Jeremy Blog

Mac really likes to play in my office like a big boy.  I know that he does not know what he is doing but I find it very cute that he likes to play with my computers and keyboards.  And I am also proud to say he uses my mouse correctly.  Something many adults are not able to do.

Thank god for Snowblowers.  Last year I did all of the shoveling by hand.  I thought it is not a big driveway so how hard could it be.  the first few times it was not big deal.  The problem came as the winter went on and there had never really been a good melt down to get rid of the snow rolls on the sides of the driveway.  I also lost the third spot in the driveway somewhere in December and never was able to get it back.  This year I am starting the year out right with our new-to-us snowblower.  Much better already.

I just got done with a marathon week of work and to follow it up I am going to be working for 15 days in a row without a day off.  This time of year is normally busy, but it is usually not this crazy busy for this long.  At this rate I will be very busy all the way into December.  Not that this is a bad thing after how slow the summer was,  but it would be nice to see an end in sight.

I do not write a lot of blog posts and I wonder if I should write more.  My wonderful wife keeps the world updated on our world which mostly revolves around Mac these days.  So I do not want to duplicate her efforts,  so what do I write about?

I really do need to find something to write about, especially since I insisted on my own blog.  Today I am enjoying watching football my own special way.  I know this way annoys Jill but it is the way I like to watch.  I am in my office with the smallest tv we have and the game is on.  I also have 2 computers going,  one so I can read articles and one so I can keep track of my Fantasy football teams.  Probably not the best way to watch every second of the game but I like it.  it keeps me busy and lets me tune out the announcers really well.

This month between Jill and I, we are almost gone more then we will be home.  Between trips to Washington DC and Madison.  I am going to much less desirable locales,  Brookings and Morton among the highlights.  If you do not know where these places are, do not worry, if I was not going there for work, I would not know where there were either.  Regardless with all of this travel we both have had to and will be spending time away from Mac.  Not really high on either of our lists of things to do.  Thankfully though we are both technically savvy people and have laptops with Webcameras on them.  Jill checked in at least once a day while she was in DC and was able to intereact with Mac very well during these times.  Mac also is seeming to get the hang of it and smiles when He gets to see Mommy.  We have also set up some of the grandparents with cameras so they can check in on him from time to time via their computer.  I think back to a time when it was said video phones would be the next big thing.  I think it is already there,  the problem for the phone companies, is we do it for free via our computers instead of paying them for the privilage.

I admit it I a very much a geek and I play roleplaying games with my friends.  But I think we have taken it up a notch now.  Both Ryan and I for our jobs have occasionally had to be out of town on our normal geek nights.  Not wanting to be left out of the fun and knowing that we are stuck in a hotel room anyway ( neither of us being the type to go out when we are out of town)  we started using our webcams on our computers to Telenerd in.  This week I think we took it up a notch though.

As you can see we have added a projector and a seperate camera.  We also added better speakers for the computer.  I have not asked Ryan how his experiance was with the new set up, but I know ours was better.

I know I have been really bad about updating this blog and I should do better, but I never know what to write.  What do you write about that is interesting to people.  Is it observations on what I see in the world.  Or do I write about updates in my life.  I do not know if my Life is that interesting.  At least I do not think so.  Today though I will go for observations.  I am sitting in a Midas shop waiting for my brakes to be fixed.  I am not sure I will stay here for much longer when I know the library is close by with much more comfortable chairs, but while I wait for the diagnosis it is nice that they have free Wi-Fi.  I am both surprised at the number of companies that are offering free wi-fi and the ones that do not.  I have been to hotels where they say they have wireless but do not actually check to see if it works in all the rooms.  some of them seem to think one router in their office is enough.  But then I get to a place I would not expect it, like here, and I love that they provide it.  So much easier to pass the time.

I find it very cool that I can sit here waiting for an oil change and surf the web at the same time.  I think every place that has customers needs free Wi-Fi. How cool would it be if you were waiting for a table at a restraunt and be able to get work done or just surf while you wait, I would be willing to bet that more people would end up waiting.

It is snowing today.  Not that I mind the snow but the shoveling is very annoying.  I do not mind shoveling if there was a place to put it.  the mounds on the sides of our driveway have never really had a chance to shrink, even with the warmth.  So getting it up an over these mounds is a pain.  I decided that I would rather tough it out this winter and try to find a snowblower at the end of the season, but I am regretting this decision today.

First of all I would like to say that I loved the trip last week.  We all had a great time and I loved getting to see Mac’s face light up at times while we were on rides and we saw Mickey.

That being said I have some observations of Disney this week.  Some of them are suggestions to other park goers.

1.  If you are in Florida from a cold climate and decide a strapless dress is a good idea, go for it, just remember that a strapless bra should be included in that.

2. If you feel the need to criticize other parkgoers for their decisions about brining their one year old, make sure you are saying it outside of their hearing cause they will use the Kid’s dirty diaper as a weapon, and these kids will poop on command.

3. Don’t go to Disney and complain the entire time about how much it costs,  It is Disney, you knew the price going in and I for one think it is for the most part worth every penny.

4.Don’t complain about Strollers in your way,  again it is Disney, there are going to be strollers.

5.  That being said, if you are pushing a stroller, at least pay attention to the people around you , just cause you have a stroller does not give you the right to run people over.

6.  I know we were at one of the most family type resort there is, but really telling your kids to be a little quiet after 10 is not too much to ask.  I mean there are even signs that ask you to do this.

7. If you are going to wear a shirt that has the F word on it, please pick another place to go besides the Magic Kingdom,  I would recomend Unniversal studios just down the road.

8. Listen to the nice people who ask you to move all the way to the end of the row or stand behind the yellow line.  They are just trying to do their job.

I am sure I had more while I was going thru the park and did want to make it to 10 but I am drawing a blank now so I will leave it at that.