survival of the drunkest

That's it. No more. Had enough. Still alive after another sinful day of gift exchange. libations were ingested and bodily fluids were lost. it cost me over a c-note. AND somehow in the maelstrom, my passenger side door gets kicked? in. WTF?
but that patron shot from between Monique's tattooed tat tas was worth it.
now reality sinks in. Mom's bed won't come in until next week - putting a skiing trip at risk. don't feel like buying any gifts. I don't think I like Christmas that much. did I ever? what do Buddhists celebrate?

Mom's Labrynth

spending every other day at the storage looking for "things in boxes", poorly labeled in a packing haste. where is my brown basket with handles? my mickey mouse coffee cup? linen for the small bed from the front room?
each delivery renders the new abode closer to home.
every day she is busy with this or that or them and they.
every night she crawls into bed, grateful for another night of rest

less is more. things arrive, things are taken away. toilet seats, magical beds, miracle chairs, segues

turgid v flaccid int3erview questions

who would you put on the first rocket to mars?
who would you like to see as the next chancellor?
why is there air?
can kids fly?
do parents lie?
stop making sense!

end of an err

hectic crazy days and nights.
Moving mom out of polo club for good.
only Cynthia to help move furniture.
if only....
life was simpler
until then I am resigned to suffer
only when can I summon the will to change
and love all people
will suffering cease
that or my lease runs out

jamming at Thanksgiving was fun
with Mark and Ray
Raining, cold, miserable
perfect hot tub weather

two songs ripped for posterity

update my google calendar and go home. music next weekend. what i trial and tribulation

Pass the Word

time now for a new password.
one that is created by the first word in a menomic sentence.
like
This
Girl
Has
Nice
Lips
2
Kiss
then replacing some of the characters with numbers, non alpha characters or even ascii code.
results
+6#nl2K

all the best ideas get diluted.
I need to spend a week just writing down my thoughts.

3 brothers come to town
to get their heads around a problem
looming
between a mother and her brother
fed up with each other's
insouciant non·cha·lance

I hope it doesn't end like this

you figure out what comes next

WorD.

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

as long as you remember

What is?:
a point of view adopted and held to

a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or predication

a complex sentence in logic true if and only if each of its components is true

point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds

force generated by a person's actions to perpetuate transmigration, and in its ethical consequences, to determine the nature of the person's next existence

final blessed state marked by the absence of desire or suffering

a moment of crisis on whose outcome much or everything depends

surviving from an earlier period; specifically : typical of a previously dominant evolutionary stage

no longer in use or no longer useful

a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice)
vanished or lost

a sign or evidence of some past thing

a hypothetical change in neural tissue postulated in order to account for persistence of memory

a: inference from defective or presumptive evidence b: a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork c: a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved

a formula derived by inference from scientific data that explains a principle operating in nature

a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences

capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment

a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority

something that misleads or deceives

a deliberate gross distortion of the truth used especially as a propaganda tactic

of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses

That is All For Now and Forever

TRUTH TABLE
Description	Symbol		True or False State
a statement	p		T	T	F	F
a statement	q		T	F	T	F
not p denial	~p		F	F	T	T
p and q conjunction	p · q		T	F	F	F
p or q (inclusive) inclusive disjunction	p v q		T	T	T	F
p or q (exclusive) exclusive disjunction			F	T	T	F
if p then q conditional	pq		T	F	T	T
p if and only if q biconditional	pq		T	F	F	T

zombie boogie

last week's ProTools test was scary. Ian uses all the best strategies in the worst possible way. this week we have moved on.

four weeks to practice for a Live presentation.
this includes prodcasting and post production (video) works.

we have three projects:
Individual: Voice Over w/ music bed.
Partnership (w/harry) Dogma video?
Team (alex, aj, ian, harry?) Live tune...

asking questions podcast

I am the lone drummer. four different performance / presentations, each with a differing genre of music.
let's see there is:
gypsy swing jazz: boom chuck
slow waltz: three four time
samba: ethnic 1, 2 on the downbeat
salsa clave: who is up for that? Hal.
reggae ballad or ukulele raga? hmmmmmm.

and my tools?

Ableton Live: samba-gypsy-waltz medley
live performance using visuals and lighting.

Sony Acid Pro: salsa-ylang ylang ??
get beats from Raimo :: Trip Hop

Band in a Box: reggae-waiting in vain
cover tune (Einhaus visuals?)

ProTools:

Audacity
podcast fairy tales.
Narodnye russkie skazki

Ask Questions: Blooms Taxonomy

Lil Phatty® stage edition

Bob Moog
Moog envy

Moogerfooger
bad robot

immersing myself in the technology surrounding music. inspired by Ray Koivunen's video short "What is Music" I prepare for the December "event" Live! in the Smith Theater. maybe also pull something together for the faculty showcase on November 30th.

Meanwhile mom has returned to the hospital. in the next few weeks she will be relocated to an institution and we will need to clear out her apartment.

who makes the album covers for new releases? Hypnosis. Pink Floyd. Brian Eno. Cocteau Twins, Depeche mode. Cure. Howard Jones. Egberto Gismonti & friends.

halloweened

we often wonder what happens during the haunting season. there is devil's night, the time change (fall back), hunting season begins, thanksgiving nears. It is the middle of the Fall semester for thousands going to college, or university, as the rest of the world calls it. I am going to university. had a test today. part oral, mostly true or false.

I am feeling under the weather, yet find it necessary to travel to other campi this week. Spent most of Sunday with mom. cleaning, shopping, preparing food. bought a stand for the snare so I can easily surround the throne with skins and mics. now must convince the wife to leave for a few hours so I can rock.

been scoring in hockey this year. 9 goals in four games. watch out henrik.

spending alot of time this semester with faculty. helping to create rich media lessons. and trying my hand at developing three hour tours of technology tools and innovative instructional ideas.

stay the course. learning how to meditate. learning why to meditate. 8 steps to happiness. geshe kelsang gyatso. the buddhist way to loving kindness.

imagineers. almost reconnected with her last Friday. stand on head for all the good it will do. go now and be at peace.

another deadline approaches

What Helps Students Learn?


instructor expertise & interest in the subject matter
instructor's ability to connect course content to student's frames of reference
clarity of organization & expectations of learning
opportunities for interaction with & among students


What Helps Instructor's Teach?

Sets clear goals and intellectual challenges for student learning
Employs appropriate teaching methods and strategies that actively involve learners
Communicates and interacts effectively with students
Attends to intellectual growth of students
Respects diverse talents and learning styles of students
Incorporates learning beyond the classroom
Reflects on, monitors and improves teaching practices

am i normal? self-realized? curious? yellow? red? enlightened? at peace? poetic?

time off for good behavior

just back from a 4 day vacation with cynthia and boo boo. three nights in charlevoix, pointes north inn - luxery condo suites.
rained most of the time.
drove to petosky one day, for shopping and walking. spent a few minutes tracking down margie's retirement home just south of charleyville. had lunch in downtown traverse city. saw mike moore on local channel TV pleading with the city council for an ammendment, variance, committment, whatever, from the council to reserve the outdoor spaces after the sun goes down for showing movies outside.

mark strong in town tomorrow night to spend a few days talking with mom about moving into the next phase of her life, rather than resigning up for another year at polo club. we shall see, we shall see. Also this weekend is detroit docs festival. Einy's skippy kohlar (8 minutes) is being shown at the DFT.

about to review the bills and give up five things to save money:
Cable TV
home internet access
YMCA membership
coffee
eating out (rex's lunches)

we shall see. we shall see.

harvest lung beckons

divestment of growing until a future date.

please to begin meditation - 20 minutes a day.

Shocktober

The harvest moon has come and gone.
In a blink we resume our quest.
Alone. carrying our burden. meditation is the best medication.
animals know where the sun goes.

contemplating divorce

Having been together for a few years (since 1981) my beautiful wife and I have argued once too many. Not that often but the same words get tossed around like soiled sheets.
If it bothers you so much, why don't you just leave. I have only you to blame. You need to give me 200% or else. Who am I kidding - I could care less. go on, be that way. which do you choose?
it's not something you can easily talk about.
Why bother. I don't care. you've changed. doh!

ipoddercasting nano nano

I return to the blog-o-sphere because I cannot sleep. there is no time on-line. but there is a time-line. Dashes fool the spell checker. The fool fool spell checker.
glimpsing the moments of now of others. reliving the now as a comment to others. revisiting the moments that memory can't replace. feeding the dog with faulty logic.

the wedding has been canceled, so too the pending operation. promises to be vigilant, attentive, caring, sensitive, have all been nullified. by what? by whom? why not? when!? how now chow sow cow bow stern
stow crow low mow row tow flow bow arrow - and on and on it goes. nonsense and a timeless sense of awareness.

just try commenting on that!

Posting from home

A dangerous precedent. I whole new hard drive of images to post. thoughts are quieter than audio files. ideas are not as clear as videos. but I will soon begin to post both in order to embrace the new media.

Social networking has not caught fire, my life weaves in and out on the outskirts, the wind rows of a plowed field.

I'm a 44 on the Dr Phil 10 question personality / perception quiz. neither pass nor fail, it appears I am friendly. faithful as a dog. and rather pleasant to piss on...

the clock spins around past the midnight hour. Boo boo sleeps fitfully on her bed of sheets and blankets in the office next to the hum of the hard drive of the computer that never sleeps and is always looking back at you.

the mackie mixer is giving me fits with it's multipurpose aux 1 and 2 buss architecture (doing double duty for effects and monitor mix & the control room fader which refuses to cue the effects even with the proper combination of buttons depressed. no matter, I will never begin to use it for room recordings until I get out of the basement.

I "heart" you

As opposed to I hurt you. I am a sad little man that sleeps with a mange dog. I suffer in silence. While those around me dance and laugh with joy.

The journey of healing begins before getting sick. Treatment is a form of therapy. visa versa.

symmetry is it's own reward. cash is too.

as one of a team of professionals trained to serve you, I propose that we all go out for a drink, or other bonding experience, and share some truth.

School begins tomorrow. For me not until next Tuesday. First class I've taken in 27 years. It's not too late. Though it is later than you think...

Nebulous Musings

The Fall semester starts this Thursday.
Katherine closes on her house today in Ann Arbor.
Mike and Ann new home warming party this Saturday, Sept 1.
Mark E has a showing of his latest photos in Pontiac this weekend during Art, Beats and Eats.
Mom turned 81 yesterday.
Nick turns 49 this Sunday.
Storm last Friday night took out power in our hood for 15 hours.
Pete was going insane at Ray's because no one else showed up to jam.
All else is folly.
I agree to be compassionate, courteous, helpful, dependable, trustworthy, astute.
I wear a coat of many colors.

Hitting my Stride

This is me
This is my desktop
this is me on my desktop
Looking at myself at home
frozen in time.
paused.

the semester looms large.
last minute people rocking the boat
reviewing the music released this year
preparing for the arrival of brothers
celebrating the life of our birth mom
wasting away in a nursing home
out south lyon way.

random thoughts of relevant events, the weekend before Labor Day.

The End of an Era

Remember when you were a kid.
Life was full.
Now it's just day after day of emptiness.
I feel like I'm floating in a void.
A pool of clear cool water.

Mom is back in hospital. Gall Stones are killing her. Doctors are murdering her. Family is idle.

The conflicts in life are enormous.

the solutions are minute.

cooperation, compassion, coordination, commitment.

it just keeps getting better.

stride by stride we walk together towards the light

regaining a foothold, I enjoy a mid afternoon barn burning, post lunch with Brian and Nick.
Pimp my 8n

i choose to stay home with Cynthia and enjoy late afternoon sun in the Intex pool rather than bond with the boys at Bishop Lake with brats and bikes.


i review email, voice mail and Rocketboom to find out what I've missed and who I've missed (sorry christine). must keep those calendars up to date.

watched my money grow over the past year. how can you be happy with only 5% interest?
the DOW tops 14,000 and the terrorists vaguely threaten our progressive economy. forrest is back with more music on radio IO ambient.

facebook lurking. social network expansion. political upheaval. too many choices and not enough variety, diversity or conflict dialogue.

must renew the path. 49 feels like 7 x 7. caution phone cells can cause bleeding. less is more.

sucked into the VOID

I have been off my game for over a month!
Absent from the virtual world
Emersed in the actual world -
the floating world, fluid as a smile. would you trust these two? who are they? CIS students, no doubt.

so i re submerge into the institutional melee. and post the occassional found image.

open enrollment password avatar

get together and straighten out the medical mess. changes in coverage. calm down over a nice lunch and huang hua.

need to come up with a new 90 day password.

do some Respondus filtration for Alan Jackson's CIS Educator course using publisher's test bank (made for Blackboard)

Learn Sharepoint Designer.

Delve into web page design.
Read new and old literature from OR library. Check out videos of animation techniques.

tomorrow get recognized for 15 years of servitude. web conference 2 go, w/ Video

make plans for the fall wedding of nephew. get ready for a memorial weekend like no other.
race for the cure in June
New house buy July?

Cinderella St Francis, meet Boo boo Abington.

The Green Martini v. Douglas Detroit

words are names for things.

names are words for people

places are nouns for destinations

go someplace new. someplace else, or else

ALIAS=4L145
6uy n45h
5h0rt 8u5
unL34rn
v1d30 c4m
c0nn3ct
r3fl3ct
r3x 5tr0n6

modern love

been taking care of me madre after she falls and hurts self, making locomotion difficult.
seven days in the hospital, now in rehab / old folks home in South Lyon for three to seven weeks....this two weeks after she returns from 5 months in Florida. (and the day after the first time I visit her)

this means a lot of cell phone activity from siblings and relative caregivers.

then there are trips to the doctors for cynthia

the lawn begins to grow and i mow high.

i sneak three hundred dollars of music hardware while C is out of the state recouping.

totally into the dog, giving her tomato juice to neutralize the pee pee which causes brown grass and yellow snow, depending on the season, taking her on long walks with a longer leash, snif sniff.

al shippey dies in a car accident this month as well. bloodshot highway. impromptu memorial tonight at the magic bag.

been playing around with webcams, IMing and ProTools LE 7.1.2 with an Mbox2 pro curtesy of Ian Leath / OCC and interdepartmentality. tomorrow we butt heads and beavis.

gone fishin

well hung over

I begin by writing for a few minutes about the immediate:
Listening to Prose Combat a 1993 release from MC Solaar on the Cohiba label.
This after surviving a morning of honky tonk piano and relative HP PC problemo brought on by the wonderous RZapinski, recently retired.
I continue, rambling upon the recent past:
Cynthia left the lights on her rental car and it cost her 48 to get a jump. After a long drawn out phone battle. Just the thing she was supposed to be getting away from. I tell her to unplug and get into the rhythm of the florida sun and surf.
She pines for me to join her for the weekend or a few days. i hesitate. Tell her to wait another day. I need to get boo bbo's nails trimed. She escaped the collar yesterday in front of Pet supplies Plus but was a good girl and sat while I recaptured her.
in the immediate future there is a meeting on searchpath project with Kelly and Ann. Process oriented and time for me to take the next step in GUI design via Flash and (CSS) Dreamweaver.
Life is beautiful.

mini bash tree frog barn burn sauna salude

The spring time is heralded by nice weather, practice fire drills, roller blading, bi-cycles, drag queens, birthdays, golf, cigars, sardines, harvest lung, trips to gay Paris, car washes, outdoor holiday music festivals

and strangers with candy

Buddha on a trike, married to a dyke

Fridays at the Front, Dark and Tans


a return to the routine - health and wellfare entact

slightly "vaclempt" from season premieres of the shield and rescue me

planning for vacations vs reuniting with home boyz : will morrell have a pool?
does finn still play guitar? kusza own a camera? yanalunas on downers? brudders on prozac? krebs six feet under! burke with a dozen kids! gary with a saunavan! larry with a lama! HT with a boat and 2 daughters! fox in dallas. lou in pontiac. heidi in hawaii?! coates de rhone?

spill the wine
it's time to burn one

end of a long ass day

only using 5/750MegaBytes of my blogosphere
save the date 3/30/2007 Academic Technology Group Event!

Podcasting, RSS, Audacity, Camtasia, Multimedia, Tim Tewalt, giveaways(!) Ipods, flash drives, headsets, software, t-shirts, digital voice recorders, reference manuals.
baked potatoes for lunch, scanning facebook images of ranesha, scanning friday lotto tickets for judi with an eye.

come home with a new network card, what a cluster fuck to disable the on board network controller (had to remove the password protect jumper on the motherboard), fuck with card settings before it would settle down. four hour project.

spring cleaning at the crib is in full swing! between now and memorial day I won't have any time to smoke, or drink, or fiddle about. fiddle about, fiddle about!

but all in all a successful venture from 6:30am to midnight. goodnight. tomorrow is all new, again.

humble pie

the festivus for the restuvus
wave the date Mar 30th is this Friday. Good Friday.
The day after the world premier of "clocking papers" mdr

last saturday was the "shooters" et el. opening at RKS studios in Pontiac
there was a deer in our backyard last thursday! I let the dog out and she ran right at it!
the deer gave a head fake and crossed the yard in four bounds with boo boo hot on her heels, then cleared a six foot fence, escaping into the neighbors yard.

this thursday is my annual physical so I 've been good. ann arbor film festival. Waterfront Film Festival. ifilm.

purple nurple

there are times when I feel bound by my desires. unable to grasp the simple. in a deep funk. reckless and alone. beware the ides of the purple nurple. spring begins tomorrow. ann arbor film fest opening night. kat scratch fever. jubulation.

neon bible

new music from arcade fire out of montreal canada
six more skates - let's see if I can get six goals
skiing tonight at stinchfield
snow last night was beautiful
tomorrow is sad
today is half over
yesterday is forever
vista is here
panther awaits

Neon lunches w brian

neon: one of the noble gases
It begins with a late arrival. a feeling of a need to catch up with the tides of change and time.
it's time to do a thrice yearly lunch to reveal all that goes on within the beast.
it usually means splitting the tab at roosevelts. dark and tans. the free exchange of irony and ideas. worrys and wit. always engaging. better than eating alone. where oh where has my blankity blank gone.

I have time to reflect and then realize how fast time goes by. all the times I could have laughed. time to nurture and nourish the communal side of our nature. building community. literature. jobs. travel. language. music dance. smell. dividing time between trivial and meaningful pursuits.

remembering mr. natural and holding on to the everquest. 2nd life is 4 losers. weather sims. uru. go now.
it's all just words (lines) on a page

Vapor VIII

This is what all the excitement is about

destined to arrive today via UPS from CA

versus

the Reebok 5k with pump and locking shoelaces purchased at
"play it again Sport"
in NoVI

It won't improve my hockey game much, but it shouldn't hurt it either.

the tension surrounding this protracted purchase is the implied cohones for wanting to keep both pair and buying some nice (mens) recreational skates for Cynthia.

The laughable component involves getting a correct fit by knowing what size to buy.
shoe size or skate size. check this:

Determine Your Shoe Size

Like regular street shoes, athletic shoe sizing is based on the length and width of your foot. Determining your proper shoe size is essential to a comfortable fit.

• Fit Tips
• Measurement Tips
• How to Measure Your Foot
• Shoe Size Charts
• Category-Specific Fit Tips

Fit Tips

• Shoes that are too small are one of the major causes of foot pain and problems
• Shoes that are too large can cause blistering and a lack of stability
• Don't assume your shoe size is the same as it always has been. The shape of your feet changes over time.
• Not all brands of footwear fit the same. The below generic size guide is a good indicator on what shoe size you should wear, but some brands may offer slightly different sizing guidelines.

Measurement Tips

• Take your measurements at the end of the day, when your feet are the largest
• Wear the socks you'll wear with your new shoes when you measure
• Measure both feet and fit shoes to the larger foot
• If you are doing the measurement by yourself, you will get more accurate results if you sit in a chair when measuring. Don't stand.
• If you have someone to help you take your foot measurement, standing is the best choice
• You may take measurements in inches or centimeters. To convert inches to centimeters, multiply inches by 2.54.

How to Measure Your Foot

• While seated, place your foot on a piece of paper in front of you
• With a pencil, trace around your foot. Hold the pencil as straight up-and-down as possible while measuring and be sure that your pencil remains in constant contact with your foot during this process.
• With a ruler, measure your tracing to determine your foot length and width
• Foot length
• To find your foot length, measure the distance between the two longest points on your tracing. Reduce this number by 5 mm, or 1/5-inch. The result is your foot length and the number you will use to determine your shoe size.
• To convert to centimeters, multiply the measurement by 2.54.
• Foot width
• To find your foot width, measure the distance between the two widest points on your tracing. Reduce this number by 5 mm, or 1/5-inch. The result is the number you will use to determine your foot width. Use the chart below to determine your foot width.

Women's Shoe Size Chart

Shoe Size				Shoe Widths
Inches	Centimeters	US size	Euro size	Shoe size	A	B (Standard)	D
8 1/2	21.6	5	36	5	2.6"	2.8"	3.0"
8 2/3	22.0	5 1/2	36 1/2	5 1/2	2.7"	2.9"	3.1"
8 5/6	22.4	6	37	6	2.8"	2.9"	3.1"
9	22.9	6 1/2	37 1/2	6 1/2	2.8"	3.0"	3.2"
9 1/16	23.3	7	38	7	2.9"	3.1"	3.3"
9 1/3	23.7	7 1/2	38 1/2	7 1/2	2.9"	3.1"	3.3"
9 1/2	24.1	8	39	8	3.0"	3.2"	3.4"
9 2/3	24.6	8 1/2	39 1/2	8 1/2	3.1"	3.3"	3.4"
9 5/16	25	9	40	9	3.1"	3.3"	3.5"
10	25.4	9 1/2	40 1/2	9 1/2	3.2"	3.4"	3.6"
10 1/6	25.8	10	41	10	3.3"	3.4"	3.6"

Men's Shoe Size Chart

Shoe Size				Shoe Widths
Inches	Centimeters	US size	Euro size	Shoe size	C	D (Standard)	E
9 1/3	23.7	6	37 1/2	6	3.3"	3.5"	3.7"
9 1/2	24.1	6 1/2	38	6 1/2	3.3"	3.6"	3.8"
9 2/3	24.6	7	38 1/2	7	3.4"	3.6"	3.8"
9 5/16	25	7 1/2	39	7 1/2	3.4"	3.7"	3.9"
10	25.4	8	39 1/2	8	3.5"	3.8"	3.9"
10 1/6	25.8	8 1/2	40	8 1/2	3.6"	3.8"	4.0"
10 1/3	26.2	9	40 1/2	9	3.6"	3.9"	4.1"
10 1/2	26.7	9 1/2	41	9 1/2	3.7"	3.9"	4.1"
10 2/3	27.1	10	41 1/2	10	3.8"	4.0"	4.2"
10 5/6	27.5	10 1/2	42	10 1/2	3.8"	4.1"	4.3"
11	27.9	11	42 1/2	11	3.9"	4.1"	4.3"
11 1/6	28.4	11 1/2	43	11 1/2	3.9"	4.2"	4.4"
11 1/3	28.8	12	43 1/2	12	4.0"	4.3"	4.4"
111/2	29.2	12 1/2	44	12 1/2	4.1"	4.3"	4.5"
11 2/3	29.6	13	44 1/2	13	4.1"	4.4"	4.6"

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Category-Specific Fit Tips

Category	Toe Area	Width Area	Heel Area
Baseball	Allow room for toes to move comfortably while standing up straight	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Try for a snug fit as heel counter area is less padded and more firm
Basketball	Allow (thumbnail's length) of space between top of longest toe on largest foot and the end of the shoe	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Heel can move but is not supposed to slip
Cheer	Allow (thumbnail's length) of space between top of longest toe on largest foot and the end of the shoe	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Heel can move but is not supposed to slip
Cross-training	Allow (thumbnail's length) of space between top of longest toe on largest foot and the end of the shoe	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Heel can move but is not supposed to slip
Football	Allow room for toes to move comfortably while standing up straight	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Try for a snug fit as heel counter area is less padded and more firm
Hiking	Allow (thumbnail's length) of space between top of longest toe on largest foot and the end of the shoe	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Try for a snug fit as heel counter area is less padded and more firm
Running	Allow (thumbnail's length) of space between top of longest toe on largest foot and the end of the shoe	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Heel can move but is not supposed to slip
Soccer	Glove like fit (allow room for toes to move comfortably) while standing up straight	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Try for a snug fit as heel counter area is less padded and more firm
Tennis	Allow (thumbnail's length) of space between top of longest toe on largest foot and the end of the shoe	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Heel can move but is not supposed to slip
Track & Field	Glove like fit (allow room for toes to move comfortably) while standing up straight	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Try for a snug fit as heel counter area is less padded and more firm
Volleyball	Allow (thumbnail's length) of space between top of longest toe on largest foot and the end of the shoe	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Heel can move but is not supposed to slip
Walking	Allow (thumbnail's length) of space between top of longest toe on largest foot and the end of the shoe	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Heel can move but is not supposed to slip
Wrestling	Glove like fit (allow room for toes to move comfortably) while standing up straight	Foot should fit comfortably without stretching the upper over the midsole of the shoe	Try for a snug fit as heel counter area is less padded and more firm

maybe a trip to Dick's tonight can expedite the following open skating options:

Utah 07, not

back in the dirty city after a week in the majestic mountains of utah.
vacations are an oxymormon.
catching up on v-blogs and podcasts in real audio format.
updating the laptop - sloooow
windy outside
there is a need to plan ahead more than a month
random comments are beginning to show up
spam is widespread
disney is on campus
my ears are tired from listening to a plethora of accents on a variety of subjects
i go home and await my new skates to arrive in the mail (or not) hope there are two goalies tonight. stop at dicks on the way home. size 8 size 9.5 size ten. lent begins. carnivale ends. there are no more like minded friends at this job. sauna.

winter storm warning

my avatar
my valentine
my russian bride
my misplaced
my weakness
my vampyre
my alias
my identity
my doppelganger
my sweet lord
my devil hostess
my my
my hometown
my yours mine ours
my unknown location in cyber space. my virtual couch potato slicer. my snatch fraulien. my funken delic worm warmer. my little black dress ho. my own private ida ho. my black and gold wishes. my priceless underage picto evidentiary. my christmas present. my past laminations.

utah ski trip

back from a week in utah
Park City
Alta
Solitude
SnowBird
Deer Valley

and a day and a half with Dennis and Family.

A trek out to Antelope island reveals
two fox
one brown bunny
a dead owl
two jack rabbits
a half dozen buffalo

stop by "Yours Mine Ours" to deliver a display table
and Rick V,s for a beer or three and to check out his '07 KTM 950 super enduro the first in the state.
then the red eye to DTW via Phoenix
after all that I come home and knock my back outta wack with some MMmm good time with Cynthia. aint life strange. more tomorrow after I upload some appropriate pix.
snif out the updates and hammer home the latent languishing lunacy of OCC

pre trip suprise

Last day of January
full moon tomorow night
Mayberry tonight
podcasting today
new skates

massage
understanding

drop ship safety first
talk to the hand
five days of contacts
practicing perfection

the basement realignment nears
time away to organize
eat right
sleep
daily walks & nightly yoga
jamming last Saturday night at
Chris and Alison's Buckingham palace
and daycare Liam & Owen
Katherine's bday (matt)
record with olympus
post in audacity

upload to myspace

Doh!

Emails flying about the upcoming ski trip leads to a revelation that C booked me on the wrong departure date.

Doh!

still researching the videography options
and of course, safety first!

need to communicate with dennis about picking me up at airport and or receiving a package mailed before the arrival date.

ABKSLY

the crypto graphic confirm ation code

bush airs his surge tonite.

you tube! what a tool
enjoy