back from mamelodi

wow. in a nutshell...some things, awesome. some, not so much.

my heart is a bit heavy from what i've seen; trying to break back into the "nonsense" of american life is a bit difficult. the soul is lighter though. i've rediscovered my passion for music, and am anxiously applying all i've learned.
i have a refreshed perspective on my life here, and i am doing all i can to make those around me know how much i love them, and value their relationship.

i hope to have video of my travels to share soon,

love you,
j

yes, YOU!!

laid back week

well, i thought i was out of town this week....

nope.

the kids are on vacation with mom and dad in tennessee, and joanna and i miss them quite a bit. we plan to go down to visit sometime this week. i'm sure they're having plenty of fun and have forgotten that we even exist.

still need to finish terri's sign. (terri, it'll happen soon)

been a while

heya,

yesterday we went to taste of cincinnati. we haven't been in years, and it was better than ever. typically it's too hot, too crowded and generally lame. maybe the kids being older made it more enjoyable. they each got $15 to spend how they liked. zach got ribs and frozen lemonade and a ride (the tornado). alex rode the tornado also, and ate a rueben and potato pancake from izzy's.
joanna and i had a few things also.

well, the kids are fighting right now, so i'm gonna go.

oh,
my laptop's back. it's another bad system board. (3rd one now) it goes back in the shop again soon. this is getting really old....

busy bees

well, we're all a bit busy around here.

joanna's running the home-front over the next few weeks, as i a am out of town a lot. she's got an awesome garden going on the south side of the house, and is planning another on the north side.

wrote a "song" last night. (music only) alex had an awesome "family movie" idea to use it for. hopefully it'll be up soon.

oh, i have my laptop back....sort of. the new board is bad too. so it's going back in on the 24th.

check out the pics from the session in new york.

that's it.

More Frustration

good news: my laptop is still under toshiba warranty
bad news: part is on back order for "up t0 2-3 months" from the "authorized" manufacturer.

so i had to by my own part from a 3rd party, send it to the service shop and will have to pay for parts and labor myself.....

remind me again toshiba.....why did i buy the warranty?

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

i'm sure that's not right, but i'm too lazy to look it up. going to a party tonite to celebrate though.

alex and i crazy cleaned out the cars yesterday. it looks like we're keeping the ultima. (leasing sucks)

ok. imma try something weird here. i'm going to add a "weight" element on the page. it will track my weight loss...maybe

:P

quiet again

i think i have a disease. i am a laptop junky. without it i feel useless. nothing to do. i'm not inspired to do anything...i bet you don't care. i don't blame you.

got the roof patched yesterday. learned some musical tips from a dear friend.

i'm going to be gone a lot in coming weeks, so i'm worried about the wife and kids a bit.

still don't care do you?

things are quiet. too quiet.

without a laptop....

put it in the shop..could be a few weeks.

i'm suffering withdrawal.

taking some punches

well. as those close to me know, things have been...not going smoothly lately. i will not burden u with the details.

FYI. my laptop is DEAD. system board failure. taking it to the shop now. and yes, those of you that know me well can likely see the tears in my eyes..

oh! check out the new "lazy man's content" to the right. basically articles that i wanted to share.


:P

j

Second Post in 1 Day!! I'm awesome!

ok. not so much. i've decided to stop using capital letters. sorry peter. you'll be lucky if i spell correctly or use remotely decent grammar.

some say the english language is dying via the web. i say "let 'er change with us"

actually, i've never said that...

First Blog

Well. Here it is. the first of, I'm sure, several blog entries to come.

I'm working on adding this awesome Google Reader Feed to my blog site.