Feb 22 2013
Had ourselves a good old-fashioned earth shaker this evening. Went straight to the US Geological Survey website to find out that it was a 4.3 magnitude quake centered about 50 miles southwest from my house. Not a bad one, but definitely noticeable. UPDATE: As is usually the case it was later downgraded to a 4.0.
Feb 18 2013
Spent a little time online proxy voting my six Disney shares for the Board of Directors (of which I voted for all ten members), two company-introduced proposals, against two two shareholder proposals and one ratification for the company’s accounting firm. Would be nice if they gave me an annual pass discount for re-electing them back …
Feb 08 2013
Trying to regularly keep up with all the different online services I belong to or moderate is pretty much impossible. And that means that each one of them is guaranteed to suffer from my lack of involvement on a rotating basis. No pinning to my boards for a couple of days, or no posting updates, …
Feb 06 2013
My sister, Beata, and her husband, Bill, were on local San Diego TV this morning promoting the upcoming International Dance Festival happening this coming Sunday in Balboa Park. Besides promoting the festival, they were asked to demonstrate some dancing live on set and they obliged with a couple of waltz-based performances. My mom waved at …
Feb 04 2013
After a quarter of a century of exceptionally reliable service to our family, I helped my mom finally retire her old 1988 Honda Accord. And by retire I don’t mean taking it out back behind the woodshed and putting it out of its misery Old Yeller-style. Nor do I mean sending it off with a …
Feb 02 2013
My talented, good friend, Sylvia, gave me another one of her patented great haircuts today in preparation for my sweaty kitchen duties at tonight’s Viennese Nights: A Grand Ball (separate blog post to follow). As proof of her snipping talents, here are the before and after images:
