Beth and I finally went to see the latest Bond movie, “Quantum of Solace.” I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I expected! Everyone I talked to said it wasn’t as good as “Casino Royale” but I’m not sure I agree. And if you’re having trouble parsing that sentence, it means I think it… Continue reading Quantum of Solace
Month: December 2008
Dear God, please stop the wind.
One of the disadvantages of living at the top of the hill overlooking open space is that we get a lot of wind in the winter. Last night and this morning, it’s unusually bad. According to the web, the highest gust last night was 82. I think it’s blowing pretty steadily at about 50 to… Continue reading Dear God, please stop the wind.
my Christmas break
Looking back at my blog posts the past couple months I can see they’ve probably been even more boring than usual. Back in November, there was a bunch of political/election stuff, and then there’s been a bunch of stuff related to my upcoming ear surgery. But not much else. So let me try to fix… Continue reading my Christmas break
my big vacation, if you want to call it that
Yesterday was my last day of work for seven weeks or so. You see, I’m taking the next two weeks off as a combination of vacation and the annual Polycom office closure between Christmas and New Years. And then the first week of 2010, I’m flying to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There, on Tuesday the 6th… Continue reading my big vacation, if you want to call it that