Thursday, November 20, 2008
Vacation Photos
I recently added photos of our Mediterranean cruise vacation to my Flickr site. Take a few moments to view them and then let me know what you think.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Spencer's Senior Photo
Hard to believe it's Spencer's senior year in high school, but here is the proof - his senior photo...
Monday, September 15, 2008
Economy One-Liner
With economy in the dumps it's time for the humor quotient to increase. Post you best one liner to this expression:
The only difference between Las Vegas and Wall Street is ...
Here's one to get the ball rolling - "free drinks"
The only difference between Las Vegas and Wall Street is ...
Here's one to get the ball rolling - "free drinks"
Thursday, August 28, 2008
New Thoughts, Renewed Thoughts
For my minion of fan out there in the blogosphere I apologize for not posting on a more regular basis. However, you may have noticed the sidebar area showing my activities via Twitter, Facebook, and BeenUp2. None of these social network tools quite compare to a Blog entry in terms of gauging what someone is really thinking about.
If anyone paid attention to my Wiki, Collaborationwiki, they would have noticed it went cold for about two years. If you were to go there now, you would notice a complete facelift and a new purpose. Collaborationwiki is being borrowed by a small working group of staff at the City of Rancho Cucamonga. The group is working on identifying the "ideal" organizational culture and how to align the City's culture toward the ideal.
To accomplish this task the group is using Collaborationwiki to gather information and discuss items in a flexible and supportive online environment. To ensure higher participation among group members, and to ensure confidentiality, the majority of the Wiki pages are set to a private status - only group members will be able to view and edit these private pages. As the team progresses in its mission, some of these private pages will once again be publically accessible.
If anyone paid attention to my Wiki, Collaborationwiki, they would have noticed it went cold for about two years. If you were to go there now, you would notice a complete facelift and a new purpose. Collaborationwiki is being borrowed by a small working group of staff at the City of Rancho Cucamonga. The group is working on identifying the "ideal" organizational culture and how to align the City's culture toward the ideal.
To accomplish this task the group is using Collaborationwiki to gather information and discuss items in a flexible and supportive online environment. To ensure higher participation among group members, and to ensure confidentiality, the majority of the Wiki pages are set to a private status - only group members will be able to view and edit these private pages. As the team progresses in its mission, some of these private pages will once again be publically accessible.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Metaphorically Speaking ...
I couldn't help but draw a possibly ironic metaphorical connection here...
I heard that Hillary Clinton planned to have her daughter place a bet at the Kentucky Derby last Saturday on the 20 to 1 long shot filly Eight Belles. I presume she meant this as a metaphor for her campaign. You know, the long shot filly running with the guys trying to win it all.
So here's the irony, Eight Belles finished second behind the favorite, broke down, and was euthanized.
Just a random thought with no political endorsement. In fact, I wonder if Obama and McCain put any money on the race; it's kind of like asking if they put there money where their mouths were.
I heard that Hillary Clinton planned to have her daughter place a bet at the Kentucky Derby last Saturday on the 20 to 1 long shot filly Eight Belles. I presume she meant this as a metaphor for her campaign. You know, the long shot filly running with the guys trying to win it all.
So here's the irony, Eight Belles finished second behind the favorite, broke down, and was euthanized.
Just a random thought with no political endorsement. In fact, I wonder if Obama and McCain put any money on the race; it's kind of like asking if they put there money where their mouths were.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Water Water Every Where
On Monday we noticed a water leak somewhere in the house. The plumber initially thought it was a defective water spout on the bathtub in the Master Bath. So we spent hours that night sucking up the water from the Family Room carpet only to find it flooded again Tuesday morning.
When the plumber returned he figured out that maybe there was a water leak in the wall ... somewhere. Upstairs in Roberta's closet he made one hole in the wall ... no leak. He was preparing to hack his way down the walls into the Family Room before we nixed that concept.
Long story short he called in 7 other plumbers to work on the problem and we were able to minimize the hole cuts. Below is the opening they made to crawl in under the stairs. The next photo is what they found.
I have more photos from under the stairs, but you should get the point. Apparently there is a capped section of copper pipe that developed a pin prick leak in its cap. A fine spray of water shot upward about 4 feet soaking the bottom of several steps on the stairway and then soaking the backside of the Family Room wall. Water eventually flowed from under the stairs onto the Living Room floor, under tile in the Entryway, under the Wet Bar cabinet, and down the wall onto the Family Room floor.
The most noticeable damage is in the Family Room, but the worst damage may be what we don't see yet. Tiles are already lifting in the Entryway and the oak on several of the steps is warping.
Just another day in Paradise!
When the plumber returned he figured out that maybe there was a water leak in the wall ... somewhere. Upstairs in Roberta's closet he made one hole in the wall ... no leak. He was preparing to hack his way down the walls into the Family Room before we nixed that concept.
Long story short he called in 7 other plumbers to work on the problem and we were able to minimize the hole cuts. Below is the opening they made to crawl in under the stairs. The next photo is what they found.
I have more photos from under the stairs, but you should get the point. Apparently there is a capped section of copper pipe that developed a pin prick leak in its cap. A fine spray of water shot upward about 4 feet soaking the bottom of several steps on the stairway and then soaking the backside of the Family Room wall. Water eventually flowed from under the stairs onto the Living Room floor, under tile in the Entryway, under the Wet Bar cabinet, and down the wall onto the Family Room floor.
The most noticeable damage is in the Family Room, but the worst damage may be what we don't see yet. Tiles are already lifting in the Entryway and the oak on several of the steps is warping.
Just another day in Paradise!
Monday, March 03, 2008
BeenUp2
I just added a feed from BeenUp2 (www.beenup2.com) in the Blog sidebar. Check it out.
Think of BeenUp2 as Twitter for the camera phone. Snap a photo on your cell phone and send it to your BeenUp2 account for friends and others to see.
Think of BeenUp2 as Twitter for the camera phone. Snap a photo on your cell phone and send it to your BeenUp2 account for friends and others to see.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Renewed Connections
Thanks to Facebook I heard from two more classmates today: Brian Battles and Alvin Ashlaw.
If you have a Facebook account look me up. It would be great to hear from more of you.
If you have a Facebook account look me up. It would be great to hear from more of you.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Is it Snow or Snail?
It's been a bit since I've posted anything, but today's drive to work was interesting enough to mention.
Just the other day it was almost 80 degrees out. Image my surprise when it started to snow and hail on the way to work this morning. Do you call it snail (snow + hail)? Spencer even sent me a text message noting that it was snowing at his high school.
Just the other day it was almost 80 degrees out. Image my surprise when it started to snow and hail on the way to work this morning. Do you call it snail (snow + hail)? Spencer even sent me a text message noting that it was snowing at his high school.
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