Yearly Archives: 2011

Tuesday night – Rabbit-rabbit-rabbit

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“Rabbit-rabbit-rabbit.”. for some reason it has always been my custom to say that as the first thing out of my mouth a the beginning of each month. This morning I realized as I said my rabbits that this today also marks the one year anniversary of the day I took my current job.. As always, I will refrain from  commenting directly on the nature of my job or how its going in this blog. .. I will say that it has been an interesting year.. I’ve learned much. met lots of new people, learned about a new business, and a new industry, discovered some things that have worked.. discovered others that have not worked..I’d do the same thing again if I could.. but perhaps there would be soem things I would change.. hard to tell.. I don’t know where this will take me next, but it’s important to note the passing of time and mark these anniversaries. ..

I just realized I didn’t say anything I meant to say.. but I guess thats what I intended to say..

nite all, nite sam

-me

 

Monday night – Halloween

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The kids might be out on their own. but Diane and I were not about to let Halloween go uncelebrated..

 

We headed about around 6:30 and checked out the Halloween scene on bridge street in Richmond. We love this town.. and it’s at its best on Halloween and the 4th of July.. Our kids always love this day and so do we.

Marshall as a ‘ceiling fan’ ugh

Our tradition is to end up at bridge street cafe and hang out with all the adults. marvin always makes us feel very welcome there.
We love him and bridge street cafe

THis year in homage to the wall street protesters, we were about ‘occupying bridge street ‘ (the main street in our town of 3000)

 

then we went back out on the street.. here’s my custume.. a few lights and a bed sheet..

reflected in one fo the 5 glasses of wine I had before leaving (diane was driving !)

I love halloween.. everyone..

Sam, we miss you everynight….

nite all, nite sam

-me

 

Sunday night – Snow !

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After a quiet night last night, Diane and I woke early to snow !.. not lots.. but enough to hike through it with tim and his dogs. It was so peaceful . We put up the storm windows this weekend.. and the outside sounds are now muted.. i just love this time of year..  It was a quiet and fun day all around.. a nice contrast to the difficult time I’m having at work.  We got to hang out with friends all day.. nice.

 

 

. I began the weekend by cleaning (sort-of) my lab.. at least i can now walk through there..

 

I have a couple of fun projects going.. I’m doing lots with lights. with some help from Max remotely.. and homer locally ..

 

 

I’ve also been doing soem welding with Gabe. here he is finishing up the legs for a set of two tables we’re helping Deb build. Gabe’s gettign to be a very able welder.. .. very porud of these kids.. they’re both really good makers.

 

 

ooops. I forgot that I gotta watch where those sparks go..   I managed to almost light the place on fire when sparks hit this piece of paper..

 

Another milestone .. with Scott’s major help. we’ve been able to rehabilititate my soldid state tesla coil I had it working very well this summer.. but then an unfortunate primary strike zorched all the elctronics.. Scott helped me rebuild it.. with some more enhancements for robustness.. I finally sparked it up at home again.. so far.. so good. Thanks so much Scott !!!!!

OK.. gotta sleep now.. more tomorrow..
nite all, nite sam
-me

 

Saturday evening – not my party

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I never thought I’d see the day.. but here we are.. home on the Saturday night before Halloween having a very nice and quiet evening at home. ‘Normally’.. tonight would be the night of our annual Halloween party That would mean about 300 folks packed into our house like sardines. crazy costumes, spooky food and drink and loud music. The lead up would mean about 2 weeks of moving furniture, securing breakables, stocking coolers, putting up lights, spiderwebs, and  decorations. Followed by about of week of undoing the same starting the day after. Don’t get me wrong.. I love our parties.. and there will certainly be more.. but it’s been just SO nice giving it a rest this year. There’s just so much going on in our house right now. eg. we’re halfway through refinishing the  bell tower.. , Deb’s stuff  is all packed up to move up to her condo this week and my work is in transition. All that lead us to decide to give it a pass this year.   We’ve been having that party nearly every year since we moved her in 1982… i say nearly because I know we missed a few here and there   It’s nice to break with tradition every once in a while.. so it doesn’t bind you.

Like I say.. the party will likely be back next year.. so.. for the 298 or so of you not here tonight.. we wish you all a great Halloween.   We’ll see you out trick or treating on monday..

 

night all , night sam

-me