Every once in a while, Julia goads me into making gingerbread cookies. Gingerbread is the first kind of cookie I ever made in my life, because my dad loves gingerbread and so I learned how to make it so I could bake it at will. I came up with a great recipe in middle school …
Tag: school
Dec 19 2007
Rudolph
Today’s Holidailies prompt is: “Tell us about your favorite holiday concert experience.” I was very much neck-deep into the music performance program at my high school. As a freshman, I joined Concert Choir, and for Christmas, we would break up into duets, trios, quartets, and quintets… walking around downtown Los Gatos and caroling people in …
Dec 17 2007
Regrets, I Have a Few/But Then Again, Too Few To Mention…
Today’s Holidailies prompt is: “Things I once thought I’d do that I now know I’ll never ever do.” Shortly after my first marriage fell apart, I thought I would never get married. I’m married to my second wife, Julia, right now. I thought I would have kids. That will never happen; by choice, not by …
Dec 09 2007
Barney and Caesar
My father loves dogs. So much, in fact, that he would raise them and take them to dog shows. And he would win a number of these shows, mostly local and regional, but still. I remember growing up as a kid, seeing all those trophies and ribbons and asking about the names of the various …
Oct 23 2007
Kyousuke #1
For my piano class final, I’ve decided to play this: http://ichigos.com/content/inc/getfile.php?id=735&type=midi So far, I have the first section down pretty good. I’m working on the first part of it, now.
Oct 09 2007
The Autumn Dream
I have awoken from the Autumn Dream. Some short comments: – akai SKY was awesome, and should have played last in the Battle of the Bands. – Stage Crew ruled all. – It’s too bad we never got the Internet to work. – I may be too old to pull 22 hour days. – My …
Sep 10 2007
Weight Loss…
First: Second, I have decided to not drive in to work (except Sundays and holidays) and take the bus. I have to walk to the bus stop, which is about 10 minutes from the apartment, and then another 10 minutes from the stop at work to my building. So, round trip forces me walking 40 …
Jun 26 2007
To my friends out there in Radioland…
If you love Internet Radio, you need to read this right now. It’s in danger, and needs your help. As you may be aware, in 2002, the Library of Congress (LOC), under a recommendation from the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), required that Internet radio stations pay prohibitively high royalty rates for the music they …
Jun 16 2007
Shock
I know, it’s been ages since I’ve posted. Rest assured, I’ve been reading LJ when I get a chance to, but if you ask around, you’ll know I’ve been pretty much tied up with work. So, for those of you who dare, feel free to click on the cut link below. Where to begin? I …
Mar 26 2007
The No Stars League
On the advice of my wife and Tap, I have created a Keeper Crap League! To those on my friends list who hate certain players, be advised.. this league promotes crappy play and comes down harsh on good play. Here how things will get scored: Batting Singles (1B) -1 Doubles (2B) -2 Triples (3B) -3 …
