attempting to draw something along the line of a Little spotted kiwi, which is a flightless bird from New Zealand. We “saw” some when we visited NZ a few years ago.
I’d say you were spot on. 🙂
We had a great weekend here in Cape May. Home tomorrow. 🙁
You couldn’t have asked for better weather. Did you find new painting subjects?
Why yes, yes I did. 😉
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Ugh and good morning!
Beautiful colors.
That weekend went fast.
Flew back overnight and went straight to the office. Madness.
Are you telling us that Switzerland doesn’t celebrate Columbus Day? (celebrated as Native American Day iirc in South Dakota). My theory on why it’s such a big holiday in nyc – it’s the only fall/ winter holiday that doesn’t require one to do anything except take a day off and either sleep in, or go away for the weekend and maybe go hiking and enjoy the still nice weather, no meals to cook, presents to buy, friends and relatives to arrange travel to or for, (of course no special football games to watch, which some might consider a downside). For a while I belonged to a professional group that met in CA – I recall being horrified that they were going to have a meeting on Columbus Day weekend one year; I tried to explain but the CAians had no idea what I was talking about.
..Switzerland doesn’t celebrate Columbus Day?
Nope, no trace of it. Of course, we get some locally flavored holidays instead, such as Jeûne genevois (and it has nothing to do with youth).
I was hoping it had something to do with wine
I hope the day flew by and you’re getting some much-deserved sleep.
Well, got home at a decent hour and got plenty of z’s.
Have you recovered after your all-night conference call?
I hope you’ve recovered from your jet lag and lack of sleep.
Good morning!
Too early in the day to tell, but lots of sleep last night should help.
Well if you aren’t quite recovered, here’s hoping it’s not that long till you can take a nice afternoon nap. 🙂
Beautiful!
Pretty!