I saw today that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the rights of prison inmates to practice the religion of their choice. This is surely a good thing, right? I know the arguments of both sides, and I know that allowing a witch to practice in prison might offend some (one of the inmates in the[...]
I (obviously) updated my profile pic, to more accurately reflect who I am & what I do. I have added a couple of baseball pictures to my website, as well as a new snake pic & one of a Black Widow spider (it’s dead — that was the only way I could get the hourglass.)[...]
Ah! I’ve been quarantined from the Internet experience for too long! And too frustrated to think correctly. When my computer’s antivirus subscription expired, I bought the newer version, as I do every year. This time, though, it required far too long to correctly install it. About eight hours, all told! I had to contact “tech[...]
[copied from a journal entry] * BUY A PAPER-SHREDDER Don’t throw away anything where your name, address, or other personal information is legible — people are trying to steal those identity thingies. * IF YOU EVER CATCH YOURSELF WITHOUT A SMILE, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
As usual, I began my holiday weekend with a horrible event. It seems that’s become policy for me. We hurried the paper to press today, so the news crew could get some extra time off for the weekend. We get Mondays off anyway, so an early Sunday paper is the best we can do for[...]
We (the newspaper I work for) ran a press release from the Department of Defense yesterday, in which Donald Rumsfeld (secretary of Defense) complained at length about the government’s current inability to keep information secret. He said the government was built for the “Industrial Age, instead of the Information Age,” and worried about the government’s[...]
Why do I ramble on at length so often? Mainly because, at work, my writing is forcibly brief. My job description? “Tell the people what’s going on. (1) Get it all. (2) Get it right. (3) Write it straight.” But, on top of that, newspapers are notorious for editing. And by “editing,” I don’t mean[...]
First, I should apologize. I didn’t mean that the Sasakwa yearbook sponsor was holding out on me by not paying for the photo CD. I’m sure she forgot, in the rush to the end of the school year. I was just trying to get the word out. Shay-la says she’ll email the lady for me.[...]
I’m starting to create a business for myself — selling photos that I’ve taken; so far, I’ve sold about 10 CDs of pics, and four or five glossy prints. The only problem so far is that some people have neglected to pay. Juanna, if you read this, remind Taffney that she owes me $9.70 for[...]
I just saw the new Carl Jr.’s hamburger ad that everyone’s been raving about, the one with Paris Hilton all wet and half-clad, washing a car and eating a hamburger. Let me just say that, as stupid commercials go, this is a really stupid commercial. What person in their right mind would want to eat[...]
This is from a year ago, but I don’t think I ever mentioned it. My wife and I always laugh when reminding each other of this story. We were at the neighborhood playground. Rebecca was drawing on the sidewalk using a white rock to make white lines. Two other girls, probably four and five years[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
This video is is cuter without sound (I forgot to mute the TV before recording). Rebecca was proud that she drinks out of a glass now, without spilling: (Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
Flickr did their biggest change ever this evening. There’s a little more about that on my other blog. I’m seriously considering ending my eight-year relationship with Flickr. If only there were another decent place to share photos (and remember, I said “decent”, so no one suggest Facebook). Rebecca worked on learning my limits again today.[...]
WEATHER: 72-93°F, mostly cloudy RLF requested the playground today, after a few weeks of not going, so I said okay. She wouldn’t walk there; only rode in the stroller. And only played there for about five minutes before she was ready to come home. (This is why we’d quit going in the first place.) She[...]
➤ A couple of nights ago, Rebecca woke up crying about 2 a.m. My wife heard it, rushed in. RLF said she needed to go to the bathroom. MF took her; RLF did. Then RLF went back to sleep. (I didn’t wake up. Noises will prevent me from falling asleep, but very little will wake[...]
After a cooler than average spring, yesterday was the hottest day of the year (high: 92°F) until today’s record high of 96°F. Had a pretty good day with Rebecca (scroll down for photos).
Rebecca did well with potty again today — still working on #2. After an early, short, and surprising nap (she put herself down at 11:50 for just an hour), much of the afternoon was full of fussing and craziness. I got a new debit card today, to replace the old one that was cracking and[...]
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