I almost forgot to renew my domain registration and my re-hosting service which expires today. I remembered with literally minutes to spare. I am glad that the billing department works on Saturdays.
Monthly Archive for April, 2005
I have read all five books of this increasingly inaccurately named trilogy many times over, and have been following the movie production for the last year. If it were not for the fact that I had to run my wife to Urgent Care last night, I would have seen this movie on opening day.
As a fan of the series, I liked the movie. However, I can easily see where you would not comprehend much of the humor from the movie of you had not read the books. That is the only complaint I have about this picture. It stays relatively true to the storyline of the book.
I was a bit surprised about the casting, but, of course, I had my own picture of each character already predetermined from when I first read the book. Tricia McMillan (Trillian) has a very subtle beauty about her character. Ford Prefect was much less arrogant than the book presented him, and Arthur Dent was exactly what I had pictured.
I would recommend seeing this in the theaters if you have read the book. And try and go with others who have read the book. (It was obvious that many in attendance when I watched the movie were already fans.) If you have not read the book, I recommend that you go do so now, and rent it when it comes out on DVD.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some Ohioans convicted of drunken driving can be seen driving vehicles with yellow license plates. If one Ohio lawmaker has his way, sexual predators could soon have to drive vehicles with pink license plates…
I think that this is a good idea, but I think that they should add one more color: red plates for those who have been citied for road rage or driving too aggressively.
This is prompted by me almost getting rear ended twice on my way home from picking up the boys yesterday by people driving way too fast and changing lanes erratically.
There is now an auto-save plug-in for WordPress 1.5!
I have rarely needed such a feature, but I know many other people who have wanted this.
I have just finished updating my contact lists for both e-mail and all of my instant message clients. A lot of people are gone. If you did not want me to remove you, I apologize, but here are my guidelines.
Instant Message:
- If you have not been on-line, in visible mode, in the last three months, you are gone.
- If you have not talked to me in the last six months, you are gone.
E-Mail:
- If you did not receive a Christmas Card or you are not a business contact, you are gone.
- If neither Beth nor I remembered who you are, you are gone.
If you think I may have removed your information in error, please contact me.
I have spent a lot of time at home with RJ and Tony lately. I am happy to be able to spend so much time with them a more than a little disappointed that I have to go back to work. This is the first time that I have spent this much time with either of them since they were born, let alone time with just us guys.
I am amazed at the bond that the boys have. Most of us know how fussy a four month old can be and how little there is to stop his displeasure. But RJ always manages. No matter why or how long Tony has been fussing, RJ always makes him laugh.
As I resume working full time, I will miss them, but at least I will be home every evening and night. I am glad that they have each other. With our ever changing lives and their ever changing daycare situation, they have always had each other.
I have not found many pleasures that rival the joy I feel watching RJ and Tony grow closer as they grow up.
I had debated the benefits of anonymous call rejection until this week. Having just moved and received new phone service, we were not part of the Do Not Call List for the first 30 days we had our phone. We received at least 5 sales calls per day, some as late as 9:30 P.M. Having two boys asleep by then, hopefully, made for some interesting conversations with telemarketers.
Since I activated the anonymous call rejection we have not received any phone solicitations. Not one. And we still have 6 days left before we are officially part of the Do Not Call list. If I irritate anyone by this, tough. You will have to dial *82 before you dial my number to unblock it from displaying on my caller ID.
Occasionally, RJ wakes up in the middle of the night and climbs in bed with me and my wife. Until last night, he always climbed in on “Mommy’s” side. Last night, about for in the morning, actually, he came over to my side because he wanted “Daddy” to hold him.
As stressing as it can be with children waking up in the middle of the night, that was the start to a good day.
When: Sunday, May 29 2005 10:45 AM
Where: Dublin, Ohio
Contact: Call my home or cell phone to RSVP. If you do not have either, please e-mail me.
More Information: http://www.st-john-dublin.org/
My Role: Sponsor
Tony’s baptism is scheduled for the Sunday before memorial day. We chose this day so that, hopefully, our out of town family could attend.
This is the first time that we have been able to schedule a family event because of the unpredictability of my schedule. I am happy to share this day with my friends and family, and pray that you can join me and my family in the celebration of my youngest boy’s formal entrance in the Church.
