tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211455012024-03-07T01:10:19.867-08:00Unquiet DreamsJoxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-35946948282353674422009-04-13T14:25:00.000-07:002009-04-13T15:02:19.476-07:00Randomness..I'll let Abenanna tell you all about her visit, but I'll just say that we had a wonderful time.. And I thought I'd put this picture up. Today I was delivering lunch to the Day Center and we had a special guest.. And I was able to get a picture signed.. I was never a fan of the show, but I did love her character.. Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-35578713244318189922008-12-24T05:09:00.000-08:002008-12-24T05:20:10.636-08:00Happy Christmas!!I honestly didn't think this morning would ever get here, or if it did, that it would work out, but it looks like I just may make it to my parent's house for Christmas. We've had the most horrible weather here. Snowfall that never looked like it would end might have actually stopped. For a week this area has been a mess. We had 8 inches of snow followed by a half inch of ice followed by another 4Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-35477314371162251172008-07-26T11:28:00.000-07:002008-07-26T12:31:31.515-07:00Cooking: The good and the not so much..Trying to keep to a budget, CAT and I have been eating almost exclusively at home.. Something that has been slightly more difficult as of late, being as we are short an appliance. Last weekend CAT put some reruns (aka leftovers) in the microwave, pushed a couple buttons, and the heretofore dependable machine said, "I Quit!" I couldn't complain really, given the fact that I'd had it for 17 and a Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-53753166965211730342008-07-19T12:19:00.000-07:002008-07-19T13:51:56.350-07:00Back Outside..Now that my leg has finally stopped itching (it was a VERY long few weeks), I have been able to get my kayak out on the lakes.. Last weekend while CAT had stuff to do, I went over to Vancouver Lake. It was very warm (it got up to 90 that day) and the water was pretty choppy, so I gave up after going about 6 miles. I did see some great birds however, including a bald eagle.. Also, the views of Mt Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-62764519580508732792008-07-11T11:35:00.000-07:002008-07-11T14:07:51.349-07:00On The Cheap..As I sit here contemplating the sharp rise in the price of EVERYTHING, and the subsequent shrinkage of what is left each month after I pay the bills, I am trying to find comfort in the activities that do not cost money.. Sometimes it isn't easy..Sometimes I can only see what I can't do.. I can't go camping next weekend, because I went last weekend and the insane gas prices deem going again so Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-51430508189160881172008-06-24T11:26:00.000-07:002008-07-01T16:49:30.076-07:00The Great Taco AdventureSuch an adventure was had while the Taco's were here!!There were geocache finds.. (That crazy hat was a Travel Bug that Mrs. Taco left at the original cache)And a jet boat ride.. And waterfalls.. The first one is taken from the jet boat, the second is from Silver Falls State Park. And a trip to the coast.. And even we even found Big Foot!! (Well, the Big Feet, Small Feet, Feet Feet Feet cache Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-61598413382793321592008-06-19T13:48:00.000-07:002008-06-19T20:26:06.559-07:00In the Outside..Last weekend CAT and I decided that the weather was far too nice to be at home, so we packed up all our camping equipment (seriously, you would have though we were going for a month instead of 3 days) and headed over to Swift Reservoir. I went early to get a campsite with access to the water and he came up after work with the kayaks..It wasn't exactly warm at night, the firewood that CAT picked Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-45995525179783903112008-05-27T13:24:00.000-07:002008-05-27T19:50:45.250-07:00Weekend on the WaterWhen CAT moved up here and I saw he had a kayak, we began to make plans for a summer spent in tents and on the water. After all, four years ago I went to the local sporting goods store and found a blow up "kayak". Thinking it was a great deal, I bought it (And for the past four years it has sat in the closet).. But last week I blew it up and we hit Vancouver Lake (it's so nice to have a lake 3 Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-58264401827721259462008-03-26T14:46:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:11:47.044-07:00Shadow From the PastWhen Tif-do called last week to pass on the news, I could only say that I wasn't surprised. When Tif-do's brother sent me an email a few days later to make sure I'd heard, however, I could no longer deny the need to know not only what had happened, but why. Learning a few more details left me with an arguably illogical sense of guilt. Guilt from a past which will surely take a long time to Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-31009841315995714222007-12-25T15:06:00.001-08:002007-12-25T15:08:05.989-08:00A Merry Christmas!Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-38369538724715992162007-11-07T16:32:00.000-08:002007-11-07T17:46:04.047-08:00The End of the Story...While listening to public radio the other day, I heard a story in which a boy was told that, "all stories have a happy ending." When the boy questioned this, the lady replied, "If it doesn't have a happy ending, then the story isn't over.".. Now, I'm not sure I buy that theory, but for this week it seems at least plausible.. Alex went in for her follow up test. I was a nervous wreck as I dropped Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-73656747514277297562007-10-16T16:40:00.000-07:002007-10-24T18:37:11.502-07:00For The Most Part...For the most part, it's been a lovely few weeks.. I went to the theater once again to see Camelot starring Lou Diamond Phillips.. Truth be told, that was the most disappointing show I've seen so far.. You'd think that, since the show has been around since the 60's, it would be a great show.. NO!! I was bored half way through the first act and had a hard time staying awake through the entire show.Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-50660627848957757192007-08-23T16:44:00.000-07:002007-08-23T17:22:23.227-07:00An Unwelcomed SilenceIt's hard to say which I noticed first, his piercing blue eyes, his ever present smile, or the never ending way he talked.. "Piercing blue eyes" sounds like such a literary cliche, but I've never known anyone with eyes that sharp or that blue.. He was one of the kindest people I've ever known.. He talked more than anyone I've ever met.. He was someone I am proud to have called a friend.. And he Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-58656546814349772772007-08-20T20:04:00.000-07:002007-08-21T06:41:47.316-07:00It's Alive!!I made the trek to Seattle. I sat on the 4th row. And I was sooo very happy that I hadn't already seen the movie.As I look over the web and read other people's reviews, I notice that (in the few I could find. the show hasn't officially opened so it hasn't officially been reviewed) every one of them had already seen the movie, and while they enjoyed it, they weren't nearly as impressed with it as Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-82877412555417840492007-08-18T20:02:00.000-07:002007-08-18T21:10:52.099-07:00Uptown AfternoonEvery third weekend in August, Main St in Vancouver closes for the Uptown Village Street Festival. Being as this is only a couple blocks from my house, it makes for a grand bit of entertainment.I spent a lovely afternoon wandering among the vendors, talking to people in various info booths, listening to the African All-Stars, eating BBQ, and admiring that street festival staple known as chalk Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-12049034577424808942007-08-14T14:29:00.000-07:002007-08-14T14:43:57.533-07:00Longest Two Weeks EVER!The itch has become the focus of my life.. It never completely stops unless I'm asleep.... Must not scratch it!! Must NOT!! .... AAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!! (Note: This is just what I have on one arm.. There are patches on my other arm and on both legs! And, believe it or not, it's actually looking better... And as soon as it stops itching, I'll be able to sit here long enough to tell you about the Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-41674561044401326492007-08-06T13:55:00.000-07:002007-08-06T19:26:58.416-07:00Verge of Madness..I'm blaming my current state on Abenanna and hairball's mom and whoever else started me geocaching..A couple weeks ago I picked up a Travel Bug that was part of a race.. Curious at to what kind of race it was, I looked online and found that he could get more points depending on where he went and what he did.. Of course, I wanted to get him the most points possible. He got 9 points for being in a Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-78234894843896271062007-07-27T13:32:00.000-07:002007-07-27T13:50:03.864-07:00Hanging with G'maAfter the huge amount of guilt I got after LVH's email and reading Leaner's and Dacheese's blogs today, I looked back over my own blog and realized that I never posted pictures of G'ma and I, when LVH brought her up to visit last fall.. Must be that I was waiting for LVH to post about their trip, and it never got done.. ;)I really haven't much to say, I just wanted to put these pics up.. I'll be Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-23796803729033856312007-07-08T00:03:00.000-07:002007-07-08T13:03:38.965-07:0014 Minutes to Spare12:04 AM, munchie fueled ramblings....I was sitting on the couch flipping channels, watching both Mad TV and SNL when I got the craving for something.. Don't you just hate that??? Remembering that I didn't have any veggies with my lunch today, I knew that's what I needed.Being as there is currently NO veggies in my house (No excuse for this since I have an entire freezer in my basement that Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-21652487407785312692007-05-31T13:52:00.000-07:002007-06-03T11:51:38.289-07:0019 Feet..I'm becoming a theater freak. I admit to it.. Even as I sit here, I'm wearing my 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee shirt. Next to me is my Wicked mug filled with pens, my season ticket book for next season, a pin from Cats, and my poster from Light in the Piazza (signed by the touring cast). And in the corner of the computer screen a bootleg copy of Wicked plays in halfway watchable form.. {Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-90860365394650606702007-03-14T04:38:00.000-07:002007-03-15T05:09:20.106-07:00Conundrum Forged from ChaosI am a chaos magnet!!.. I say that without the slightest hint of facetiousness, though I wish there was... While I keep my own life to a reasonable level of stress, those around me continue to bring unbelievable amounts of turmoil upon me, and on no front is that more true than when it comes to roommates..For the past 9 months or so I've thought that things might be easier, financially speaking, Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-40515899964513639722007-01-24T16:07:00.000-08:002007-02-05T13:46:08.729-08:00Notes From the Chill Zone..*** For Abenanna who asked that I make a note on the weather :)Where have I been, you wonder?? Honestly, it's been down right cold in my house, and since I am living with limited heat (my electrical system will only let me run two space heaters at one time or it trips the fuse), the room with the computer tends to be too cold to function in.. To sit in here online means to risk frost bite of the Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-50592601549223123082006-12-26T12:53:00.000-08:002006-12-26T20:57:43.818-08:00Happy Xmas is Over Day!!!!I've long been not so much into Christmas. The way it always makes the huge gap between the haves and the have-nots seem so much bigger this time of year. The stresses of finding the perfect gift that you feel you "have" to buy for people. The majority of kids who haven't a clue as to how fortunate they are to have gotten everything they ever wanted (I speak as a former one of those kids). How Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-37083938820065388952006-12-19T12:09:00.000-08:002006-12-19T12:19:21.955-08:00The Fuzzy Ass Gang**My camera is has been out of service for a while now, but sometimes you just have to make do (in this case, with my phone).. **As I was huddled on the couch this morning trying to say warm in my freezing house, I thought I'd entertain myself by taking pictures of my ever growing, youngest kids.. It's amazing that they stopped running long enough for pictures.. Well, almost.. They didn't stop Joxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-71833898619006896192006-12-13T12:17:00.000-08:002006-12-13T13:04:57.795-08:006 "Weird" ThingsI DON'T play these "tag, your it" things, but this one's for Tif-do (and her snazzy new do)...THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the '6 weird things about you.' People who get tagged need to write a blog post of their own 6 weird things as well as state these rules clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment thatJoxer's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.com9