As I mentioned earlier, we learned how to make a rocket with a plastic water bottle and power it with vinegar and baking soda. Tina got all the supplies to use at Graham’s next Cub Scout meeting but it was cancelled due to poor attendance. Tina took Thomas to Boy Scouts and Graham and I stayed home and shot off about 30 bottle rockets. I snapped a few pictures and made this movie.
Psycho Billy Freakout
This kid is an unbelievable Guitar Hero player. I hope I can be that good someday.
Chicken Police
Sitting cross-legged on the floor
Last weekend Thomas and Graham competed in the district pinewood derby races. Graham didn’t place, but Thomas came in 3rd in his division. He was actually disappointed at not doing better. There were also a number of other activities that we did in between races, including CO2 rockets. What fun those are!
Graham continues to get seriously into listening to music. Mostly he listens to They Might Be Giants and The Bobs, but he still asks me for a Song of the Day every few days. He’s proud that he has learned the words to many TMBG songs.
Thomas is still very interesting in learning how to program computers. He found a bug in one of the examples in the Logo book I got for him and has decided that fixing the bug will be his first test. He spends a lot of time in his room playing Runescape, an online role-playing game, with his friends. Occasionally, he’ll move over and play his bass for awhile. I love that he does it for enjoyment.
Tina and I have gone back to Phase I of the South Beach diet and have started losing weight again. Last week I lost 4 lbs. and feel confident that I’ll be up to 60 lbs. lost soon. Tina’s already there. We’ve decided we’re not celebrating until we get to 75 lbs.
This weekend Thomas and I were supposed to go camping with his Boy Scout troop, but somebody messed up on the reservations. Instead, they are having three consecutive day camps at a nearby park. The next weekend, Thomas and I are biking out to adjustable dumbbells Oxbow Park with the troop for another weekend of camping. It’s about a 14 mile ride, so it will be interesting to see how all the boys handle it. They’re young so they should be fine.
In a few weeks, Critical Path is moving offices. The new office is just across the street from us.
Bike Messengers Are On Crack
Don’t be intimidated by the length, this is well worth your time.
Proceed with caution
Virus 2
Getting tired of Boomshine already? Try this simple game: each game is over pretty quickly and it’s pretty engaging.
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 919
Weight lost: 59 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 8
Hours billed last week: 44
Current reading: 2107 Curious Word Origins, Says & Expressions by Charles Earle Funk, The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, CSS Web Design for Dummies by Richard Mansfield
Recent listening: Coverville
Recent viewing: Gothika, MASH, NBA Playoffs First Round, Saturday Night Live, Mythbusters, CSI: Miami, Heroes
Recent playing: Boomshine
Recently accomplished: Sprayed weeds, more CSS & website upgrades, recycling, cat box, new chain from Bike Gallery (tire gone), paid bills
Imperative To Do: RMA old Tivo drive, backup Thomas, backup Graham, backup Tina, bank deposit, renew BTA membership, sift through inbox
Can you name all 50 states from memory
Prove it. I only got 47 but I got those in about 5 minutes.
My Books on Flickr
I’ve got a new set of photos on Flickr for your ogling pleasure.