Tuesday, 19 October, 2004 – 09:09
Did my professor actually just use the word “floozy?”
Friday, 3 September, 2004 – 07:58
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Thursday, 2 September, 2004 – 11:34
We’re getting together again this Sunday for barbecue and the like. (Just like every Sunday while I’m in town.)
Bring your own food and stuff - we have the grill and we have the place to gather.
Thursday, 29 July, 2004 – 17:46
Well, I was going to have our pictures from the hospital stay and such uploaded this afternoon, but for some reason my FTP server was refusing to connect with Fetch, so I’m going to have to give it a try again tomorrow.
Or maybe late tonight, after I’m sure no people are going to be calling [...]
Sunday, 25 July, 2004 – 07:19
I’m working on getting those pictures, but I haven’t been to work often enough to get everything done. I took most of the week off to help with getting baby stuff done around the house - Joshua has been a very good big brother, but it’s very hard for Amanda to manage both babies [...]
Saturday, 17 July, 2004 – 21:05
Abigail Joy Markel
born 17 July 2004, 1505 hours.
7 lbs., 15.5 oz., 19 in.
Yay!
Pictures as soon as I have them developed (likely Monday or Tuesday).
Friday, 16 July, 2004 – 22:16
1512 hours, 16 July-
Amanda and I are at the hospital right now, and they are attempting to induce her to delivery with baby #2. It’s been an interesting wait, to say the least - we got here at 6 a.m., and have just passed the nine-hour mark.
The doctor said he would be here at [...]
Friday, 21 May, 2004 – 14:44
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Wednesday, 5 May, 2004 – 03:48
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,119003,00.html
This article mentions that habitual marijuana use is up 355% in baby boomers (who are now aged 45-64).
Is this really a huge surprise to anyone?
Monday, 5 April, 2004 – 19:32
I know I never got around to posting the thing for you, Ken, but I’ll get on it as soon as I can.
I ordered me up one Bluetooth-enabled mouse this weekend; as much as I love my laptop, I’m not a huge fan of trackpads, and so while I’m at my desk, I prefer to [...]
Thursday, 1 April, 2004 – 14:51
As I live and breathe, I am typing this entry on my brand spankin’ new PowerBook 17.
It’s so beautiful…
*cry*
*sniff*
And I’m quickly liking Mac OS X - just like I figured I would - especially since I downloaded 10.3.3, which made my book start up in about 20% of the time is took yesterday. And [...]
Friday, 26 March, 2004 – 21:09
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Wednesday, 17 March, 2004 – 15:54
Just received my Missouri refund by direct deposit, but still no federal refund. Uncle Sam is now officially taunting me.
On the other hand, I am going to be purchasing a backpack into which I may safely place my laptop for reasons of transport and safety for such an expensive investment. I’ve settled on [...]
Tuesday, 16 March, 2004 – 20:36
The only problem right now is that I have to wait so darn long to get my federal tax refund. I don’t remember how long it took last year, but I did e-file this year again, and it hopefully won’t take as long as the worst-case estimate.
This wouldn’t be so bad if I could [...]
Thursday, 11 March, 2004 – 20:34
It sure is nice to have a Thursday where I know I have the evening off for a change. Since I already did my Lenten service thing at Wayside yesterday evening, and I helped the guest preacher Wednesday morning, that means I get to take the night off from service - and even from [...]
Wednesday, 10 March, 2004 – 20:54
So tax changes are getting more and more confusing, methinks.
Allow me to illustrate an example for you that has recently come to my attention - something that makes little to no sense but at the same time makes me very excited and happy.
For the tax year of 2003, my wife and I had witheld from [...]
Tuesday, 9 March, 2004 – 14:56
Interestingly, I was at a pastor’s circuit meeting this past week, where we discussed a certain - institution that I once attended (and from which I graduated), which is a place a few people who read this share with me, and so I felt like sharing that information… because it is so interesting to [...]
Thursday, 26 February, 2004 – 14:57
The first Michigan Wolverine has been spotted in my birth state in around 200 years. Pretty big deal.
Tuesday, 24 February, 2004 – 04:56
Well, this has at least been an interesting night in Markel computer-land. I’ll try to make a (somewhat) long story short.
Amanda and I chose recently to give up our in-home broadband to try and save ourselves a decent amount of money - something that was no small decision in our home, since we both [...]
Friday, 20 February, 2004 – 21:04
We have, as of today, begun paying back the principle balance of our student loans, rather than paying back interest.
$11,000 more to go.
Friday, 20 February, 2004 – 20:39
I think Steve Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field has increased in range somehow and is affecting me all the way out in Green Bay.
Friday, 20 February, 2004 – 16:24
My first true home computer was a Laser 128, which was an Apple // clone - and I loved it. We had quality programs for it, like Bank Street Writer (complete with little click-noises when you typed to satiate typewriter-converts), a mess of MECC educational programs, and even a few games, like Ultima IV [...]
Wednesday, 18 February, 2004 – 18:57
Markel likes spicy chicken!
Monday, 16 February, 2004 – 19:29
One added news item of weird interest: a group at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island is trying to raise awareness of racism by offering a scholarship only available to whites.
I don’t know how many times I’ve joked about this, but someone went and actually did it - I’m thrilled and amused at the same [...]