Where'd TK-421 Go-OH MY GOD

This caught my eye from the Star Wars newsletter (yes, yes I'm a total geek. We've established this.) A new novel has been approved. The first horror themed and not family friendly anything in the Star Wars world. From the author: "I tried to make it into exactly the kind of book you’d want to read if you were a child of the 70s who grew up with the original Star Wars trilogy and really digs horror in the vein of The Shining and Alien, with a little dose of William Gibson mixed in.” Interesting.

Leverage

The best show on Tivo.

The Scene

Reformed or running numbers?

Woodrow Wilson Snodgrass

My grandfather, Dr. Woody Snodgrass, and favorite extended relative died tonight around midnight. He was 96.

Here's a little bio (with some small edits by me) taken from the lifetime service award he was given at the age of 90, by the school district out in California:

Dr. Woody Snodgrass was born on June 24, 1913 in Blackfoot, Idaho. Dr. Snodgrass moved from Idaho to Richmond in 1924 with his mother, father, and sister. He began his career with the District in 1937 as a classroom teacher at Roosevelt Junior High School. Over the next four decades he would serve the District as teacher, principal, and eventually Superintendent of the entire Richmond Unified School District.

Dr. Snodgrass retired on June 29, 1976, but this only signaled a new phase of his involvement with the District. From 1977 to 1989, Dr. Snodgrass served as the District's Chief Negotiator. In November 1989 he successfully ran for the office of the Board of Trustees, and was re-elected in 1993. In September 1998 Dr. Snodgrass was selected to serve on the Citizen's Advisory Commission for District School Facilities. Then-School Board President Charles Ramsey appointed Dr. Snodgrass as chair of the commission. Dr. Snodgrass currently serves on the District's Oversight Committee for Measures M and D.

I italicized the "currently" bit to highlight the fact that at 90, he was still working on a committee. If you have to go, he went as well as you could. He was getting forgetful to be sure, but he never lost his faculties, never had a serious illness, and still lived in his own house albeit assisted by a nurse.

Financial Maneuvers

A notary from Wells Fargo came by for the final signing tonight. After a few hundred pages and a few hundred signatures, we've claimed a much lower interest rate and cut 5 years off the loan.

All What?

In news that will no doubt earn a collective shrug from most of you, the NHL All-Star game was held today. Patrick Marleau had a goal and 2 assists.

A Weekend Fable

And so our story begins...

Week One

Obama's first week in the Oval office. He did a lot of good things, and I believe in him. Let's hope for our and future generations, our trust was well placed.

Clearly Spoken Results

Thank you Nashville, for not making me ashamed to live here. Oh yeah, and you can crawl back under your ignorant rock now Crafton.

The Scene

Finding cheap sin in a down economy, with wedding insert. Nice combo.

44

Watching Obama's speech again with Mari off the Tivo.

Projecting The Future

Setting the projector up in the conference room for all to enjoy the Inauguration.

Proof Of Life

Mango hasn't been seen in quite a while, as his owners usually keep him inside during cold spells. But apparently he got out to do a little roaming and left his signature behind on the van.

Taffeta White

Sunday was spent repairing a paint chip on the Honda CR-V. It took a surprising amount of steps, with many "wait an hour to dry" parts in between.

It's All Relative

An unexpected package arrives, containing a nice picture of the Browns, Willis and Virginia.

7 Degrees Of Separation (From Warmth)

Yep, cold. Which seems to be a running theme.

Freeze Frame

Baby it's cold outside.

The Scene

Country Music Critics Poll. Somehow Five Finger Death Punch didn't make the list.

Wouldn't You Like To Be A Pepper Too?

No, I don't think I drink too much soda. Why do you ask?

Diffusing The Situation

Mari loves diffusers.

Seeing The Light

The van is no longer a point in the Padiddle game.

War, War Never Changes

Starting a new game. Bonus geek cred if you can name the game the title of this post originates from.

Carefully Crafted Correspondence

Not only does Grams Brown (Mari's side) hand make her own cards, she's an old school card sender. She does thank you notes for everything she gets, including Christmas gifts.

And This Concludes Our Broadcast Day

Every night reruns of M*A*S*H, dutifully played by TIVO, lull us to sleep (or at least Mari, then I turn it off and go to sleep myself.)

The Scene

Kickin' off 2009 with Gregg Ramos, Nashvillian of the year.

Neuromancer

A new world awaits.

A Small Problem

Dear Postwoman, as much as I enjoy model railroading, repeatedly delivering this poor guy's magazine to our house will not convince me to subscribe.

Brushing Up

With the decorations gone it's time to clean.

Operation Empty Sleigh

It's going to be a rough one, and some of us might not make it back. But for home and country, we'll push 'em back into their boxes.

So Long Santa

Christmas gets packed away the weekend immediately after new year.

2009, Day One

Mad and Miss celebrate the first day of 2009.