Seeing as it has been one of the things I have been missing most since we moved onto our new estate several years ago, and spurred on by a reminder from Craig, I went out and got a small aquarium yesterday. After several stops at several shops, I finally acquired all the necessary bits to …
Monthly Archive: July 2007
Jul
29
Jul
28
New Shoes for the U.S.S. Escape
The Starship Escape now has new shoes. The left front had worn very badly and since I assumed it was due to a badly out-of-alignment front end, I hadn’t had them rotated. Today, they tell me the front end is fine, but I need to rotate the tires more often. Easy enough! Now I can …
Jul
28
Jul
25
Deathly Hallows: A Worthy Read!
I finished Harry Potter 7 last night and I admit, it was excellent. JK did a very good job of tying up many of the loose ends which had been outstanding, and certainly answered the major questions, like whether Snape was good or evil. If you haven’t already done so, I heartily recommend that you …
Jul
22
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Much to my surprise, Donna stopped off at Borders (no, that’s not surprising) and picked up a copy of the new Harry Potter book for me. So, in light of the fact that we are having one of the nicest weekends I can imagine we’ll have this summer, I spent part of the afternoon outside …
Jul
17
Summer Colds
Is there some rule that says one must have at least one summer cold? Is this some right of passage from the tolerable heat of springtime in the South to that hell they call summer down here? If so, I am undergoing said transition at this time.
Jul
15
Jul
15
Modifications and changes
Redundant? Perhaps. Regardless (“irregardless” for those of you fond of using words which do not exist), I am trying to whip this site into shape, and being slightly displeased with the other theme, I have found and installed one which I think I will like better. A couple more plugins I need to get in …
Jul
08