The Family

I’m testing a new feature in Word 2007. The feature in question is the ability to publish to a blog from within Word. Most people have called this feature a silly waste of developer time; personally, I think it is a great way to get more people interested in Word 2007 as blogging is becoming popular with a greater number of people. Anyway, if it works this could lead to more posts from me.

EDIT: well, it did work but the post was saved with a date of “December 31, 1969”. Opps. Did some looking; it’s a known issue. Should will be fixed by the time Word 2007 gets out of Beta.

Second edit: I’m seeing if I can edit things from word too. So, let’s see where this goes. I will add more details on what I’m doing here in a while, possibly in another post.

As we all know I am one step closer to being an old man.  Of course, that title becoming official is still a ways off, but it is coming.

However, in enjoyment of my youth, everyone got together, connived, and have bought me (as of June 11th) a Nintendo DS Lite.  (the most awesome hand held system on the market today)  There is also the matter of the two games I received today:  The New Super Mario and Mario Kart DS.  Mario is a combination of all the great games with a few new additions.  I am looking forward to playing it and getting to play with the new Mario Toys.  (and it’s 2D!  back to the side scroller goodness!)  Mario Kart DS is a fun racing game.  We have Mario Kart for the Gamecube and it is the most played game we own.  I have no doubt Mario Kart DS will be just as fun.

Thank you everyone for making this an awesome birthday!

Well…it’s Chris’ birthday…and I had to. I mean birthday without cake…sad panda time. So without further ado I show off the cake and brag a little. I think it turned out quite lovely.

Chris will get to have some when he gets home from work and…then present time!!!

Thank you to the people that have given us many great things to help us in our upcoming move and to help us with our (soon to be) new baby.  (right now it’s still under development; version is 0.8.3 or so)

Anyway, all the boxes of stuff are just waiting for that happy time when they get to be unpacked, assembled, and put to use.

Another thank you to dad for the air conditioner; it might have been a pain with leaks, but rest assured you are the source of continued marital bliss in the car.

well at our trip to the vet (it’d been a couple of years due to the 3 year rabies shot) our new vet got a good look at the kitty teeth. blue has a good amount of build up, but mo had enough build up to have irritated gums (in other words gingevitis). for a 6ish year old cats with no dental care…not bad.  aside from being big boys that could stand to lose a bit of weight (we’re working on it) their report was otherwise good.
poor mo, i know i don’t like having my gums all irritated. the vet recommended that we consider having his teeth cleaned in the very near future and have blue brought in for cleaning later this year. i knew that if it was me, or chris, or crabby we’d be at the dentist getting routed, scraped, scaled, polished, etc ad nauseum. we don’t want the cats to have teeth fall or out have it get so bad that they need to be removed. so the cleaning was scheduled last week for today.

early this morning mo went to the vet…scared and annoyed with morning breath that would stun a herd of yaks. after a mild sedative and a healthy dose of anesthetic he had his very first “feline prophylaxis” complete with some antibiotic to help the gum irritation… think what they do at your teeth cleaning only on a cat (note to self…must find new human dentist in Austin).  chris and i went after work to pick him up. poor baby, he was still groggy and while happy to see us, annoyed. his teeth are much cleaner and they said everything should be fine, no need for drilling or extraction (YEA!!!).  i wonder if he’s noticed his fresher kitty breath.

blue will get his turn later this year…but for now mo is torn between sleeping it off and making us feel guilty for taking him to the evil place.

I got this site from a friend.. one of the things you can do is send your snowflake to others, but they require your email address and i did not want to give them mine… so if you go and you do find a snowflake made my neljaz iit is mine but i gave a not my email address so i could not send it on… I have always liked making snowflakes.

I have copied Terri’s site…

It looks much the same as it did before.

As i worked on it i began to envision how i would like to see it.
The second one is only the first page. The only change you might not notice is that i took the biography page out and put the important parts of it on the first page. I also added in that what you see in the pictures are one of a kind items. Terri does not have the ability to buy bolts of fabric so she can make the same item over and over in case she does get orders. I think the one-of-a-kind angle could work……

I am also trying to get lighter brighter pictures and fuller descriptions. I had thought she needed details like fiber content, but i have loked at a number of similar sites and fiber content is seldom given, nor do they mention washability or suitability for children. I think those things are important. (What do you think is important?)
I posted a question about the site name on craigslist and got some feedback. I don’t know if Terri will accept it, but she might.

And i know i have asked you before… but the more input i have, the better so i am putting it before you again……

Last night I had my first dream of Grailing.  I’ve been asking and asking, but this was the first.

Grailing and I were on the front porch.   Something startled him, and he ran through the railing and down the street.   For some reason I couldn’t get off the porch directly, but immediately went back to the closest gate I could use and chased after him.

A few houses down, there was a woman holding a bundle, not immediately recognizable as anything in particular, but I instantly knew it was Grailing.  I went up to her; she asked if this was my cat.   Yes,  I said, this is my Grailing.

She asked what I fed him, saying that he often came over to her house and ate.  I started to list what I was feeding him until she stopped me, laughing.  She said that I obviously fed him very well, far better than what he had at her place, but weren’t cats so funny and opportunistic when it came to food.

She handed him over, and Grailing settled into my arms and purred.  The lady again remarked that yes, he was obviously my cat, but she let me know that he was welcome at her place any time because she did like him and he would always have a safe place with her.

Took Grailing back to my house, set him down and started working on the computer.   Then he called to me; he was chasing one of his crinkle toys and wanted me to play with him.  So I got up and we played.  We played and played and played, with the energy and focus and interest he had when he was just barely into adulthood, and he looked his most perfect, most beautiful, and he so obviously enjoyed playing with me and including me, inviting me, into his world.

It was a good dream.

I’m glad to know I can recognize him, from whatever distance.  I’m glad to know he’s staying with someone who cares for him, but who acknowledges that I care for him more.  I’m glad Grailing is happy, and that he still wants to be with me and is happy with me.

I’m glad Grailing has finally made the full transition to the point where he can be with me in dreams.

Just thougth I’d help everyone close on this happier note.   Grailing and I are both healing, both adjusting to our new states of being.  But we’re still together.