May. 19th, 2008
The Weekend That Was
May. 19th, 2008 09:03 amIt was a weekend of work and delights.
Saturday was all work: up fairly early in the day, our first hurdle was realizing that we had lost our land line dial tone and our DSL connectivity. Ugh!
cuyahogarvr,
kent4str and I spent the bulk of Saturday tackling the accumulated mess in the basement, cleaning out extra stuff from the tool room, the storage closet, the laundry room, the office and --my personal cross to bear-- the computer room.
Many items went to the storage locker but a large portion went into the trash and/or recycling bins. Indeed, both are nearly full. The results are fantastic though: place hasn't look good in years. I am taking particular delight in how clean the computer room now is, although there's still some minor work left to go.
We went to a community square dance hosted by the DC Lambda Squares very close to our house, calling by Dayle Hodge. We had nearly four squares in attendance;
kent4str and I helped sell $150 in 50/50 tickets, half of which supports DC Diamond Circulate 2009.
Sunday was largely spent being tourists with Ohio-based friends Tom and David. After collecting them and their luggage from their b&b in downtown DC, we headed to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum near Dulles, VA. Sadly, I have some photos but the place is so poorly lit that half had to be tossed.
The five of us enjoyed a late lunch in Crystal City followed up with ice cream. Food makes us very happy:

Top left, clockwise: Tom,
cuyahogarvr,
kent4str,
bjarvis, David.
After dropping the boys off at National Airport, we headed for home and resumed our cleaning & renovation activities. I hit a wall fairly quickly and took a badly needed hour's nap, but resumed sorting papers, washing countertops and generally sorting office stuff in the evening.
Our DSL was restored around 10 PM, so I immediately rebooted the computers and confirmed all of the services were functioning once more. With all made happy, I headed to bed around midnight.
Saturday was all work: up fairly early in the day, our first hurdle was realizing that we had lost our land line dial tone and our DSL connectivity. Ugh!
Many items went to the storage locker but a large portion went into the trash and/or recycling bins. Indeed, both are nearly full. The results are fantastic though: place hasn't look good in years. I am taking particular delight in how clean the computer room now is, although there's still some minor work left to go.
We went to a community square dance hosted by the DC Lambda Squares very close to our house, calling by Dayle Hodge. We had nearly four squares in attendance;
Sunday was largely spent being tourists with Ohio-based friends Tom and David. After collecting them and their luggage from their b&b in downtown DC, we headed to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum near Dulles, VA. Sadly, I have some photos but the place is so poorly lit that half had to be tossed.
The five of us enjoyed a late lunch in Crystal City followed up with ice cream. Food makes us very happy:
Top left, clockwise: Tom,
After dropping the boys off at National Airport, we headed for home and resumed our cleaning & renovation activities. I hit a wall fairly quickly and took a badly needed hour's nap, but resumed sorting papers, washing countertops and generally sorting office stuff in the evening.
Our DSL was restored around 10 PM, so I immediately rebooted the computers and confirmed all of the services were functioning once more. With all made happy, I headed to bed around midnight.
The Weekend That Was
May. 19th, 2008 09:03 amIt was a weekend of work and delights.
Saturday was all work: up fairly early in the day, our first hurdle was realizing that we had lost our land line dial tone and our DSL connectivity. Ugh!
cuyahogarvr,
kent4str and I spent the bulk of Saturday tackling the accumulated mess in the basement, cleaning out extra stuff from the tool room, the storage closet, the laundry room, the office and --my personal cross to bear-- the computer room.
Many items went to the storage locker but a large portion went into the trash and/or recycling bins. Indeed, both are nearly full. The results are fantastic though: place hasn't look good in years. I am taking particular delight in how clean the computer room now is, although there's still some minor work left to go.
We went to a community square dance hosted by the DC Lambda Squares very close to our house, calling by Dayle Hodge. We had nearly four squares in attendance;
kent4str and I helped sell $150 in 50/50 tickets, half of which supports DC Diamond Circulate 2009.
Sunday was largely spent being tourists with Ohio-based friends Tom and David. After collecting them and their luggage from their b&b in downtown DC, we headed to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum near Dulles, VA. Sadly, I have some photos but the place is so poorly lit that half had to be tossed.
The five of us enjoyed a late lunch in Crystal City followed up with ice cream. Food makes us very happy:

Top left, clockwise: Tom,
cuyahogarvr,
kent4str,
bjarvis, David.
After dropping the boys off at National Airport, we headed for home and resumed our cleaning & renovation activities. I hit a wall fairly quickly and took a badly needed hour's nap, but resumed sorting papers, washing countertops and generally sorting office stuff in the evening.
Our DSL was restored around 10 PM, so I immediately rebooted the computers and confirmed all of the services were functioning once more. With all made happy, I headed to bed around midnight.
Saturday was all work: up fairly early in the day, our first hurdle was realizing that we had lost our land line dial tone and our DSL connectivity. Ugh!
Many items went to the storage locker but a large portion went into the trash and/or recycling bins. Indeed, both are nearly full. The results are fantastic though: place hasn't look good in years. I am taking particular delight in how clean the computer room now is, although there's still some minor work left to go.
We went to a community square dance hosted by the DC Lambda Squares very close to our house, calling by Dayle Hodge. We had nearly four squares in attendance;
Sunday was largely spent being tourists with Ohio-based friends Tom and David. After collecting them and their luggage from their b&b in downtown DC, we headed to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum near Dulles, VA. Sadly, I have some photos but the place is so poorly lit that half had to be tossed.
The five of us enjoyed a late lunch in Crystal City followed up with ice cream. Food makes us very happy:
Top left, clockwise: Tom,
After dropping the boys off at National Airport, we headed for home and resumed our cleaning & renovation activities. I hit a wall fairly quickly and took a badly needed hour's nap, but resumed sorting papers, washing countertops and generally sorting office stuff in the evening.
Our DSL was restored around 10 PM, so I immediately rebooted the computers and confirmed all of the services were functioning once more. With all made happy, I headed to bed around midnight.
Happy Anniversary to Us
May. 19th, 2008 01:35 pmIf it hadn't been for a telephone call from
kent4str's mother yesterday and e-mail from my own this morning, I'd have utterly missed that yesterday was our 12th anniversary.
12 years, no homicides... Yay!
12 years, no homicides... Yay!
Happy Anniversary to Us
May. 19th, 2008 01:35 pmIf it hadn't been for a telephone call from
kent4str's mother yesterday and e-mail from my own this morning, I'd have utterly missed that yesterday was our 12th anniversary.
12 years, no homicides... Yay!
12 years, no homicides... Yay!