The kitties have been downstairs now for two weeks. They are absolutely loving the extra space. They follow me around the house, sit next to me on the couch, and now have even more places to hide their toys. They do get on the table, but not on the kitchen counter. I can live with that so far. For now, happy kitties! And no more sounds in the ceiling. I don’t know if...
Continue reading...Stiffness when riding
Kasane has always been a very limber girl. She can reach for a treat all the way back to her hip almost at her croup. All I have to do is show her the trip, tap her hip, and she reaches around for the treat. She’s done that since she was two. It’s a way to get her to stretch her neck and reward her after a ride. For the past three weeks,...
Continue reading...Sounds in the ceiling
Last night while I was doing the dishes, I heard skittering of something in the kitchen ceiling. The kitties were upstairs staring at the wall and walking around meowing. They were following the sound of something in the walls. Not sure what it is. Mice seem to be a good guess since my neighbor recently had issues with mice. The HOA is working on painting and repairing siding on the houses. The painters...
Continue reading...Kelpie painting
I saw this and immediately wanted to get a print. I may yet. Will definitely have this on my xmas list… Related Images:
Continue reading...Gaming stuff: DnD and Warhammer
Gizmodo has an article on how Wizards of the Coast is working with a company called AltspaceVR to create an official virtual environment for playing D&D. The setup will use Oculus VR hardware for playing. It looks interesting, although would require a good hardware investment for anyoen wanting to use the system. (Personally, I prefer pen and paper — much cheaper.) One of the comments noted that last Christmas, Wizards laid off a...
Continue reading...Show Experience
Kasane and I have our first dressage show in two weeks at a local venue. We’ve ridden dressage tests before at schooling shows sponsored by our local awesome horse club. This is a schooling show that will not be a test where you know everyone. This is a Show Experience. I used to show a lot when I was younger. We did Arabian breed shows with most of our horses, primarily halter classes...
Continue reading...Warhammer resources for game masters
Even though Fantasy Flight Games have officially stopped developing Warhammer Fantasy Role Play 3rd edition, the players have continued to develop new resources. I recently found a new-to-me site, Daily Empire, a blog about all things Warhammer. The site has links to some fan-developed adventures, GM resources, tools, and more. I found a new 120+ page adventure I might run my Warhammer group through: The Queen of Embers. It is geared towards players...
Continue reading...Position, posture, and riding
Ever have so many posts in the backlog that you just never get around to catching up? It’s been like that. Many good things (and a few annoying things) going on! Good things first. I’ve made a lot of progress in riding, just in time for horse camp this week. Yay horse camp! There will be blogging from camp if I have internet access. Earlier this year, I started feeling frustrated with my...
Continue reading...Abney Park
I’ve been listening to a lot of music by Abney Park. They posted a new song today that struck a cord. Video has lyrics. Related Images:
Continue reading...Plumber fixed the drip
The tub is no longer leaking. My neighbor said that the build quality on these houses isn’t very good and I believe him. This was the second time the tub had to be repaired because of a drip. One thing I did learn with these old Delta faucets: the springs have to be elongated just a little bit with a gentle squeeze from a pair of pliers. Otherwise, they are a little too...
Continue reading...Waiting on the plumber
So my day feels like I’m waiting on the plumber because he’s coming to fix the sink (well, tub faucet, but close enough). Related Images:
Continue reading...Kitteh likes water drip
I turned off the water to the house when I went to work and during the day over the weekend. I turned the water back on overnight so the pipes wouldn’t freeze. I was upstairs looking at the faucet, and BrieBrie decided to try and help me. Help from BrieBrie means her investigating each tool and playing with anything that might move. BrieBrie had her back feet on the ground and her front...
Continue reading...Leaky bathtub faucet
A few months ago, my upstairs bathtub faucet began to drip. Just a little at first, but over the months it became a constant background noise. I couldn’t stand it and found a video on how to repair the Delta faucet. It is an older faucet, with a push-button diverter and a single knob that controls water amount and temperature. I took apart the faucet handle, replaced the inner rubber seals and springs....
Continue reading...Video on writing research papers
Excellent presentation by Professor Simon Peyton Jones of Microsoft Research. He provides a seven step process. One enlightening thing he said is to start writing and *then* do your research. The process of writing can help hone what research is necessary (and prevents being bogged down in research). Additional resources on research are available on Professor Jones’ web site. Related Images:
Continue reading...Resume help
I’m helping a friend with a resume tonight so I’ve been reading through links on the latest and greatest in writing resumes. Most of the techniques I’ve used are still valid. The format needs to be updated but the general items that are included are the same. It’s interesting that the idea of a professional “landing page” is now popular. A landing page used to be what you ended up on after clicking...
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