I LIKE IT!
So I headed south last weekend. What a great weekend it was. I really enjoyed myself. What else can I say about it? A great time!
I'm heading down to San Diego again next month. I'm looking forward to that trip. I'll be there for 8 days. I get to spend a weekend with my cousin before a week of 'hard' work.
Okay, so this isn't going to be the longest post I've ever done. Ya gotta give me some credit for posting more often though. But, does anybody actually read this crap? Leave a comment if you do.
~Bob
> Posted on: October 21st, 2009
CAN'T STOP IT!
I know that you've all been patiently waiting for my newest update, so here it is. Where should I begin? Lets start with the divorce. It's officially started. Just have a ton of paperwork to fill out and turn in. After that I get a final court date. Hopefully it's going to be in February.
Wondering what's going on in other aspects of my life? First answer is no, I don't have a girlfriend. It was discussed and decided that that it will be discussed once the divorce is final. It's the best decision. It's still early in the split, and I do need to get my head on straight and make sure that I'm ready for something like that. There are other issues that I won't go into here, but you get the gist of things.
Overall, life is good for me now. Work is going great. I'm taking a couple of trips in the next few months that I'm looking forward to. Overall, I'm happier now than I've been in quite a while.
My buddy and I went wine tasting on Saturday. What fun
that was. Went to Door County with no real plan, only a
mission to accomplish, and decided to hit every winery up there
and taste a bunch of wine. It was a lot of fun. We were
initially going to go fishing, but the weather prevented us from
that.
~Bob
> Posted on: October 7th, 2009
WHAT'S UPDATE?
Well, why not say
what's going on? I have nothing to hide. Life has
taken a turn for me and a divorce is on the way. It's ok,
my faithful followers, it's for the best, really. I'm not
sorry that it's come to this. I just couldn't take the
crap any longer. So, I moved out about 8 weeks ago, and
have been living life since then. What's next on my
agenda? I couldn't tell you. I get the kids every
other week, which is good. I'd like them more, but would
that really be fair to the kids to keep them from their mother?
It would probably be better for them, but well, that's how it is
now. Am I seeing anybody right now? That one is a
bit more difficult to answer. It's an interesting
situation. That is something that will be discussed.
We hung out for a very wonderful weekend. Enough about
that (she reads this site too).
What's new with you guys out there in internetville?
The kids started school a few weeks ago. That's going well
for them.
Isn't this great? More updates, more often. I guess I have a bit more motivation now. Amazing how that works once you start to get your life in order.
~Bob
> Posted on: September 20th, 2009
ANOTHER UPDATE ALREADY?
So much is going on
right now. I wish I could say what’s all up, but I can’t. Not
yet. Eventually I will. To my 3 loyal followers, please be
patient.
Took the kids to the
Dells this weekend. Well, Jr. and Bug any way. Wow
did they have fun! Jr. was pretty upset that he’s still too
small for the big waterslides. I don’t know if he’ll be able to
do it next year or not. Bug went on all of them. The bigger
and faster, the better. I was really surprised. And pleased.
The fastest one there was a body flume. That was her favorite!
In her words, describing the first time she went on it – “…when
it was all black and I couldn’t see, I was kinda scared… then I
saw the big hill I had to go down and thought ‘uh oh!’.” What a
hoot!
Other than that, my life is chaos right now. But, it’s manageable, so
far. Which is good. Surprisingly, I’ve been able to connect
with some old friends in facebook. Actually, they found me.
I’m choosing not to talk a lot about that at this moment, but be
certain that there will be more to post on this eventually.
Once again, have patience.
I really need to be a bit more motivated and update this more often.
I could lie and say I don’t have time. It’s more getting
up the energy to actually sit down and write stuff…
I had a really nice time over Labor Day weekend. I spent the
weekend with a friend that I haven't seen in a while. I
thought we picked up where we left off, almost as if we were
never apart. It was great to reconnect, and I hope to do
it again soon. It was actually a very good weekend.
Probably the best I've had in a really long time...
Ever watch The Office? I have to say that I love that show. Some people don't get it. Other people are offended by it. That's ok though. Not everybody needs to like what I like. What am I saying? Of course everybody should like what I like. For crying out loud! Get with the program and watch the show!
~Bob
> Posted on: September 15th, 2009
WTF???
Yeah, I know that it's been forever since I've updated this.
Can you ever forgive me. I have to apologize profusely to all
4 of my faithful followers.
I've had a lot going on this year. Kids are another year
older. I've done some fishing, gone to some baseball games,
taken the kids fishing, gone camping, and did I mention that I moved
out? Yup, I'm out on my own now. What are the next
steps? Don't quite know. Just keep plugging along.
So what else is new with me? I have somebody special to me coming to visit. I'm pretty stoked to about that!
But, that's all I'm going to write about it now. I can't
reveal too much now. I like to keep the suspense going!
~Bob
> Posted on: August 15th, 2009
Holy Crap!
Well, I'm back! I'm sorry that it's taken so long to
write but I was abducted and molested by very horny female alien
sub-species from another galaxy. I'd go into explaining what
all happened but I'd rather not. Just know that it was a
rather enjoyable experience.
So, what's new? Not a whole lot. The holidays came and gone.
The kids had a great time. My birthday was here and now it's
going to be another 11 months until I have another one. That
was uneventful.
We got Alexis's grades for the second quarter. Happy to report
that she did very well again. She could pick up her math a
bit, but I'm not going to complain because overall it was an
excellent report card.
I'm going to take Bobby to the monster truck races for his birthday.
He's really looking forward to that. He also wants an alarm
clock for his birthday. What do you expect, he's going to be
5.
Work decided to pay for a cell phone for me. It's a Motorola Q
9C. It's a pretty cool phone. Best of all, they pay the
bill! Doesn't get any better than that.
Well, I'm taking the kids to
JD's for lunch today and they're getting hungry.
~Bob
> Posted on: January 31st, 2009
I'm Back!
Well, I'm back in freezing Wisconsin! I really enjoyed my
trip to San Diego. I think that the best part was being able
to spend time with my cousin Tiffany (right) and her girlfriend
Shari! Tuesday night they were wonderful enough to take a 45
minute drive to pick me up so we could have dinner together.
We went to this microbrewery called
Rock Bottom.
I may have only had one beer there but it was tasty. We had a
lot of good conversation that night. Shari was very easy and
fun to talk to and it was great being able to catch up with Tiff. My
luck continued when I asked Tiff if she'd be available for lunch
again on Thursday since she works in the San Diego area. We
went to eat at T.G.I.Fridays. I had a prime rib stroganoff and
Tiff had fish tacos. The stroganoff was very good. I was
impressed. I think that the absolute best time that I had
while in southern California was that lunch. Tiff and I had
some very good conversations. I have to say that I wish we
lived closer so we could talk more often. Yeah, there's the
phone, but nothing beats a good face to face conversation. She
is a wonderful and easy person to talk to. I have to say that
I am grateful for the communication that we had that afternoon.
After lunch, we strolled a bit in the Gaslamp Quarter. I
picked out some souvenirs for the kids. When I went to pay,
the credit card was denied. Stupid bank. They thought
that it was fraudulent charges and denied me. I called them up
and got things straightened out. Went to a different place and
got other gifts.
Wednesday evening, I went out to a couple of bars with some guys
from work. The best one was
Dublin Square. Perhaps it's got something to do with the amount
of alcohol that was consumed there. Can't be. It has to
be the 3-man band that was playing there that night. If
anybody knows who they were, let me know! I'd like to check
out their website. They had a plethora of music in a variety
of styles. Some of the easiest listening music I've heard in a
long time. I think that they knew every hit that there ever
was and played flawlessly.
Overall, a good and informative convention and an excellent trip.
All expenses paid too! Can it get any better?
I do want to thank Tiffany and Shari for their hospitality and
conversation we had. I'm looking forward to seeing them again.
~Bob
> Posted on: November 25th, 2008
Getting Warmer!
Well, currently I'm on an airplane over Pueblo, Colorado on my
way to San Diego. Looking forward to the trip.
Fortunately, so far this trip has been uneventful. Only one
delay, but it didn't cause any missed connections. With any
luck, there won't be any lost luggage when we land. Flight has
been good. Only minimal turbulence.
I have been dabbling in Flash again. I'm looking for a good
way to create a slide show for the website. I've been screwing
around with templates, but I want to create one from scratch.
Difficult when I've never had any instruction with it. So, I
take a template and dissect it to see how it all works. Then
try to create my own. Slow work.
Damn, I have to pee and I really hate airplane bathrooms. The
last time I was in an airplane bathroom was when I had to change my
son's diaper shortly before landing once. What a chore that
is. You barely have enough room in there to turn yourself
around much less change a diaper. Thankfully, they had a changing
table in there. But, with the table down, I couldn't reach the
diaper bag. The table was too small for the boy and the diaper
bag. What a dilemma. I would up holding the diaper in my
teeth, balancing the wipes on him. Too bad the didn't
appreciate that.
I was only reminded of that because the woman across the aisle from
me had to change her daughters diaper. I guess the bathroom on
this plane does not accommodate diaper changing. She was quite
embarrassed but changed the diaper in the seat. Could be much
worse. It's actually a family of six. The father seems
like a bastard. Hopefully I'm wrong. He's sitting a row
ahead of the mother, next to what I'll guess as a 7 year old
daughter. The mother sits in a row behind him (which is across
the aisle from me) with a baby less than a year old, another toddler
which I'm sure is less than two years old, and another perhaps 4
years old. The father is of no help. Of course, he was kind
enough to carry the baby on board and hand her off to mommy as soon
as she got the rest of the children situated. What a bastard.
I really hope that I'm seeing this wrong but I don't think so.
Well, I'm going to be writing more later. It's really
hard to see the screen at an odd angle as small as these seats are.
~Bob
> Posted on: November 17th, 2008
Happy Birthday Mom!
It's my Mom's birthday today! Don't be afraid to wish her a
happy birthday! I'd put out her cell phone number so you could
personally call her, but I don't think that would have a good
ending. Anyhoot, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!
We have elected our first black President. Now that the
election is over, I'll tell you that I voted for Barack.
Politics aren't something that I enjoy discussing with people.
Seems like too many people are closed minded about politics.
They and their respective candidates are correct and anything else
or even considering any other candidates or ideas is blasphemous.
You can't reason with people that won't even respect you enough to
hear you out. Those that I will talk politics with aren't out
to try and change your mind or tell you how wrong you are by your
beliefs or opinions, but only trying to convey a message. It
pisses me off when somebody is telling me that my opinions and
beliefs are wrong! There is nobody in this world that can to
that.
On another note, I've finally moved things to the archive page. This one was getting a bit long.
~Bob
> Posted on: November 6th, 2008