Can someone help me get this relit?
I've been on a Sangria kick ever since going to El Cerro in Orlando and Susan and I made it out to Cafe Malaga in McKinney for lunch on Saturday.
It wasn't be best experience we've had there but the company was good and while the Sangria was bloody expensive, it was tasty.
Unfortunately the ladies who have been running the cafe every other time we've been in were nowhere to be found and they'd left it in the hands of the men. This was a mistake. Not a fatal one, but not a good one either. I'll admit that I generally have a bias against waiters as they typically aren't as service oriented as women. This time was no exception.
So, what the H**l have I been up to since my last post?
Workin' my ass off.
I was at a customer site from the 11th through the 29th (and flying back on the 30th) with no real time to blog or really anything more interesting to share than status on the work I was doing. Since I don't blog about work, that didn't leave me with anything.
On the other hand, the frogs in Orlando are cool and make a neat noise.
Here's what they sounded like when I got back to my hotel on the second night.
Alright.
A little over a week ago I flew from DFW to Phoenix and on the way through the security line at DFW the dude at the flashlight kiosk (you know, the guy who shines the UV light at your license expecting to find nothing in particular) made a point of telling people that they didn't need to take their liquids out of their carry-on bags to run through the scanner.
Silly me, I'd already done that and had my baggie of contraband already in my laptop bag where it's easy to throw into the grey bin.
No big deal, at least I could leave it there.
I made a point of not assuming the Phoenix security would behave the same and had the baggie out when going back to DFW and as expected they didn't mention being able to leave it in my carry-on bag.
On the other hand, I had to head out to Orlando this morning and since I was leaving out of the same damn terminal as when I was going to Phoenix I thought I'd be able to leave my baggie in my carry-on.
Nooooo.
There was a TSA guy wandering up and down the line reminding all the Mickey-heads that they had to take their liquids out and put them in the bin.
Make up your damn minds!
Can someone help me get this relit?
So I'm on my way to Mesa, AZ and the flight starts out delayed an hour but at least I'm rewarded by a pretty sunset that lasts a looong time because we're headed West.
No not really, but he looks it.
He's just squished between Susan and the chair. Happy though.
Rebecca brought her little cutie, Allison, over during a CRG meeting and Chip was really interested.
Wow, a human smaller than me!
We applied for tickets to the Dallas Antiques Roadshow several months ago and with our tickets in hand we went out Saturday morning with a typewriter, steam engine and ruler-like thing that we had no idea about.
We dropped by my dads house and borrowed some earrings from my sister which were easily from the early 1900s.
We arrived at the convention hall about 1:30 and entered the endless line at 1:45.
It was another good session at Lochrann's. Not too many of the CRG made it out but we did have me and Susan, Pam, Brandy and Billye so at least we had a half sets worth for a few set dances.
A bunch of people associated with the Shandon school made it out as well which helped to fill the far end of the pub with people twirling and leaping about.
We started off with a few set figures and then moved on the Walls of Limerick.
A few more set figures and Susan and I got up to teach the kids and a few adults the Waves of Tory. It was a bit of a disaster but fun just the same.
We also managed to drag a few of the Shandon adults through part of the Galway Half Set.
There was a bit of stepping about as well
while Bob and David played through the afternoon.
Click on the first picture for larger versions and a video of Walls.
For Chip anyway.
While I was working on the computer, outside on the patio, chip was pining for Susan
and trying to hide in the grass.
A few more hours and we'll have to put him in his crate while we go play at Lochrann's. Wish we could take him along.
Chip's fur was getting matted in places that hadn't been groomed in a while so Susan took him to the groomers on Friday.
The poor guy came out naked.
He should be cooler though and the short fur makes him feel like velvet.
So some of you are aware of the joy that BatteryGeek has brought to my (& Susans) life.
Recently I was contacted by someone claiming to be his soon to be ex wife and saying that Sean Murray had run off with the company leaving her with no money and millions in debt as he apparently used her credit to prop up the company.
User IP-address: xxxx
User Name: Melissa
User Email: melissabo---1@hotmail.com
User Homepage: www.newlaptopbatteries.comComments:
I am Sean Murrays wife. Currently we are getting a divorce. He ran off with the company leaving me no income even though I am also on our Articles of Incorporation. I sympathize with your story, it is quite obvious that he is manipulative as I also have felt the defeat of being used for my good credit to help propel our company forward. Now I have to file for bankrupcy. MOre on the story, write to me.
Before responding to her I did a few net searches and found that even his neighbors dislike Mr. BatteryGit.
After the final 2007/2008 SCMA ceili a bunch of us went off to Lochrann's to listen and dance to Needfire.
The 2007/2008 season is now over and the final ceili was a bunch o fun.
We had slightly more than three sets worth and ran through the South Galway Half Set,
as well as a back to back hornpipe we learned from Pat Murphy, most of the Cashel Set, Three Tunes and closed with the Siege of Ennis.
Click on the picture for some more.