Monthly Archives: January 2016

I’ve grown tired of having to choke down paint thinner cheap alcohol whenever I want a bit of a buzz. Fireball is tolerable, but everything else in the “spirits” category that I’ve tried has been unpleasant to heave inducing. A … Continue reading →

The Monday All Week theme continued today. My machine was down for a maintenance issue when I got to work this morning, so I spent the first several hours cleaning tanks and doing other weekly maintenance tasks that are usually … Continue reading →

I should not have taken vacation on Monday. Karma is making sure that I don’t miss the festivities. Yesterday while I was on break, my machine dropped a rack of parts and the rookie relief operator didn’t notice. The machine … Continue reading →

After struggling for many years to understand conversations on the telephone and in environments with any appreciable background noise, I went to see an audiologist yesterday. My hearing loss was confirmed as precisely that. Moderate loss at and above ~2KHz. … Continue reading →

Didn’t do very well this week. Sitting at home on my ass for three days translated into a net gain. Back to work and maybe back on track tomorrow. Starting weight: 106.6 kg This week: 105.5 kg Current loss: -0.3 … Continue reading →

If you have an oversize tub, but don’t have a tankless water heater, you should fill the tub with hot water only. The “hot” water will be cold before the level gets to where it needs to be, and you … Continue reading →

My Parker Sonnet is currently winding its way to the service center, where they tell me it will wait in line for approximately three weeks before being outfitted with a new EF nib. I expect said upgrade to improve the … Continue reading →

Quite a few years ago, I bought a timeshare. Ex number three (aka ExRoomie) loved to travel. A timeshare seemed like a good way to increase the quality of the places where we would stay without significantly increasing the cost. … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a strange day. Work was blissfully uneventful. I came home, rode the bike for a little over twenty minutes, and got something to eat. While eating, I took care of some administrative items. By the time I had … Continue reading →

This week hardly counts. I didn’t do anything differently than I had been doing, although I did get an exercise bike in place. I even rode it. For two minutes. But the two medium pizzas from Domino’s (sorry, CW) more … Continue reading →