Strange Facebook surveys

That’s right I was tagged for a Meme. Yes, I’m using it for blog fodder. Besides what else am I supposed to do while waiting on the servers?

Directions: Share ODD Things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 20 something things about your friends, and let them learn 20-something things about you

1. Do you like blue cheese? yes I love Rouquefort from Whole Foods
2. Have you ever smoked? I did for 7ish years. Haven't needed one for 2 years
   
3. Do you own a gun? One
   
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite? Is red a flavor?
   
5. What do you think of hot dogs? If its real meat then bring it on
   
6. Favorite Christmas movie?Christmas Story
7. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Tea or Coffee
   
8. Can you do push ups? As many as you want
   
9. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? St. Christopher (Military Patron) medal
   
10. Favorite hobby? Currently renovating my home
    
11. Do you have A. D. D? Yup, I have come back to this twice already
    
12. Do you wear glasses/contacts? Glasses but I have a few disposable contacts
    
13. Name 3 random thoughts at this exact moment: I have to type a progress report eventually, I wonder what condition my house will be in another 160 years. Are drag queens really just gay men with too much fashion sense? "Sorry folks there was a parade passing today at lunch. "
    
14. Name 3 drinks you regularly? Tea, Coffee, Mt Dew
    
15. Favorite place to be? St Joseph bay
    
16. Where would you like to go? Scotland, to Hawai'i, or back to Perth
    
17. What shirt are you wearing? My "I failed the Turing test" t-shirt
    
18. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Satin pillow cases with regular sheets
19. Can you whistle? Yes I can
    
20. Where are you now? At work in Pensacola. And I probably won't get to see the beach.
    
21. Would you be a pirate? Argghh, Does that mean I have to be a skinny Somali ?
    
22. Do you sing in the shower? The shower faucet is being re-chromed at the moment. So no
    
23. What is in your pocket right now? Keys,RFID tag, cellphone, ipod, wallet, two jump drives, and an Ethernet crossover adapter
    
24. Last thing that made you laugh? Fat guy driving a General Lee on I-10.
    
25. Random odd thing. I have a stupid toe.
    
26. How many TVs do you have in your house? 3

Zach

My mom and I at Broadway at the Beach near Myrtle Beach on Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day Mom!

My great-aunt Marie and my mom.

Family on Mother's Day

Zach and I went to visit my mom for mother's day and my "Uncle" Dennis (my mother's cousin by her mother's sister) happened to be there helping her make invitations for the Barnes family reunion. I managed to snap a picture of Dennis and my nephew when they were not looking.

MGC 80th Graduation

Well it is official! I've been at MGC 3 years. My third year was punctuated by MGC's 80th May Graduation Ceremony. Zach took the picture from way up in the stands before everyone filed in to fill the seats.

Koryo Spaghetti Dinner May 2009

The MGC anime club, Koryo Fox, that I advise had a last hurrah spaghetti dinner at our house Wednesday night. The kids devoured the spaghetti with meatballs (thanks Zach), cherry vanilla ice cream and the garlic bread. Zach and I were glad to be able to give them a night of fun during finals. We are firm believers in the fact that every college student should have at least one spaghetti dinner (cheap & easy) and a break during finals. Some students watched "Shaun of the Dead" while others played piano and looked up Facebook (I do not have a Facebook account. I guess I'm behind the times. Now I feel old). Some of them will be back next year but some of them are moving on (graduating, transferring, next step of their lives). We'll miss those leaving as this was a good group but we look forward to helping those staying become well rounded indiviuals while maybe watching some good anime!!!

Sharon

Lack of posts

Sorry folks,

Sharon and I are still alive.
My loving wife has been pestering me to add to the blog lately but the house and work have been taking precedence over a growing list of honey do's.

Up-date:
January 1st
I noticed that there was a water spot on the ceiling of the hallway. That led me to the crawlspace above where I discovered that there were in fact TWO ceilings! The previous owners "PO's", in all their wisdom had built a false ceiling over the original. There was a leak above the office door as well as the storage closet. As I inspected the roof above these two spots I realized the tin roof seam had been folded over pooling water beneath. How ever many years ago this happened caused a rust line along the edge. So, I decided to take down the drywall that was ruined by the water and discovered that the PO's had cut studs on a bias to follow the cedar tongue and groove paneled ceiling slope. As I swung my hammer to remove the first stud I heard a low groaning and saw the other studs falling away as the old ceiling started to bow away. Being under the impeding doom I saw the back door calling my name. As I ran debris fell around, in front, ON me. Showered in 130 years of dust, wood, blown cellulose insulation, and owl poo I fell out the back door.
After the roof is fully repaired, we will be reconstructing the hallway roof at the same height as the foyer. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a contractor in the area that has any real experience with new plaster. So Sharon will be helping me redo the electrical, drywall, and put down new hardwood floors this summer. She has been planning what she wants in there since the day after it happened. The silver lining is I now have not been trusting the PO's "renovations" and have found many problems that have now been fixed.


February:
I removed the god awful medicine cabinets in the bathrooms. Since I already had the walls opened up a friend and I rewired the lights on the ceiling and added vanity lights over the sinks. After the hallway is completed we will be adding exhaust vents to both in hopes of one day being somewhat in code.







Sharon got the antique piano she always wanted as a valentines present this year. It started life as a choir piano from the Catholic parish in Macon. She did not know she was getting it till the day of and only then because I could not get in the house alone. The only people available in the area was a professor and an instructor from MGC. Hopefully we will be able to have it restored int he coming year. At a party last night some of our guest played it and it sounded beautifully.



I promise I will post more but actual work calls.

Zach

If you could create one new law this year, what would it be?

A great friend of mine asked if I could come up with one new law, what would that law be without any provisions. My response: Students are responsible for their education. Period. No one else.

Sharon

Providence Canyon (17)

Providence Canyon (17)
Originally uploaded by league of evil geniuses.

Zach says he took this picture but I'm not sure. Whoever took the picture did a really good job. The lighting and composition are nice for a mushroom picture.

Talluha Gorge Camping trip

Talluha Gorge Camping trip
Originally uploaded by league of evil geniuses.

Thanks to Tina, we hiked Black Rock Mtn and Brasstown Bald on a beautiful, crystal clear fall day.

Halloween 08 Cochran GA

Halloween 08 Cochran GA
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Zach's Pumpkin for 2008 - really scary!!!!

Halloween 08 Cochran GA

Halloween 08 Cochran GA
Originally uploaded by league of evil geniuses.

Well we decorated the house for our first Halloween as homeowners in Cochran. This was actually our third Halloween in Cochran but so far it turned out to be the best. We had a good number of costumed and properly spirited trick-or-treaters and we actually got to meet some of our neighbors. Thanks to Zach the fog machine delivered as usual some much needed spookiness but I must say the luminaries turned out nice as well!

Boo !!!

Welcome Murphy

Our new puppy Murphy found our house welcoming and warm. He is a Bernese Mountain Dog and a dignified lapdog.

DSCN7687

DSCN7687
Originally uploaded by league of evil geniuses.

USS Kearsarge pulled in to fleet week last Monday there are more pictures but you need to go to my flicker page to see them all

Ladies and Gentlemen , Driving and Crying

Eulogy of the little rat in the corner

Last night, when we returned from our trip to Athens and Commerce, Sharon discovered that her hampster "Sweet Pea" had died. She was buried last night at the opening terrace of the green house to the left of the door so that Sharon could have a memorial to her. I know I have always said that she was a pain in the ass, but as I was digging her grave I couldn't help but think that she never bit me as she did Sharon, She always sat up in my hand as I held her, and as Sharon was cleaning her cage she would always come to me while running around in her ball. I'll miss you, you little fuzz ball .

My dear wife and friends

Shelby Cobra

For thoes of you that haven't heard I am in the planning stage of building a replica car. I found this today and thought it would explain why I want to do this.

Driving a Cobra Replica

"If you want to just gas and go, and never have to worry about replacing an alternator, or snuggling down the header bolts, or getting a wet leg driving in a rainstorm, or learning how to set your carb float level, or driving in traffic on a warm winter day with "winter gas" in the tank, get a Corvette. "

With a Cobra Replica you have to remind yourself that you are driving a hand made race car on the street. There is no compromise for anything other than pure speed. These cars are brutal and unforgiving, with all the refinement of a medieval battle ax. Like being in a relationship with an exotic dancer, you can never take anything for granted. These cars don't have millions of miles of testing refinement before you get yours. For any trip longer than an hour, you need earplugs, and goggles, and carry Advil and eye drops. You will need to learn to "read" the clouds for rain in your path, and have experience in unwrapping your frozen fingers from the MotoLita. You will experience lady passengers "wetting" the passenger seat when you merge into traffic from an on ramp, and then nearly burn their calf getting out of the car.

You will have all the invisibility of a burning Hindenburg, and flee from underground parking lots when uncountable car alarms are screaming your departure. When you shop, you will remind yourself that these cars get more attention than a dead body in a parking lot.

With a power to weight ratio better than almost every supercar, you will find your 1/4 mile times traction rather than power limited. On the other hand, when you stage, out of the corner of your helmet's visor you will see almost the entire audience lining up at the fence, most with cameras up. If you track on a road course with a Porsche club, owners of expensive German machines will come to the fence to watch you power out in smoking oversteer. You won't even try to start your engine in the garage, but push it out onto the driveway, else your loyal watch dog will croak from the exhaust fumes. If you idle next to other "sports" cars at a traffic light, by the green, their girlfriend will be coughing green phlegm into her hanky, yelling at her date to just go! When you refuel, you might as well prop the "bonnet" open, because you are going to have to show your motor to just about every other guy there. When you order your wings at Hooters, your waitress will whisper in your ear "take me for a ride." When you stop at the red light, the girl in the convertible next to you will invite you to "take my top off too."

When you slowly pass a troop of Harley riders, they will look over and give you thumbs up. When you want to ease out into traffic, other cars will immediately pause to let you go ahead of them. When your engine has its hot, crackling, intimidating exhaust sidepipe aimed right at the flank of the GTO, or the Z28, your exhaust pulsation's slowly unscrewing his lug nuts, the other car will remain motionless, as if the slightest quiver of his car will cause your car to stomp it dead. When you leave it open in a parking lot, and come back to find your sunglasses and cell phone still sitting on the tunnel, it is because your car has sullenly warned those who came over to admire it "touch me and I will rise up here and kill you dead."

When you put that tiny silver key into the ignition, and begin your start countdown, your car will whisper "take me for granted, and I will kill you."

When other drivers just hop in and snap up their belts while backing out of their parking space, you will still have two more minutes before you even get all the Simpson's properly on and snugged down. Pulling up in a Cobra Replica is like landing an F4U at an ultralite convention.

In summary, very, very few drivers want this kind of attention, or can tolerate all that a formidable Cobra Replica demands. These cars are intolerant mistresses.

But remember, there will come a day when you have to hang up your car keys for the last time. And perhaps you want to say then "I did it."

-author unknown

You know you want one now

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Hey Folks, Im sorry that we haven't updated lately. We have successfully moved to Cochran GA. Sharon is starting her career at MGC , Im working in Warner Robins at Madison Res, and the house is coming back togther as we like it. So here it is Aug 30th and what is this weekend but DRAGONCON!!! If you don't know what it is, come to Atlanta and visit us, all 30,000 of us.
I'll upload pics from it on tuesday and fill you all in on how it was.