It was all Avery all Weekend

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Well this was an all Avery weekend. She had her first dance recital. Friday night was her usually ballet class which is ok. Then started the fun. My sister in-law showed up around noon on Sat and took Carolyn and Avery out to have there nails done, which turned out great. Then it was time for the hair and make up to get done for dress rehearsal that started at 4:30. It took a good hour to and hour and a half to get that all done. She looked great in her bright pink dress. And then the ladies were off to the rehearsal. I snuk out at that point to see a Trenton Thunder game with my buddy Engel. Ok game and fireworks but the seats rocked. 4 rows from the field on the first base line close to home. The people in front of us rocked and were fun to talk to. Wish we had a bunch of these seats for the LUG/IP outing on the 10th.

Yesterday started nice and early. Avery had two shows to do one at noon and the other at 3:30. We had tickets for the first show. We had invited all the relatives and our friends Iambe and Engel. Well we owe Iambe and Engel big time. There were 35 performances one from every class and a few solos. Avery’s was 5 from the last. Now my aunt Clora had gone to the dress rehearsal to take pictures and knew the schedule. She must have forgotten to tell me that Avery didn’t go on till after the intermission so she and my Aunt Bea and Uncle Dean didn’t show up till then lucky guys. I have to give these kids a lot of credit..some of the classes were a little ragged but they got up there and gave it there best. My sister-in-law and I cringed a lot at some of the production flaws, but that’s what happens when you have worked backstage and in the lighting and sound dept for a long time.

Finally, Avery’s class was on stage and my heart got real big. I have seen this dance so many time from Avery practicing around the house but put it all together with the other kids and the music it was great. They were one of the classes that got the biggest applause and they were great. I was so proud of my daughter.

At the end of the performance, the teachers came out and announced the awards for the school. Avery won a scholarship for next year for ballet. That just made me feel great and Avery was so surprised.

So after 3.5 hours at Rider watching the kids, Carolyn and I went to dinner with Iambe and Engel while Avery did the second show. After dinner, Carolyn and I wandered back to Rider to get Avery. We got there right when intermission was getting out. I snuck back in to see Avery’s performance once again and then got Carolyn so we could watch Avery actually go up and get her certificate from the teachers. We are so proud of Avery and hope she keeps enjoying dance. I also hope my parents can make it next year I know my dad would have had such a big smile on his face and telling everyone around him that that is his granddaughter.
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To days lyrics are from the song Avery performed to yesterday.

You’ll Be In My Heart

Come stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand
Hold it tight
I will protect you
from all around you
I will be here
Don’t you cry
For one so small,
you seem so strong
My arms will hold you
keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
can’t be broken
I will be here
Don’t you cry
‘Cause you’ll be in my heart
Yes, you’ll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You’ll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You’ll be here
in my heart always
Always

So ever have one of those days? 1

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I have been busy the last few days working on 4 to 5 projects and just can’t seem to get them done. I am also looking for a new digital camera and can’t find the one I want to get at any of the local camera stores to just click a few shots and try it out. You would think that if the store puts it in there weekly add they would have a few in stock to sell and at least one so a potential customer could go in and try feel of the camera out.

A buddy of mine got a Canon D70 and brought it to the Linux meeting last night so I was able to play with that one a little. The feel of it was good in my hand but I didn’t like the feel of the lens he had on it. When you turned the focusing knob you it felt like plastic on plastic. But I am still thinking of the Pentax *ist D. I have read a lot of good reviews but I just can’t find one to play with.
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She had rings on her fingers and
bells on her shoes,
And I knew without asking’ she was
into the blues
Scarlet begonias
tucked into her curls
I knew right away
she was not like other girls–
other girls		 In the thick of the evening
when the dealing got rough
She was too pat to open and
too cool to bluff
As I picked up my matches and
was closing the door
I had one of those flashes:
I’d been there before–
been there before.		 I ain’t often right
but I’ve never been wrong
It seldom turns out the way
it does in the song
Once in a while
you get shown the light
in the strangest of places
if you look at it right

Let the summer begin…

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My favorite time of the year has started……summer. The temp goes up and the leaves come out on the trees and the days are longer. And no snow to shovel…..

This weekend we had a nice cookout with a good bunch of friends and the conversation was great. I would like to thank those that came for coming. I think this year we are going to do a few more cookouts and use the backyard a lot more than in previous years…..

I agree with this….

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Before I started on the road of computer IT, I was a radio Dee-Jay at a small town radio station. We were able to program our own music and I enjoyed it. Most of the stations back then were locally owned and were part of there communities. But in the last few years, most of the stations in the big to medium markets have been bought up by big companies and are being programmed from a central local and being automated. The music industry has also changed the way artists and radio stations work together. I found this article this morning about this so here is a copy of it to read…

To wait is not good….

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Last Sunday I saw a sweet ’65 VW Microbus on my way back from Flemington. I went back on Friday to take a look at it. The body was in perfect shape…no body rust, the pan was rust free. The interior need a new headliner and the dash needed some work around the radio but other than that it looked good. I was unable to look a the engine because I didn’t have the key to open the hatch but I crawled under it and it looked good. It was leaking a little oil but what VW air-cooled engine doesn’t. The guy wanted $8000 for it so I had to sleep on it… Well I waited for today to call him.. I left a message and he got back to me and told me I was a day late…..he had sold it yesterday…..

The search goes on…I am looking for a 65-67 VW Microbus that has little to no rust on it and runs… I want to use it as a daily driver for the summer months……

If I have this much Hard Drive Space

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I found this article this morning with the recommendation from Microsoft on what the “Average” Longhorn PC spec should be.

Microsoft is expected to recommend that the “average” Longhorn PC feature a dual-core CPU running at 4 to 6GHz; a minimum of 2 gigs of RAM; up to a terabyte of storage; a 1 Gbit, built-in, Ethernet-wired port and an 802.11g wireless link; and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.

If I have a terabyte of HD space in my machine I better be single and not have to leave the house. I know that back when I got my first PC it had 10meg drive and I thought that was allot. Now I have 250 Gig, but a terabyte of space in a normal PC that is really to much to fathom……

Hair Length

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Since I started the Haverling Alumni Site I have had old classmates and friends from the Bath area get in touch with me. they have been saying how when they found this page they weren’t sure it was me since one of the pictures at the top showed me with long hair. And when I was in school and the years right after I had short hair, no mustache or glasses.

The other day one of them sent me an e-mail an asked how long my hair was these days and I realized I hadn’t taken any pictures of the length….so here are 3 of them…next time I wear a light shirt I will get better ones…..

Yea got into the office…and other great stuff from the weekend

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Yea I finally got the new computer up into the office. There is a little more trim to put up but I figured I could work around the furniture. I needed a place to myself to work on stuff. Spent most of the day on Sat. at Ikea getting a new desk for myself and one for Carolyn. I just got a big table thing and I got here a nice desk thing with 3 drawers and a big top so she can have her laptop on it and still be able to write her correspondence.

Went to Avery’s parent teacher conference and got good news. Avery brought all her grades up to the A’s & B’s from last marking period. So she got ungrounded and is allowed to watch her shows again. Still has some stuff taken away because of the clarinet thing. The teacher put it all down to introduction of knitting in the class. I like to think that my kid is smart and wants to do well…..

So that’s what’s going on…looking at getting a new scanner and a firewire drive case for external storage.

More later…..

Must be getting early
Clocks are running late
Paint by number morning sky
Looks so phony 		Dawn is breaking everywhere
Light a candle, curse the glare
Draw the curtains
I don’t care ’cause
It’s all right

bad day Thursday…. 1

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Bad day yesterday….I got only about 5.5 hours sleep on Wed night and I think we drank 1 to many pitchers of beer….

Ended up bailing out of here around 11:30 and crashing out for a few hours. I had to get up and come back in to get my check. I would have gotten the check in on time but some guy on his cell phone wouldn’t pull out of the parking lot while he was talking…

Well today is Avery’s parent teacher conference..so the question is will she have done better this semester to get all her punishments wiped out.

Planning to go see “The Punisher” movie tonight. I hope they do a good job of capturing the comic in the movie….

Gone are the days when the ox fall down
he’d take up the yoke and plow the fields around
Gone are the days when the ladies said “please,
gently Jack Jones won’t you come to me?”

Brown eyed women and red grenadine
the bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean
Sound of the thunder with the rain pouring down
and it looks like the old man’s getting on

In 1920 when he stepped to the bar
he drank to the dregs of the whiskey jar
In 1930 when the Wall caved in
he paid his way selling red eye gin

Long week

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Well I have been getting no work done on the office room this week, but I am going to get the office furniture on Sat. I think I am just going to put 2 tables in. 1 for ma and 1 for Carolyn. I am going to try and use the closet for all storage and not let the mess get out of hand in this office.

Lug/ip meeting last night. It went well Kurt Williams did a great presentation and we had a good crowd. We a re averaging about 2 new people a month. Getting allot of great compliments on the web site so that is make me and the board feel good.

So that’s about it for now……..oh yea get to go to school tomorrow for Avery’s parent teacher conference….that should go well…..

I’m gonna sing you a hundred verses in ragtime
I know this song it ain’t never gonna end
I’m gonna march you up and down the local county line
Take you to the leader of the band

Just like Crazy Otto
Just like Wolfman Jack
Sittin’ plush with a royal flush
Aces back to back
Just like Mary Shelley
Just like Frankenstein
Clank your chains and count your change
Try to walk the line

Did you say your name was
Ramblin’ Rose?
Ramble on, baby
Settle down easy
Ramble on, Rose